December 4, 2025

Hours of the Gennadius Library during the Holidays

The Gennadius Library will remain closed the following days: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from 2.00pm Friday, December 19, 2025 from 2.00pm Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Thursday, December 25, 2025 Friday, December 26, 2025 Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Thursday, January 1, 2026 Tuesday, January 6, 2026

December 4, 2025

Λειτουργία Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης κατά τις ημέρες των γιορτών

H Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη θα παραμείνει κλειστή κατά τις ακόλουθες ημέρες: Τετάρτη, 17 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 μετά τις 14.00 Παρασκευή, 19 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 μετά τις 14.00 Τετάρτη, 24 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 Πέμπτη, 25 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 Παρασκευή, 26 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 Τετάρτη, 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2025 Πέμπτη, 1 Ιανουαρίου 2026 Τρίτη, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2026

December 3, 2025

From Athens to London: The Gennadius Library at CERL 2025!

The Gennadius Library is delighted to join the CERL Annual Seminar 2025, taking place on 5 December in London and dedicated to the importance of founding collections.

December 3, 2025

Από την Αθήνα στο Λονδίνο: Η Γεννάδειος στο CERL 2025!

Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη συμμετέχει με χαρά στο Ετήσιο Σεμινάριο του CERL 2025, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις 5 Δεκεμβρίου στο Λονδίνο και είναι αφιερωμένο στον ρόλο των ιδιωτικών συλλογών.

November 28, 2025

New Episode - Corinthian Coversations

Watch our new episode with Mary Sturgeon, expert on Roman sculpture and Professor Emerita of Art and Art History at UNC Chapel Hill.

November 28, 2025

New Episode - Agora Scholars Speak

Watch our latest episode as we interview Deborah Ruscillo

October 30, 2025

New Episode - Agora Scholar Speak Series

Watch our latest episode featuring Trevor van Damme, Assistant Professor in the Archaeology and History of the Ancient Mediterranean at the University of Warwick.

October 29, 2025

Lerna X Wins 2026 McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports

Michael Lindblom's The Shaft Graves and Other Late Helladic I and II Remains has been named the 2026 recipient of the Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports from the Archaeological Institute of America.

October 21, 2025

In the press: "Music, Dance, and Soundscape in the World of Alexander the Great"

The international conference “Music, Dance, and Soundscape in the World of Alexander the Great” (Thessaloniki, October 15–19, 2025) explored an often-overlooked dimension of antiquity: the world of sound. As Bonna D. Wescoat, Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, observed, we know much about the visual and material culture of Alexander’s era, yet its “soundscape” has remained silent.

October 17, 2025

Interview with Nancy Bookidis

Join us for an exciting talk with esteemed archaeologist and Corinth Excavations Assistant Director Emerita Dr. Nancy Bookidis. Learn about how she got involved in the field of archaeology and some of the mentors she found along the way.

October 16, 2025

Μια Υλική Ιστορία του Οθωμανικού Αρχείου της Μονής Σιμωνόπετρας στο Άγιον Όρος

Ένα επιτυχημένο σεμινάριο στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη παρουσίασε τα προκαταρκτικά ευρήματα ενός διεπιστημονικού έργου που διερευνά την «υλική ιστορία» μιας μέχρι πρότινος ατεκμηρίωτης πρακτικής που εντοπίστηκε στο οθωμανικό αρχείο της Μονής Σιμωνόπετρας στο Άγιον Όρος: την επικόλληση υψηλής ποιότητας υφασμάτινων ή χάρτινων επενδύσεων στο πίσω μέρος εγγράφων, τα οποία είναι κυρίως νομικής σημασίας για τη μονή.

October 16, 2025

A Material History of the Ottoman Archive of the monastery of Simonopetra on Mt. Athos

A successful seminar at the Gennadius Library presented the preliminary findings of an interdisciplinary pilot project investigating the “material history” of a previously undocumented practice discovered at the Ottoman archive of Simonopetra monastery on Mount Athos: pasting of high-quality textile or paper linings onto the back of documents which are primarily of legal importance to the monastery.

September 30, 2025

New Episode: Agora Scholars Speak with Kathleen Lynch

Watch our latest interview with Kathleen Lynch, Vice Chair of the Managing Committee of the American School

September 27, 2025

Corinthian Conversations with Charles K. Williams II

Learn about the history, archaeology, and future of Corinth Excavations through candid interviews with archaeologists and scholars who make the excavations, research, and outreach possible.

September 27, 2025

Katherine E. Fleming to Present on Judaism, Hellenism, and Modern Greece at the 2026 Thalia Potamianos Lecture Series

The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens will launch its 2026 Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series, featuring eminent scholar and thought leader, Katherine E. Fleming.

September 26, 2025

Uncovering the Mysteries of the Molyvoti Peninsula

The coeditors of The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project 1 (Hesperia Suppl. 54) discuss their new book.

September 25, 2025

Hesperia 94.3 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 94.3! Topics in this issue include bothroi in Late Helladic settlements in mainland Greece, memory and hero cult at Sparta, the management of wealth at the Argive Heraion during the early 5th century, and an overview of the survey work conducted at the site of Methone in northern Greece.

September 22, 2025

Marveling at Marbles with Brian Martens

Brian Martens discusses his new book, Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period (Agora XXXIX).

September 13, 2025

Reflections on the Richness and Resilience of Greek Language, Culture, and Thought

The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies is honored to share a personal reflection by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

September 12, 2025

New Publication: The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project 1

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Molyvoti, Thrace, Archaeological Project 1, edited by Nathan T. Arrington, Domna Terzopoulou, Marina Tasaklaki, and Thomas F. Tartaron.

August 27, 2025

Abraham Cohen of Zante and the Venetian Enlightenment: A New Treasure of the Gennadius Library

The Gennadius Library has recently acquired a rare and unusually complete copy of Kehunat Avraham (Venice: Stamperia Bragadina, 1719 [colophon 1725]), a remarkable Hebrew book that embodies the cultural intersections of the Venetian Enlightenment and the Jewish communities of the Ionian Islands.

August 4, 2025

Βράβευση του Σχεδίου (Master Plan) για την Βελτίωση της Επισκεψιμότητας και Αναγνωσιμότητας του Αρχαιολογικού Χώρου Αρχαίας Κορίνθου σε διακεκριμένο ευρωπαϊκό διαγωνισμό αρχιτεκτονικής.

Η Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Κορινθίας, η Αμερικανική Σχολή Κλασικών Σπουδών και το γραφείο μελετών Θύμιος Παπαγιάννης και Συνεργάτες ανακοινώνουν με χαρά ότι στις 5 Ιουνίου 2025 το Σχέδιο (Master Plan) για την Βελτίωση της Επισκεψιμότητας και Αναγνωσιμότητας του Αρχαιολογικού Χώρου Αρχαίας Κορίνθου» βραβεύτηκε στην κατηγορία Urban Planning του ευρωπαϊκού διαγωνισμού European Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) Awards.

August 4, 2025

Master Plan for Ancient Corinth Wins Prestigious European Urban Planning Award

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is proud to announce that the Master Plan for the Regeneration of Ancient Corinth, developed in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Corinthia and designed by Thymio Papayannis and Associates (TPA), has been awarded top honors in the Urban Planning category of the European Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) Awards.

August 1, 2025

Jack L. Davis to Receive Athens Prize at 2026 American School Gala in New York City

The Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens are pleased to announce that renowned archeologist Jack L. Davis has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Athens Prize.

July 31, 2025

New Episode: Agora Scholars Speak with Takis Karkanas

Watch the latest episode of our Agora Scholars Speak Series with Wiener Lab Director, Takis Karkanas.

July 16, 2025

New Publication: Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Marble Statuettes of the Roman Period, by Brian Martens.

July 14, 2025

“Guardians of Hellenism” Wins Top Prize at VastFilm Festival

Premiering at the School’s gala this past May, the film was produced in honor of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, recipient of this year’s prestigious Gennadius Prize.

July 11, 2025

From London to Constantinople: Nikodemos Metaxas, Cyril Lucaris—An Orthodox Printing Project. A rare book Showcased in the Exhibition Ecumenical Patriarchate and Hellenism Over Time

Among the most ideologically charged and bibliographically rare volumes in the Gennadius Library is a small quarto comprising three theological tracts—printed anonymously, without date or place of publication. The edition is by Nikodemos Metaxas (1585–ca. 1646), a Cephalonian monk and early Orthodox printer, and was produced in London ca. 1625–1626 by William Jones.

June 30, 2025

New Episode: Agora Scholars Speak with Maria Liston

Watch the latest episode of our Agora Scholars Speak Series with Maria Liston.

June 26, 2025

The Ecumenical Patriarchate and Hellenism Over Time. Exhibition held in the Gennadius Library Main Reading Room until July 31.

Presented on the occasion of the American School’s Gala 2025 in New York City, this small exhibition celebrates the enduring legacy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, recipient of the 2025 Gennadius Prize, the highest honor bestowed by the Gennadius Library for its critical role in the preservation of Greek language and learning through the ages.

June 25, 2025

Charles K. Williams II, honored with the gold medal of the municipality of Corinth

The Municipality of Corinth honored the Dr. Charles K. Williams II, emeritus Director of Corinth Excavations of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, for his significant contribution to the science of Greek archaeology.

June 24, 2025

Hesperia 94.2 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 94.2! Topics in this issue include a report detailing the nine newly discovered silver croeseid coins at Sardis; an epigraphical, archaeological, and legal study looking at the so-called Stele of the Punishments at Epidauros and the circumstances of its creation; and an analysis of group membership and social dynamics at the gymnasion of Delos in the Late Hellenistic period.

June 20, 2025

Andrea Achi, Mary and Michael Jaharis Associate Curator of Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, visits the Gennadius Library.

Andrea Achi, Mary and Michael Jaharis Associate Curator of Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, explored the icons of the Helen Stathatos collection and several illuminated manuscripts of the Gennadius Library, in preparation for an exhibition that highlights the global impact of Byzantine Art from the 15th century to today.

June 20, 2025

A new rare book acquisition: Dictys of Crete, On the Trojan War and Dares of Phrygia, On the Fall of Troy

Printed in Amsterdam in 1631 by Ioannes Janssonius (1588–1664), this miniature edition of Dictys Cretensis De bello Troiano, et Dares Phrygius De excidio Troiae is a fine recent addition to the Gennadius Library’s rare book collection.

June 2, 2025

Ολοκλήρωση και Παρουσίαση του Έργου: «Αναδεικνύοντας το πολιτιστικό περιεχόμενο της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα με τη βοήθεια της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης»

Με απόλυτη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε την Τρίτη 27 Μαΐου 2025, στο αμφιθέατρο Cotsen Hall της Αμερικανικής Σχολής, η τελική ημερίδα παρουσίασης των αποτελεσμάτων του έργου «Αναδεικνύοντας το πολιτιστικό περιεχόμενο της Αμερικανικής Σχολής με τη βοήθεια της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης», σηματοδοτώντας την ολοκλήρωση μίας καινοτόμου και πολυδιάστατης προσπάθειας για την αξιοποίηση της ψηφιακής τεχνολογίας στον τομέα του πολιτισμού.

May 31, 2025

New Episode - Agora Scholars Speak with Nick Hudson

Watch the latest episode of our Agora Scholars Speak Series with Nick Hudson

May 29, 2025

American School Wins Anthropology Short Film Award at Palenque International Film Festival 2025

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is honored to announce that its short film, Mary Lefkowitz & Women in Ancient Greece has been awarded the Anthropology Short Film Award at the 2025 Palenque International Film Festival.

May 20, 2025

Enjoy the Discussion - Guardians of Hellenism: The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Enduring Legacy

The event explored the vital role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in preserving and promoting Hellenism across the centuries, from the Byzantine Empire to the present day.

May 16, 2025

New Publication: In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918–1929

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918–1929, edited by Eleftheria Daleziou, Maria Georgopoulou, and Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan.

May 15, 2025

Ecumenical Patriarchate Honored with Gennadius Prize at Gala

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is proud to announce the tremendous success of its Annual Gala, held on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Gotham Hall in New York City.

May 15, 2025

Muhabbet: East Mediterranean Conversations - The Banality of Good and Evil: a conversation between two historians

The last muhabbet of the term will take place on Friday, May 23, in Cotsen Hall (Anapiron Polemou 9, Athens) at 19:00. The Banality of Good and Evil: a conversation between two historians. Speakers: Cemal Kafadar and Anthony Molho

May 2, 2025

Τελική Ημερίδα Παρουσίασης του Έργου - "Αναδεικνύοντας το πολιτιστικό περιεχόμενο της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα με τη βοήθεια της τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης"

Με πολλή χαρά σας προσκαλούμε στην τελική εκδήλωση των αποτελεσμάτων του Εργου: "Αναδεικνύοντας το πολιτιστικό περιεχόμενο της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα με τη βοήθεια της τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης"

April 30, 2025

Agora Scholars Speak with Carol Lawton

Watch the latest episode of our Agora Scholars Speak Series with Carol Lawton

April 11, 2025

New Publication: 54 Souidias: A History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of 54 Souidias: A History of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, edited by Jenifer Neils.

April 2, 2025

Sophie Papageorgiou - Necrology

It is our sad duty to report the passing of Sophie Papageorgiou on March 24, 2025. She was a librarian at the Gennadius Library for 36 years.

April 2, 2025

Αncient Corinth remembers... through its photographs!

Organized by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, in close collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Corinthia, the event entitled "Collective Memory: The People in the Photographs of the Corinth Excavations Archive" was a celebration of emotion, remembrance, and history.

March 28, 2025

Hesperia 94.1 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 94.1! Topics in this issue include an inscribed bronze strigil dedicated to Apollo at Despotiko, depictions of hares in funerary art memorializing young males in Archaic and Classical Athens, inscriptions found on athletic equipment including stone and metal jumping weights and discuses, and the purposeful placement of funerary monuments along routes connected to famous battle sites in Attica.

March 24, 2025

A groundbreaking project for Greek Culture!

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, with the support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and national resources under the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020, is developing Greece’s first-ever digital platform for cultural content, powered by Artificial Intelligence!

March 21, 2025

Στα «άδυτα» της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης: Εκεί που φυλάσσεται η πλούσια κληρονομιά του ελληνισμού

Το CNN Greece μίλησε με το προσωπικό της βιβλιοθήκης, που μάς ξενάγησαν στους μοναδικούς χώρους της και μάς εξήγησαν την ιστορία και τη σημασία σπάνιων βιβλίων.

March 11, 2025

Παρουσίαση Έργου στον Ετήσιο Απολογισμό της Σχολής

Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε, την Παρασκευή 11 Μαρτίου 2025, η παρουσίαση του έργου με τίτλο «Αναδεικνύοντας το πολιτιστικό περιεχόμενο της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα με τη βοήθεια της Τεχνητής Νοημοσύνης» (ΟΠΣ 6004550), κατά τη διάρκεια της εκδήλωσης απολογισμού του ετήσιου έργου της Σχολής, την οποία παρουσίασε η Διευθύντρια, Καθηγήτρια Bonna D. Wescoat.

March 6, 2025

Agora Scholars Speak with Miltiades Kylindreas and Samantha Martin

Watch the latest episode of our Agora Scholars Speak Series with Miltiades Kylindreas and Samantha Martin.

February 27, 2025

School closed for the public on February 28th

The Blegen and Gennadius libraries, the Archives, and the Wiener Laboratory will be closed to the public on February 28th.

February 18, 2025

Finding Great Value in Empty Graves

Michael Lindblom discusses his new book, The Shaft Graves and Other Late Helladic I and II Remains (Lerna X).

February 11, 2025

John Travlos Honored with Room in Loring Hall

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce a room in Loring Hall in memory of John Travlos.

February 10, 2025

The Only Known Copy of the Second Edition of K. M. Koumas's (1777–1836) work, Ιστορίαι των ανθρώπινων πράξεων [Histories of Human Actions], Smyrna, 1879, now housed in the Gennadius Library.

The copy originally belonged to Frangiskos Vasileiou Kampanis of Paros, likely born around 1860. His great-grandson Dimitris, a historian, donated the volume to the Gennadius Library, ensuring its preservation and accessibility for the scholarly community and all interested readers.

February 7, 2025

Το μοναδικό γνωστό αντίτυπο της β' έκδοσης του πρώτου τόμου του δωδεκάτομου έργου του Κωνσταντίνου Μ. Κούμα (1777-1836), Ιστορίαι των ανθρωπίνων πράξεων, Σμύρνη 1879, στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη.

Το αντίτυπο ανήκε αρχικά στον Φραγκίσκο Βασιλείου Καμπάνη από την Πάρο, ο οποίος πιθανώς γεννήθηκε γύρω στο 1860. Ο δισέγγονός του Δημήτρης, ιστορικός, αποφάσισε να το δωρίσει στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη, διασφαλίζοντας άμεση πρόσβαση στο βιβλίο από την επιστημονική κοινότητα και κάθε ενδιαφερόμενο.

February 6, 2025

Ένα σπάνιο απόκτημα: Η πρώτη Ελληνική Γραμματική τυπωμένη στην πορτογαλική γλώσσα

Η 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.

February 6, 2025

A Rare Acquisition: The First Greek Grammar Printed in the Portuguese Language

Αn 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.

February 4, 2025

New Publication: The Shaft Graves and Other Late Helladic I and II Remains

The 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.

February 3, 2025

New Palaeography course: "Texts, Manuscripts, Editions: Greek Palaeography, the Transmission of Texts, and Textual Criticism"

The 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.

February 3, 2025

Writing on the City: Politiki Literature of Istanbul

The 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.

January 31, 2025

Agora Scholar Speaks - Bronwen Wickkiser

“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.

January 24, 2025

Muhabbet: East Mediterranean Conversations

The 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."

January 24, 2025

Schwarz Fellows in Focus: Exploring Music and Urban Architecture at the Gennadius Library

On 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.

January 24, 2025

Εστιάζοντας στους Υποτρόφους του Ιδρύματος Schwarz στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη

Στις 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.

January 16, 2025

Philanthropy in Motion: Dr. Julia L. Shear Honors Ronald S. Stroud with Generous Gift to Fellowship Fund

Dr. 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.

January 9, 2025

Philanthropy in Motion: Curtis Runnels and Priscilla Murray Honor Anne P. Chapin Through the Acquisitions Fund for Archives

For 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.

December 31, 2024

Our Year in Review - 2024

Watch the year in review and see how your gift touches the lives of so many people!

December 27, 2024

Agora Scholar Speaks - Maria Tziotziou

“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.

December 19, 2024

Hesperia 93.4 Now Online!

We 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.

November 26, 2024

Agora Scholars Speak - Mac Marston

“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.

November 8, 2024

American School Welcomes Denver Graninger as New Mellon Professor

Graninger begins three-year appointment as the new Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Classical Studies.

October 25, 2024

Agora Scholars Speak - Sylvie Dumont

“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.

October 22, 2024

Fred Kleiner Establishes Academic Fellowships in Memory of Diana Kleiner

This gift is yet another extraordinary act of generosity from Fred, honoring the memory of his beloved wife, Diana.

October 18, 2024

Helene J. Kantor Honored With Room in Loring Hall

The 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

October 3, 2024

Classical Music at the Gennadius Library

Faithful 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.

September 27, 2024

Hesperia 93.3 Now Online!

We 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.

September 27, 2024

Honoring Alicia Stallings at the 10th Athens World Poetry Festival

On 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.

September 27, 2024

Gennadius Library Fellows for 2024-2025

The Gennadius Library is happy to announce the Gennadius fellows for this academic year.

September 26, 2024

Agora Scholars Speak - Foteini Kondyli

“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.

September 26, 2024

Seminar: European Printing in Non-Latin Scripts

The 2024 CERL Annual Seminar will take place in Rome, National Central Library, on 23 October 2024.

September 4, 2024

Makriyannis Wing Exhibition Hall Named in Memory of Costa Constantine

The 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.

August 30, 2024

Agora Scholars Speak - Ann Steiner

“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.

August 26, 2024

A Work for the (Middle Bronze) Ages

Lindsay C. Spencer discusses her new book, The Middle Helladic Pottery (Lerna IX).

August 8, 2024

New Publication: The Middle Helladic Pottery

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Middle Helladic Pottery (Lerna IX), by Lindsay C. Spencer.

August 5, 2024

Έγραφε την "Ιζαμπώ" παίζοντας κουκλοθέατρο

Άρθρο 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.

July 19, 2024

Agora Scholars Speak - Susan Rotroff

“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.

July 8, 2024

Neglected No Longer: Bringing Early Helladic Tiled Roofs to Life

Kyle A. Jazwa discusses his new book, The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece: Evidence from Zygouries (Hesperia Supplement 53).

June 21, 2024

New Publication: The Tiled-Roof Phenomenon in Early Helladic Greece: Evidence from Zygouries

The 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.

June 19, 2024

Hesperia 93.2 Now Online!

Topics 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.

June 13, 2024

Daniel Levine is honored with the 2024 Aristeia Award

On Tuesday June 11th, 2024, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens hosted a garden party to welcome its new Summer Session students.

June 2, 2024

Evelyn Lord Smithson Honored With Room in Loring Hall

The 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.

May 30, 2024

American School Releases 142nd Annual Report Highlighting Major Accomplishments and Work

The American School is pleased to announce the release of its annual report covering the 2022-2023 academic year.

May 15, 2024

School Awards Mary Lefkowitz with Athens Prize at Eighth Annual Gala

On 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.

May 15, 2024

Watch the new film "Mary Lefkowitz and Women in Ancient Greece"

May 14, 2024

Emily Wilson Captivates Crowd with Lecture on The Wisdom of Stories

Renowned 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.”

May 13, 2024

Watch the new film "In the Name of Humanity"

Watch the short film about our exhibition entitled "In the Name of Humanity".

May 13, 2024

Watch the new film "Introduction to the American School"

April 26, 2024

Video Archive: Orthodoxy and the Ottoman World Around It: Cultural and Intellectual Connections, 1657-1861

Watch the recording of our symposium on "Orthodoxy and the Ottoman World around it"

April 22, 2024

Video Archive: Opus Alexandrinum, Musical Activity of the Greeks at Alexandria ad Aegyptum

Watch 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.