September 24, 2020

Byzantine Dialogues from the Gennadius Library

The Gennadius Library is organizing a new series of webinars that explore recent work in Byzantine studies.

September 24, 2020

The D'Ooge Brothers in Greece

This week the ASCSA Archives received a wonderful donation from Professor Martha J. Payne (ASCSA Associate Member 1978-1979) -her great-grandfather's diary from a trip to Greece in 1890.

September 23, 2020

Family and Friends Name Barbara Tsakirgis Room in New Student Center

Noted scholar and longtime member and officer of the School’s Managing Committee will be memorialized in Loring Hall.

September 22, 2020

New acquisition of 17th century rare book

Thanks to a gift of Gennadius Library Overseer Lana J. Mandilas, in memory of the former MP Sotiris Papapolitis, the Library acquired from the Vergos Auctions a rare Venetian edition of the 17th century.

September 18, 2020

Webinar - Athenian Pottery Up Close

Join us in watching the second episode of our Live from the Agora series, with Prof. Jenifer Neils, Director of the American School of Classical Studies

September 18, 2020

National Hellenic Society Features American School Scholars on "NHS Talks Stories"

The NHS hosted Professors Camp, Fisher, Daly, and Larson in an engaging episode of "Classics Couples."

September 16, 2020

Marian McCredie Renames West House in Memory of James McCredie

McCredie House will be a lasting tribute to James McCredie’s extraordinary impact on the School.

September 11, 2020

Webinar - Methods in Archaeology

Join us in watching the first episode of our "Methods in Archeology of Greece", series of webinars.

September 9, 2020

Julie Herzig Desnick and Robert Desnick Name Room in New Student Center

School alumna and Trustee name bedroom to support the School’s Student Center renovation and expansion project.

September 4, 2020

Webinar - The Royal Stoa

Join us in watching the first episode of our "Live from the Agora", series of webinars.

September 2, 2020

Friends of the University of Cincinnati Name Room in New Student Center

University of Cincinnati Room in Loring Hall honors long association between the University and American School.

August 28, 2020

Rebecca Sinos Names Diskin Clay Room in New Student Center

School alumna names bedroom after distinguished educator and former Whitehead Professor.

August 26, 2020

Hesperia 89.3 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 89.3. Topics in this issue include the reexamination of a Late Helladic tomb group at Prosymna, a multidisciplinary investigation of the landscape around Mycenaean Gla, a comprehensive study of the history of the fortress at Eleutherai, a study on the monumental lekythos of Myrrhine, and a discussion focusing on the now-lost statue of the Trojan Horse from the Athenian Acropolis.

August 25, 2020

Gennadius Library Extended Opening Hours

From August 31, 2020, the Library has been open to registered users as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 to 17:00; Thursday 9:30 to 20:00 and Saturday 9:30 to 14:00. Due to the epidemiological condition, free access to the bookstacks will not be allowed. The number of readers will be limited to a maximum of 9, who will only be allowed to use the Main Reading Room. The use of a non-surgical mask is obligatory.

August 21, 2020

Replogle Foundation Names Oscar Broneer Room in New Student Center

Philanthropic organization names bedroom after distinguished archaeologist and longtime professor at the American School.

August 18, 2020

Wiener Laboratory collaboration with Max Planck

We are excited to announce the collaboration of Wiener Laboratory with Max Planck – Harvard Research Center for the Archaeoscience of the Ancient Mediterranean, for performing extraction of Ancient DNA analysis (aDNA).

August 14, 2020

Virginia Grace Honored in New Student Center

Friends of Virginia Grace name a room in memory of the founder of the modern field of amphora studies.

August 7, 2020

Webinar - Plagues and Pandemics in the Past: The Evidence from Thebes

Join us in watching the 3rd Episode of our Live from the Lab, with Dr. Maria Liston, Senior Associate Member, Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science

August 6, 2020

Ian Begg Names J. Walter Graham Terrace in New Student Center

American School alumni names space in honor of his college professor.

August 4, 2020

Summer 2020 Newsletter

Read the latest edition of our Newsletter to find out what is happening at the American School.

July 30, 2020

Ion Dragoumis: Between East and West. One Hundred Years After His Assassination

The ASCSA Archives is organizing a major exhibition titled "Ion Dragoumis: Between East and West. One Hundred Years After His Assassination."

July 29, 2020

Rob Loomis Honors Sterling Dow in New Student Center

President of the School’s Trustees names bedroom in memory of his college professor.

July 23, 2020

Vrysaki Featured in "To Vima"

American School Publication, Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora by Sylvie Dumont was featured in the Greek newspaper "To Vima"

July 22, 2020

Alumni/ae Association Names Terrace in New Student Center

East Terrace in Loring Hall to be renamed in honor of all School alumni/ae.

July 21, 2020

New addition in Blegen Library

Take a look at our new addition outside the epigraphy room of Blegen Library.

July 21, 2020

Update on traveling to Greece

Please read our latest information on traveling to Greece and the American School during COVID-19.

July 18, 2020

Webinar - Live from Corinth, Episode 2

Join us in watching the video archive of the second episode of our "Live from Corinth", with Panagiota Kasimi, Director of the Corinth Ephoreia and Dr. Ioulia Tzonou, Associate Director of Corinth Excavations. The webinar is in Greek.

July 15, 2020

Gareth Schmeling and Silvia Montiglio Name Suite in New Student Center

Distinguished professors generously support the School with a major gift.

July 13, 2020

Notes from Naxos

Updated (13/7) - ASCSA Members Evan Levine and Rebecca Levitan share their work on landscape survey and Greek sculpture while in Naxos!

July 10, 2020

William Sanders Scarborough Fellowship Fund

New scholarship aims to create greater accessibility for a broader community of students and scholars.

July 9, 2020

LIFO magazine features photo of Spetses from the ASCSA Archives

The main photo in LIFO's essay about John Fowles, his classic book "The Magus," and the "magic" island of Spetses, where most of the book's action takes place, comes from the Homer A. Thompson papers.

July 8, 2020

Colleagues Name West House Apartment in Honor of Mabel Lang

Mary Patterson McPherson and friends memorialize the legendary professor in the new Student Center.

July 6, 2020

Webinar - Live from Corinth

Join us in watching the video archive of first episode of our "Live from Corinth", with Dr. Ioulia Tzonou, Associate Director of Corinth Excavations and Eleni Gizas, Steinmetz Family Foundation Museum Fellow at Ancient Corinth.

July 1, 2020

Dining Room in New Student Center Named in Memory of Eugene Vanderpool

Anonymous trustee names Eugene Vanderpool Dining Room in honor of School’s esteemed Professor of Archaeology from 1949 to 1971.

June 30, 2020

Blegen Library's Reopening

The Blegen Library will remain closed to non-members for the summer. We hope to open to non-members in September so please consult the School’s website at that time for further information.

June 26, 2020

Webinar - Museums, Society, and the Public Interest

Join us in watching the video archive of the discussion of Daniel Weiss, President and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with Maria Georgopoulou, Director of the Gennadius Library, ASCSA.

June 24, 2020

Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner Name Saloni in New Student Center

The American School is pleased to announce that Diana E. E. and Fred S. Kleiner have named the Saloni in the new Student Center.

June 22, 2020

Dental Cast Tutorial

Watch our tutorial from the Wiener Laboratory of Archaeological Sciences with Dimitris Michailidis and Zoe Chalatsi.

June 18, 2020

Webinar - The Birth of Democracy in Ancient Athens: A Bioarchaeological Perspective

Join us in watching our second episode of our "Live from the Lab", with Dr. Jane Buikstra.

June 18, 2020

Notice to Members

Please read the message from the Director to our Members, regarding operation updates of the School.

June 16, 2020

Trustees Lead the Way in Student Center Campaign

The American School is proud to acknowledge its Board of Trustees for their pivotal leadership on the Student Center Campaign.

June 14, 2020

Late Bronze Age Tablewares as an Index of Behavioural Variation, a Metrical and Volumetric Study

Join us in watching the video archive of our webinar.

June 12, 2020

Construction Underway on New Student Center

The American School is pleased to announce that construction is underway on the new Student Center.

June 9, 2020

Managing Committee Statement in Support of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour Communities

Please read our statement from the officers and executive committee of the Managing Committee and the ad hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusion of the American School.

June 9, 2020

American School Releases 137th and 138th Annual Reports Highlighting Major Accomplishments and Work

The American School is pleased to announce the release of its biennial report covering the 2017–2019 academic years.

June 3, 2020

Gender, Cultural Elites and the Cold War in Greece. A Case Study Approach Based on the Life and Work of Alison Frantz and Ekaterini Myrivili

Join us in watching the video archive of our webinar.

June 2, 2020

Phokion Potamianos Establishes Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series on the Impact of Greek Culture

We are pleased to announce that Gennadius Library Overseer Phokion Potamianos has established a new lecture series that will examine the reception and continuing relevance and impact of Greek thought and culture.

June 1, 2020

Update on Travel

Important update on travel from North America to Greece

June 1, 2020

Intensive Cross-Cultural Experiences – The Katharine Butterworth Papers

May 29, 2020

Γεωγραφία, Κοινωνία και Ασθένεια: Μαθήματα από την ιστορία της ελονοσίας στην Ελλάδα

Παρακολουθήστε το βίντεο από το διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο της κας. Γαρδίκα.

May 27, 2020

Hesperia 89.2 Now Online!

We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 89.2. Topics in this issue include an overview of zooarchaeological evidence from the Neolithic settlement at Tsoungiza, a look at settlement patterns at Priniatikos Pyrgos in East Crete during EM III–MM IA, a study on small and miniature vases from Ancient Corinth, and an examination of a statue base in the Athenian Agora.

May 27, 2020

ASCSA Publications Open Access Response to COVID-19

Learn more about how ASCSA Publications is acting to support and facilitate scholarly research

May 27, 2020

Destruction, Survival, and Economic Recovery in the Greek World

Join us in watching the video archive of our webinar.

May 24, 2020

Live from the Lab

Join us in watching the first episode of our webinar series, "Live from the Lab"

May 18, 2020

OnLine Exhibition - History of Greek Printing

Explore our OnLine exhibition by Irini Solomonidi, Senior Librarian of The Gennadius Library

May 14, 2020

ASCSA Responses to COVID-19

Please read our responses to COVID-19
Updated May 14th

May 11, 2020

Newsletters from 1984 Online

There used to be only two Newsletters published per year. One in the spring, one in the fall. With one exception, however. In 1984, three issues were published.

May 11, 2020

Gala 2020 Postponed Until May 6, 2021

Please read the lastest update on Gala 2020.

May 9, 2020

Academic Program Farewell Video

Join us in watching our farewell video of the 2019-2020 Academic Program

May 8, 2020

Q&A - COVID-19 - Updated

Please read our Q&A about current prevention measures and changes in Greece.

May 8, 2020

A Blast from the Past: Uploading old ASCSA Newsletters

A blast from the past! A number of old ASCSA Newsletters from the late 1970s/early 1980s are now available through the Archives' webpage.

May 6, 2020

When John Camp was the Mellon Professor at the American School

When John Camp was the Mellon Professor of Archaeology at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

May 1, 2020

Loring Hall Gevmata - Episode 2

Join us in watching the second episode of your favorite Loring Hall Gevmata.

April 28, 2020

Discover the Stathatos Room

Interested to find out the history of the Stathatos Room in Gennadius Library?

April 23, 2020

What made an anti-Semitic Spanish diplomat rescue 150 Macedonian Jews? His wife. Research in the ASCSA Archives.

What made an anti-Semitic Spanish diplomat rescue 150 Macedonian Jews? His wife.

April 17, 2020

Blegen Library - Wishes

Easter Wishes and reminders by Blegen Library

April 15, 2020

Loring Hall Gevmata - Episode 1

Interested in learning the secrets behind your favorite Loring Hall Gevmata?

April 10, 2020

Message from the Director

Watch the message from the Director of the American School.

April 2, 2020

Ambassador Boura Appointed as President of Gennadius Library Philoi

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Gennadius Library are honored to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Catherine Boura to the position of President of The Philoi: Association of Friends of the Gennadius Library in Greece.

April 1, 2020

Videocast - Ionic Polychromy - Beyond Doric Analogies and Homogenizing Methodologies

Watch our first ever Webinar / Tea talk

March 31, 2020

Update about the 2020-2021 Academic Year

Please read our updates concerning the 2020 - 2021 Academic Year

March 26, 2020

Videocast - "A Site for All Periods: The Diachronicity of Mochlos, East Crete"

Watch a lecture by our Doreen Canaday Spitzer Archivist, Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan

March 14, 2020

Update on COVID-19 – School Closed

March 11, 2020

Important Notice - Libraries Closed

March 9, 2020

Bringing the Archives to Life: Reflections from Author Sylvie Dumont

Sylvie Dumont, Secretary and Registrar of the Agora Excavations, discusses her new publication, Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora.

March 9, 2020

Videocast - Conference - The Legacy of Francesco Morosini in Crete, Athens and the Morea (January 23-24)

The video archive from our two day conference entitled "The Legacy of Francesco Morosini in Crete, Athens and the Morea" is now available.

March 2, 2020

New Publication! Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Vrysaki: A Neighborhood Lost in Search of the Athenian Agora by Sylvie Dumont.

February 25, 2020

Τελευταίες ξεναγήσεις στην έκθεση "Η κληρονομιά του Φραγκίσκου Μοροζίνι στην Κρήτη, την Αθήνα και τον Μοριά"

Η έκθεση «Η κληρονομιά του Φραγκίσκου Μοροζίνι στην Κρήτη, την Αθήνα και τον Μοριά» ολοκληρώνεται το Σάββατο 29 Φεβρουαρίου. Τα κλειδιά της πόλης των Αθηνών θα ξαναγυρίσουν στην Βερόνα και η αυλαία θα κλείσει πίσω από αυτή την ενδιαφέρουσα έκθεση της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης.

February 25, 2020

Hands on in the Lab: Meet Wiener Lab Assistant Zoe Chalatsi

Introduced to the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences by Professor Stefania Chlouveraki, Zoe Chalatsi started working in the Lab in early 2011.

February 24, 2020

Q&A with New Publications Project Editor Sarah Rous

A Regular and Associate Member in 2013-2015, Sarah Rous rejoins the School in the Publications department in Princeton!

February 20, 2020

Hesperia 89.1 Now Online!

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 89.1. Topics in this issue include an overview of the Neolithic settlement on Tsoungiza at Ancient Nemea, an editio princeps of 21 columnar grave monuments from the Athenian Agora, a study of miniature herms that depict Alexander the Great, and a report on the 2018 excavation season at Corinth.

February 20, 2020

Boston College High School Students Explore the Schliemann Papers

On February 19, 2020, C. Emil Peñarubia and thirteen Boston College High School students (Hyde Global Scholars program) visited the ASCSA Archives. The students were in Greece on a week long trip visiting monuments and archaeological sites in Athens and outside the city; their busy schedule included a visit to the ASCSA, to see the Heinrich Schliemann Papers.

February 18, 2020

In Memoriam: Ing-Marie Raptis

Our friend and colleague Ing-Marie Raptis, after three months of struggle, has passed away on February 5, 2020.

February 10, 2020

School Elects Two Trustees from California

The American School is pleased to announce that George M. Marcus and Charles W. Steinmetz were recently elected to its Board of Trustees.

January 30, 2020

John Papadopoulos Speaks at the National Arts Club

On January 27, 2020, Professor John Papadopoulos presented his lecture, "New Evidence from Ancient Methone," at the historic National Arts Club in New York City.

January 29, 2020

Group from Kalamata visits the Gennadius Library

Professor Ioannis Theodorakopoulos with a group from Kalamata, among them the former mayor Geogios Koutsoulis, visited the Gennadius Library on Saturday January 25.

January 28, 2020

Delaware University students visit the Gennadius Library

Professors Dr. David Satran, and Dr. Tyson Sukava, visited the Gennadius Library on Wednesday, January 22, leading a group of 34 students from the University of Delaware.

January 23, 2020

Q&A with Hesperia Fellow Ashley Eckhardt

Ashley Eckhardt, the American School’s first Hesperia Fellow, speaks about her editorial work, art historical research, and experiences at the School.

January 23, 2020

Hunter College Students Visit the American School

Robert B. Koehl, Professor of Archaeology at the Hunter College, City University of New York, with a group of his students, visited Gennadius Library and the ASCSA Archives on Thursday, January 16.

December 31, 2019

Winter 2019 Newsletter

Read the latest print edition of our Newsletter to find out all that is happening at the American School.

December 18, 2019

Ξενάγηση ομάδας υπαλλήλων του Υπουργείου Μεταναστευτικής Πολιτικής στην Αμερικανική Σχολή

Με χαρά υποδεχτήκαμε στα Αρχεία της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών ομάδα υπαλλήλων από το Υπουργείο Μεταναστευτικής Πολιτικής.

December 16, 2019

Videocast - "Euchenor's Corinth: Mycenaean Habitation from Acrocorinth to Korakou"

Mycenaean Corinth was considered non-existent for the longest time. Based on the evidence produced by the ASCSA on the site of Ancient Corinth and by the Archaeological Service in the area, I argue for wealthy Corinth.

December 16, 2019

Q&A with First Sanev Fellow

Dr. Silvana Blazevska is the first recipient of the Voislav Sanev fellowship, which provides a North Macedonian scholar the opportunity to use the resources of the ASCSA.

December 6, 2019

Videocast - "Erasing Macedonians: The Politics of Athenian Space in 200 B.C."

Under increasing external pressure, in 200 B.C., the Athenians abandoned the policy of strict external neutrality which they has pursued since 229, when they literally bought back their freedom from the Macedonians. Now, they declared war on King Philip V of Macedon and engaged in a period of erasing Macedonians from their inscribed documents and their cityscape.

December 6, 2019

Videocast - "Socrates and the Health of Athens"

Socrates lived most of his adult life in a city suffering the effects of near continuous warfare (in which he took part) as well as significant epidemic disease, known generally as “the plague” described by Thucydides in memorably searing language in Book 2 of his history.

November 25, 2019

New Book on Ottoman Athens

We are very proud to announce the publication of “Ottoman Athens: Archaeology, Topography, History” edited by Maria Georgopoulou (Director of the Gennadius Library) and Konstantinos Thanasakis [289 pages, 95 illustrations]. The book was published by the Gennadius Library and the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, with the support of the Association of the Philoi of the Gennadius Library.

November 21, 2019

Hesperia 88.4 Now Online!

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 88.4. Topics in this issue include the reexamination of a multifigured Protoarchaic cup from Crete, the study of the Classical-period sculpture from the friezes of the Temple of Ares in the Athenian Agora, an exploration of the political value of timber in the 5th century, and a look at the influences of 5th-century Athenian art and civic religion on the staging of Euripides’ Ion.

November 21, 2019

Hellenic University Club of Wilmington Hosts “Conversations with the American School”

The Hellenic University Club (HUC) of Wilmington hosted “Conversations with the American School” at the historic Hagley Museum and Library in Delaware. Originally the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802, Hagley is now a museum set on 235 acres of land that tell the history of American business, technology, and innovation, and its impact on the world.

November 21, 2019

Trustee Mary Lefkowitz Honored by Alpha Omega Council

On Saturday, November 16, 2019, the Alpha Omega Council (AOC) presented Professor Mary Lefkowitz with the coveted Philhellene Award at their 2019 Honors Gala. The annual dinner event was held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly 300 guests were in attendance.

November 21, 2019

2020 Aristeia Award Announcement

The Association is pleased to announce that Susan I. Rotroff has been named the 2020 recipient of the Aristeia Award for Distinguished Alumni/ae of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.