The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) is the oldest and largest U.S. overseas research center. A consortium of nearly 200 affiliated North American colleges and universities, the School provides graduate students and scholars a base for the advanced study of all aspects of Greek culture, from antiquity to the present day.
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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreAndrea 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.
Read MorePrinted 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.
Read MoreΜε 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.
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