Due to its size and value, the only way to see the renowned British Museum’s Greek and Roman collection was to fly to London … until now.

Oregonians will get the rare opportunity to see more than 120 priceless objects from the British Museum with Portland Art Museum’s new blockbuster exhibit, “The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece.” Featuring iconic marble and bronze sculptures, vessels, funerary objects and jewelry, the exhibit runs Oct. 6-Jan. 6 in Portland.

According to a news release, the exhibit is divided into 10 sections: “The Male Body Beautiful,” “Aphrodite and the Female Body,” “The Divine Body,” “Herakles, Superman,” “Athletes,” “Birth, Marriage and Death,” “Sex and Desire,” “Outsiders,” “Character and Realism” and “The Human Face.”

Highlights include the marble statue of “Discobolos” (the discus-thrower) a bronze figure of Jupiter, a marble head from a colossal statue of Hercules and a marble statue of Socrates.

In correlation with the exhibit, the Oregon Ballet Theatre Co. will explore the human form in motion in its season opener “Body Beautiful.” The program features “Apollo” by George Balanchine, “Orpheus Portrait” by Kent Stowell, “The Second Detail” by William Forsythe and the world premiere of “Ekho” by Christopher Stowell. The program runs Oct. 13-20 at the Keller Auditorium in Portland.

Ticket prices for the Portland Art Museum are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors (ages 55 and older) and students (ages 18 and older with identification) and free for children (ages 17 and younger). For more information, visit www.portlandartmuseum.org or contact 503-226-2811. Ticket prices for the Oregon Ballet Theatre range from $23 to $140 (plus service charges), depending on the seat location. For more information, visit www.obt.org or 888-922-5538.