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Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Gennadius Library Published
10/25/2011
Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Gennadius Library is now in print in both Greek and English editions. It is the sixth volume in the Gennadeion Monographs series.
Videocast: “Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Gennadius Library”
10/11/2011
On October 11, 2011 there was the Book Presentation of Gennadeion Monograph VI: “Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Gennadius Library,”
School’s 2011-2012 Lecture Season Announced
10/07/2011
The American School is pleased to announce its schedule of lectures for the 2011-2012 academic year. The series will cover a broad range of topics, from prehistoric finds in Messenia to women in Mt. Athos, and from Athens economics to a lecture by Patrick Leigh Fermor's biographer.
Frederick A. Cooper [1936–2011]
10/06/2011
Professor, archaeologist and beloved member of the School community, Fred Cooper died on Sunday, September 25.
Dimitry Levidis Papers: Electronic Catalog Available
10/06/2011
The catalog for the musical scores of composer Dimitry Levidis (1886-1951) is now available electronically through the American School's web page.
Kostis Palamas Letters on Display
10/04/2011
Professor Agne Vlavianou Arvanite has donated to the Archives of the Gennadius Library a small number of letters from poet Kostis Palamas to Nikos Fandrides, as well as books given to Fandrides by Kostis Palamas.
Hesperia 80.3 Now Online
09/26/2011
The latest issue contains articles on Bronze Age floral iconography, hero cult at Troy, domestic architecture in Archaic Crete, and the role of dance in the story of Theseus and the Labyrinth. Subscribers can read the issue online at JSTOR, which now hosts current issues of Hesperia as well as an archive of past volumes.
ASCSA and Cultural Society of Chora Bestow Honors
09/23/2011
ASCSA and the Cultural Society of Chora presented commemorative certificates to nearly fifty members of the community in recognition of the role they or members of their family had played in excavations of the "Palace of Nestor."
Histories of Peirene Published
08/29/2011
Histories of Peirene: A Corinthian Fountain in Three Millennia, by Betsey A. Robinson, has been published, the first of eight new titles from the ASCSA in 2011.
Can You Answer This Riddle?
08/08/2011
A growing number of books in the Blegen Library share something that may surprise you.
Hesperia 80.2 Now Online
08/01/2011
The latest issue contains articles ranging from the Mycenaean to the Roman period, addressing topics as diverse as LBA ceramics from the Peloponnese, the reminting of silver coinage in Athens, the leasing of sacred land in the 4th c. B.C., and the evolving character of a Roman road at Corinth. Subscribers can read the issue on JSTOR, Hesperia’s new online home.
Interim Editor of Hesperia Begins Six-Month Term
07/19/2011
Mark Landon begins his six-month term as interim editor of Hesperia while editor Tracey Cullen is on research leave.
U.S. and Greece Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Reduce the Incentive for Looting Artifacts
07/18/2011
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Stavros Lambrinidis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17, 2011 to reduce the incentive for further pillage of Greece's cultural heritage.
Hesperia Partners with the JSTOR Current Scholarship Program
07/14/2011
On August 1, 2011, the full run of Hesperia (1932–present) will be available to subscribers on the JSTOR platform.
School Director Honored in Pylos
07/13/2011
ASCSA Director Jack Davis, was made an honorary citizen of Pylos on July 11, 2011 for his contributions to the community where he has excavated.
Wiener Laboratory Director Researches in Erbil, Iraq
07/12/2011
Wiener Laboratory Director, Sherry Fox, began work with the University of Athens' first field campaign at Tell Nader in Kurdistan (Erbil, Iraq) this past April under the direction of Prof. Konstantinos Kopanias from the University of Athens.
Spring 2011 Issue of ákoue Now Online
07/07/2011
The Spring 2011 edition of the School newsletter ákoue can be read online and in color here.
New Exhibition Showcases 130 Years of the Academic Program
06/15/2011
Photos and documents—both illuminating and amusing— from the American School’s academic program are on display in the Basil Room of the Gennadius Library through September 30th.
130th Anniversary of the School Celebrated with Honors and a New Exhibition
06/14/2011
ASCSA marked the 130th year of the School's founding with tributes to 5 great Philhellenes—Alan L. Boegehold, Lloyd E. Cotsen, David W. Packard, Malcolm H. Wiener, and Charles K. Williams, II—and a new exhibition. Watch the event here.
Congress Cancels American Overseas Research Centers (AORC) Program
06/09/2011
Help us restore U.S. government funding to American Overseas Research Centers! Please sign the petition and make your voice heard!