September 1, 2023
Mary Lefkowitz to receive Athens Prize at American School Gala May 9, 2024
Mary R. Lefkowitz has been selected by the American School’s Board of Trustees as the next recipient of the prestigious Athens Prize. She will be honored on May 9, 2024, at the School’s annual Gala in New York City.
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August 24, 2023
Τάκης Σινόπουλος. Ο ποιητής και οι θεσμοί.
Μετά το επιτυχημένο αφιέρωμα στον πεζογράφο Άγγελο Τερζάκη, η δημοσιογράφος Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη συνεχίζει την έρευνά της με θέμα τη θέση του λογοτέχνη στην Ελλάδα. Στο "Βήμα της Κυριακής" (20 Αυγούστου) γράφει για τον ποιητή (και κατά βιοπορισμόν γιατρό) Τάκη Σινόπουλο, το αρχείο του οποίου φυλάσσεται στην Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών.
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August 7, 2023
Άγγελος Τερζάκης. Οδοιπόρος ενός αιώνα.
Η δημοσιογράφος Λαμπρινή Κουζέλη, μετά από έρευνα στο προσωπικό αρχείο του συγγραφέα στην Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών, γράφει στο "Βήμα της Κυριακής" (6 Αυγούστου) για τις ποικίλες διαδρομές της ζωής και του έργου του Άγγελου Τερζάκη εντός και εκτός των ελληνικών συνόρων.
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July 20, 2023
Alison Frantz Honored in Loring Hall
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that a room on the first floor of Loring Hall, has been dedicated to Alison Frantz.
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July 14, 2023
Hesperia 92.2 Now Online!
Hesperia 92.2 is now available online! Topics in this issue include an overview of the commemorative portraiture program in the Athenian Agora from the time of Kleisthenes through Augustus, Classical and Hellenistic curse tablets from the Athenian Agora, and the latest report from the Corinth Excavations.
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July 13, 2023
Francis R. Walton Honored with Dedicated Suite in McCredie House
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce that a suite on the second floor of the McCredie House has been named in honor of Francis R. Walton.
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July 7, 2023
Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη και οι ανεκτίμητοι θησαυροί της
Η βιβλιοθήκη με τα σχεδόν 100 χρόνια ιστορίας, τα χειρόγραφα και τα σπάνια βιβλία, τους κήπους, τα έργα τέχνης και τα παλαιά αντικείμενα.
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June 7, 2023
A lifetime dedication to Greece and the Agora
Eugene (Gene) Vanderpool was a distinguished archaeologist whose lifelong dedication to Greece and the Agora is widely recognized.
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June 2, 2023
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
The find would drag the dawn of Greek archaeology back by as much as a quarter of a million years, although older hominin sites have been discovered elsewhere in Europe. The oldest, in Spain, dates to more than a million years ago.
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May 15, 2023
Watch the new film "A Short History of Greece with Mark Mazower"
On the occasion of the bestowal of the Gennadius Prize to Mark Mazower for his contribution to the study of the history of Modern Greece at the gala of the American School of Classical Studies in New York City on May 11, 2023, the American School is proud to present this new film.
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May 12, 2023
School Awards Mark Mazower with the Gennadius Prize at Seventh Annual Gala
Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Gennadius Library honored at Gotham Hall in New York City.
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May 8, 2023
Obituary for Beata Maria Kitsikis-Panagopoulos (1925-2023)
Beata Maria Kitsikis-Panagopoulos was Kress Professor and Director of the Gennadius Library from 1982 to 1986. She died peacefully last week, 97 years old, in her beloved Paris.
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April 12, 2023
Kleiners Name Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a new major gift from Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner name the Athenian Agora Courtyard Garden at Loring Hall.
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April 11, 2023
Video Archive - Open Meeting 2023
Watch the video archive of our annual Open meeting and learn about the important work that was carried out at the American School, for the past year, as well as the amazing new finds at the Palace of Nestor at Pylos.
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March 24, 2023
Philanthropy in Motion: Wiener Lab to acquire Industrial micro-CT Scanner
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is thrilled to announce its purchase of an industrial mirco-CT scanner to be incorporated at the School’s Malcolm Wiener Laboratory for Archeological Science.
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March 22, 2023
Manhattan D.A. Bragg Returns 29 Antiquities to Greece
NEW YORK, NY -Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced yesterday the return of 29 looted antiquities to the People of Greece.
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March 22, 2023
Hesperia 92.1 Now Online!
Hesperia 92.1 is now available online! Topics in this issue include a reexamination of Middle Helladic Greek settlements and Middle Bronze Age synchronisms using Gray Minyan pottery, a reconstruction of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, and a reconsideration of the Mycenaean Fountain on the Athenian Acropolis, originally excavated in 1937 and 1938.
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March 8, 2023
New donations from the collections of Curtis Runnels
New donations from the collections of Curtis Runnels reach the Gennadius Library: Newspapers from 1825-1834.
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March 3, 2023
John Camp named AIA’s 2024 Gold Medal Recipient
John Camp was selected as the 2024 recipient of the AIA Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.
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February 23, 2023
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna in travel texts and Smyrnaic editions from the Collection of the Gennadius Library
On February 23, Smyrna offers special honors to Saint Polycarp, a disciple of Saint John the Theologian, who is considered the first bishop of the city (in the 2nd century A.D.).
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February 23, 2023
Ο Άγιος Πολύκαρπος της Σμύρνης σε περιηγητικά κείμενα και σμυρναϊκές εκδόσεις από τη Συλλογή της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης
Στις 23 Φεβρουαρίου η Σμύρνη τιμά ιδιαίτερα τον Άγιο Πολύκαρπο, μαθητή του Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου, ο οποίος θεωρείται πρώτος επίσκοπος της πόλης (2ος αιώνας μ.Χ.).
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February 22, 2023
American School Releases 141st Annual Report Highlighting Major Accomplishments and Work
The American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2021-2022 academic year.
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February 2, 2023
Βιβλία της Μικρασίας. Πολιτισμικές διαδρομές του μικρασιατικού ελληνισμού [1764-1922]: Ψηφιακή Έκθεση
Ψηφιακή περιήγηση στην έκθεση "Βιβλία της Μικρασίας. Πολιτισμικές διαδρομές του μικρασιατικού ελληνισμού [1764-1922]"
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February 2, 2023
Books of Asia Minor. Cultural Traces of Asia Minor Hellenism [1764-1922]: Virtual Exhibition
Τake a virtual tour of the exhibition "Books of Asia Minor. Cultural Traces of Asia Minor Hellenism [1764-1922]"
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