The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a room in Loring Hall in memory of John Travlos.
Read MoreThe copy originally belonged to Frangiskos Vasileiou Kampanis of Paros, likely born around 1860. It was later passed down through the generations to his son Vasileios, his grandson Frangiskos (born 1933), and his great-grandson Dimitris, a historian. Dimitris, in turn, decided to donate the volume to the Gennadius Library, ensuring its preservation and accessibility for the scholarly community and all interested readers.
Read MoreΤο αντίτυπο ανήκε αρχικά στον Φραγκίσκο Βασιλείου Καμπάνη από την Πάρο, ο οποίος πιθανώς γεννήθηκε γύρω στο 1860. Στη συνέχεια, πέρασε στην κατοχή του γιου του Βασιλείου, του εγγονού του Φραγκίσκου (1933-) και του δισεγγονού του Δημήτρη, ιστορικού, που αποφάσισε να το δωρίσει στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη, διασφαλίζοντας την πρόσβασή του στην επιστημονική κοινότητα και κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο.
Read MoreΗ Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη με χαρά ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Novo Epitome da Gramatica Grega de Porto Real, ενός εξαιρετικά σπάνιου και σημαντικού έργου που συνέγραψε ο João Jacinto de Magalhães και εκδόθηκε στο Παρίσι από τον Firmin Didot το 1760.
Read MoreΑn exceptionally rare and significant work was acquired by the Gennadius Library: Novo Epitome da Gramatica Grega de Porto Real, authored by João Jacinto de Magalhães and printed in Paris by Firmin Didot in 1760.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Shaft Graves and Other Late Helladic I and II Remains (Lerna X), by Michael Lindblom.
Read MoreThe Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is excited to announce a new Palaeography course: "Texts, Manuscripts, Editions: Greek Palaeography, the Transmission of Texts, and Textual Criticism" with the generous support of Dumbarton Oaks.
Read MoreThe second Muhabbet: East Mediterranean Conversations will take place this Wednesday, February 5 in the Demos Center - The American College of Greece (Ipitou 17B, Plaka) at 7.00pm.
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreThe Gennadius Library is happy to announce a new program seeking to explore the shared social history and cultural heritage of the East Mediterranean through discussions about our common legacies in an informal and friendly environment, like that of the coffeehouses, which originated in the Ottoman East Mediterranean, where people used to come together to develop amicable conversations called "muhabbet."
Read MoreOn January 21, a special event was held to celebrate the eight Schwarz fellows who have studied music and urban architecture at the Gennadeion since the fellowships started in 2021.
Read MoreΣτις 21 Ιανουαρίου, έγινε μια ξεχωριστή εκδήλωση για να γιορτάσουμε τους οκτώ υπότροφους Schwarz που ασχολούνται με τη μουσική και την αστική αρχιτεκτονική στη Γεννάδειο από το ξεκίνημα των υποτροφιών αυτών το 2021.
Read MoreDr. Julia L. Shear has honored the memory of Ronald S. Stroud with a generous gift of $400,000 in support of an endowed fellowship in his name, building upon the initial contributions from his family and friends.
Read MoreFor many, the decision to give is deeply personal, often rooted in a transformative experience or the profound influence of a mentor. One such story is that of Curtis Runnels and Priscilla Murray, whose generosity was inspired by the enduring legacy of their colleague, Anne P. Chapin.
Read MoreWatch the year in review and see how your gift touches the lives of so many people!
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 93.4! Topics in this issue include a unique Bronze Age rhyton found at Hala Sultan Tekke on Cyprus; a study of the incidence and impact of thunder, lightning, and earthquakes at the Sanctuary of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion; a preliminary report from the Lechaion Harbor and Settlement Land Project; and a reexamination of Schliemann’s documentation and publication of the so-called Priam’s Treasure from Troy.
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreGraninger begins three-year appointment as the new Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies.
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreThis gift is yet another extraordinary act of generosity from Fred, honoring the memory of his beloved wife, Diana.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the dedication of a room in Loring Hall in memory of Helene J. Kantor
Read MoreFaithful to its annual commitment to all music lovers since 2015, the Gennadius Library organized, in partnership with the Schwarz Foundation and the Curtis Institute of Music, the "Nights of Classical Music at the Gennadius Library" from September 27 to 29.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 93.3! Topics in this issue include the publication of terracotta figurines from Corinth, a look at the development of lead-glazed pottery in the Mediterranean, and a study detailing events at the American excavations at Sardis during the Greek-Turkish War.
Read MoreOn September 26, 2024, the Archives of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Poets Circle presented the closing ceremony of the 10th Athens World Poetry Festival and the Barbara Fields-Siotis Award Ceremony for 2024. The awardee was poet Alicia Stallings.
Read MoreThe Gennadius Library is happy to announce the Gennadius fellows for this academic year.
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreThe 2024 CERL Annual Seminar will take place in Rome, National Central Library, on 23 October 2024.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a gift from Stella Phillips, Executor of the Estate of Costa Constantine, to name the exhibition hall in the Makriyannis Wing in memory of her late brother, Costa Constantine.
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreLindsay C. Spencer discusses her new book, The Middle Helladic Pottery (Lerna IX).
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Middle Helladic Pottery (Lerna IX), by Lindsay C. Spencer.
Read MoreΆρθρο της Λαμπρινής Κουζέλη στο ΒΗΜΑ (Κυριακή 4 Αυγούστου) για μια άλλη, άγνωστη όψη του γνωστού συγγραφέα της Γενιάς του '30 Άγγελου Τερζάκη βασισμένο στις αναμνήσεις του γιού του Δημήτρη Τερζάκη και σε έρευνα που πραγματοποίησε η δημοσιογράφος στο Τμήμα Αρχείων της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών.
Read More“Agora Scholars Speak” series. Each month, a new interview will be released featuring a different specialist who will share their experiences and expertise of working at the Agora.
Read MoreKyle A. Jazwa discusses his new book, The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece: Evidence from Zygouries (Hesperia Supplement 53).
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece: Evidence from Zygouries (Hesperia Supplement 53), by Kyle A. Jazwa.
Read MoreTopics in Hesperia issue 93.2 include an examination of the dating and design of the Hephaisteion in Athens, an overview of terracotta jointed dolls from Corinth, and a study that identifies the Boudroumi as a prison in Late Antique Corinth.
Read MoreOn Tuesday June 11th, 2024, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens hosted a garden party to welcome its new Summer Session students.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the dedication of a room in Loring Hall in memory of Evelyn Lord Smithson.
Read MoreThe American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2022-2023 academic year.
Read MoreOn Thursday, May 9, 2024, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens hosted its eight annual Gala. Over 350 guests enjoyed an evening replete with culture, education, and inspiration at the majestic Gotham Hall in New York City.
Read MoreRenowned classicist Emily Wilson captivated a full house on May 8 at St. Bartholomew's Church on Park Avenue in New York City, as she explored the theme of “The Wisdom of Stories.”
Read MoreWatch the short film about our exhibition entitled "In the Name of Humanity".
Read MoreWatch the recording of our symposium on "Orthodoxy and the Ottoman World around it"
Read MoreWatch the video archive of the concert by Natalia Geraki (flute), Apostolos Palios (piano), and Irini Karaianni, who performed works by Greek composers, born or raised in Alexandria, as well as compositions by Dimitri Mitropoulos, Argyris Kounadis, and Thodoros Antoniou, who were inspired by the poetry of the Alexandrian poet Constantine P. Cavafy.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is thrilled to announce the arrival and installation of an industrial micro-CT scanner at the School’s Malcolm Wiener Laboratory for Archeological Science.
Read MoreWatch a recording of our 2024 Annual Open Meeting
Read MoreTopics in this issue include the grave of the Griffin Warrior, Athenian Hellenistic taxes, the work of the Western Argolid Regional Project, and a Tang Dynasty coin found at Corinth.
Read MoreΗ έκθεση στήθηκε στο Αναγνωστήριο της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης σε συνδυασμό με τη διάλεξη του L. Rupprecht «Η Αναγεννησιακή Σαπφώ» στις 28 Μαρτίου, και παρουσιάζει σπάνιες αναγεννησιακές εκδόσεις της ποίησης της Σαπφούς.
Read MoreΗ Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη απέκτησε πρόσφατα ένα εξαιρετικά σπάνιο βιβλίο με τίτλο ΨΑΛΤΗPION TOΥ ΘΕΙΟΥ ΔΑΒΙΔ. Πρόκειται για ένα ψαλτήριο που τυπώθηκε το 1584, πιθανά στη Βενετία από τον Giacomo Leoncini (fl. 1560-1589).
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a room in Loring Hall in memory of Lucy Talcott, who was Secretary of the Agora Excavations from 1931 to 1958.
Read MoreThe Gennadius Library recently acquired an extremely rare book entitled the ΨΑΛΤΗPION TOΥ ΘΕΙΟΥ ΔΑΒΙΔ. This is a psalter printed in 1584, probably in Venice by Giacomo Leoncini (fl. 1560-1589).
Read MoreΟ Παναγιώτης Γεννάδιος, νεώτερος αδελφός του Ιωάννη Γενναδίου, υπήρξε διακεκριμένος γεωπόνος.
Read MoreWatch our video with Richard P. Martin (Stanford University). In this talk, Professor Martin shows how studying the Homeric epics in tandem with the Erotokritos, the masterpiece of the 17th-century Cretan Renaissance.
Read MoreWatch Alexandre Farnoux and Lucile Arnoux talking at the Annual Archives Lecture about the history of the French School at Athens.
Read MoreRenowned classicist Emily Wilson captivated a full house at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall as she explored the themes of “Destiny, Tradition, Choice.” The event drew an enthusiastic audience on-site, while thousands more engaged through live streaming.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens received the Medal of Honor for Achievement in Archaeology from the National Arts Club (NAC).
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a room in Loring Hall in memory of W. Kendrick Pritchett, Professor of Greek at the University of California at Berkeley.
Read MoreWatch our video with Edward Harris (University of Durham) and Sylvian Fachard (University of Lausanne and Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece) on the recent work in the Attic countryside to study several rural markets neglected by these scholars.
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens has been named as the 2023 recipient of The Medal of Honor for Achievement in Archaeology from the National Arts Club.
Read MoreThis remarkable gift marks the Kleiners’ fourth substantial contribution to the Loring Hall complex.
Read MoreWatch out video with Yiorgo Topalidis of Flagler College. For lecture on the first three decades of the 20th century, a wave of migrants arrived in the US from Europe. American immigration authorities documented a number of those migrants as Ottoman and Turkish nationals of the Greek race.
Read MoreJohn Camp will be honored this weekend, with the AIA Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement.
Read MoreWatch the year in review and see how your financial support touches the lives of so many people!
Read MoreThe American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a gift from Dr. Eric H. Cline, an alumnus of the School, Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology, and the former Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at George Washington University (GWU).
Read MoreHesperia 92.4 is now available online! Topics in this issue include the MYNEKO project in central mainland Greece, the possible evidence for the first Attic potter/painter known by name, a report on the rural fortifications of Aphrodisias, and a curse on a mime actress at Corinth.
Read MoreΕθνικοί και χριστιανοί θεωρούσαν τα φυλακτά ως αντικείμενα προικισμένα με υπερφυσική δύναμη, χάρη στην οποία εξουδετέρωναν όλες τις συμφορές που προκαλούσαν στην ανθρώπινη ζωή οι δαίμονες του κακού.
Read MoreOn the centennial of the founding of the largest orphanage of the Eastern Mediterranean, a team of archaeologists, historians, architects, and videographers have been studying the Near East Relief Orphanage of Syros. The orphanage was constructed and operated by the American philanthropic organization Near East Relief as part of the response to the humanitarian crisis of 1922.
Read MoreΗ έκθεση περιλαμβάνει έργα Ευρωπαίων ζωγράφων19ου αιώνα με θέμα την Κωνσταντινούπολη από τις συλλογές του Ιδρύματος Αθανασίου και Μαρίνας Μαρτίνου και εκκλησιαστικά σκεύη της ίδιας περιόδου, κατασκευασμένα στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, από το Μουσείο Sadberk Hanim του Ιδρύματος Koç. Tα εκθέματα πιστοποιούν ότι η Κωνσταντινούπολη υπήρξε αστείρευτη πηγή έμπνευσης για τους ξένους καλλιτέχνες, και σημαντικό κέντρο παραγωγής καλλιτεχνημάτων.
Read MoreWatch the video archive of the lecture with Professor Dimitris Kamouzis as he highlights briefly unknown aspects and ‘grey areas’ of the aid provided by humanitarian organisations.
Read MoreAmerican School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a new major gift from Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner: a room in Loring Hall named in honor of Hesperia.
Read MoreWatch a replay of the lecture by Professor Görkem Kökdemir from the University of Ankara.
Read MoreEach summer, the conservation laboratory of the Agora Excavations runs an 8-week internship program and hosts 2 – 3 international conservation students.
Read MoreDirector of the Gennadius Library Maria Georgopoulou enthralled book collectors and classics fans with her recent talk at the illustrious Grolier Club on some of the Library's collection's important rare editions, fine bookbindings, and “only known” copies that belonged to Greek diplomat and bibliophile Joannes Gennadius (1844-1932).
Read MorePetros Themelis, one of the most prominent Greek archaeologists, professor and colleague, passed away on Friday, October 27th, at the age of 87.
Read MoreRead the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.
Read MoreWatch the video archive of the opening of the exhibition.
Read MoreHesperia 92.3 is now available online! Topics in this issue include Keian pottery and Late Bronze Age chronology, a look at the demography of Hellenistic Boiotia, an examination of a Panathenaic victor list, and a study on the chemical composition of domestic wares at Corinth.
Read MoreRenowned classicist Emily Wilson lectured on The Vulnerability of Heroism to a capacity audience at Cotsen Hall, at the Gennadius Library, while thousands more watched online.
Read MoreHaris Kalligas, Director of the Gennadius Library from 1995 to 2004, died on September 24, 2023 at the age of 82. Her nine years as Director of the Library not only saw the renovation of the Gennadius and its surroundings, but also went far to shape the Library’s leading role in the intellectual and cultural life of Athens today.
Read MoreΜετά 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.
Read MoreΗ 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreHesperia 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWatch the video archive of the lecture presented by the Gennadius Library
Read MoreEugene (Gene) Vanderpool was a distinguished archaeologist whose lifelong dedication to Greece and the Agora is widely recognized.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWatch the video archive of Ambassador Athanasios Spyrou
Read MoreWatch the video archive of Professor Amy Singer.
Read MoreIra 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.
Read MoreBeata 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.
Read MoreWatch the video archive of Professor Michael McCormick
Read MoreWatch the video archive of Professor Sheila Dillon
Read MoreWatch the video archive of Professor Barbette Spaeth.
Read MoreThe 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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