February 3, 2010
Walton Lecture in Thessaloniki
University of Pennsylvania Professor Robert Ousterhout delivered the Walton Lecture on Byzantine Constantinople twice this year: at the Gennadius Library in Athens (March 2) and at the Museum of Byzantine Civilization in Thessaloniki (March 4th).
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February 2, 2010
Gennadeion Events Honor Author Stratis Myrivilis
Two events honoring author Stratis Myrivilis, whose archives are at the Gennadius Library, attracted large crowds in Cotsen Hall.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2010
Plakias Survey Finds Mesolithic and Palaeolithic Artifacts on Crete
While claims for pre-Neolithic artifacts on Crete have been made for decades, the Plakias Survey has become the first project to identify Mesolithic and Palaeolithic artifacts in datable geologic contexts, perhaps indicating the earliest seafaring activity in the Mediterranean.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2010
Rebecca C. Robinson [1924-2009]
Rebecca Cooper Wood Robinson, a former School Member and wife of ASCSA and Corinth Excavation Director Henry Robinson passed away on December 7, 2009.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2010
American School Awarded NEH Challenge Grant
ASCSA has been awarded a prestigious Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for $578,750. The School must raise a three-to-one match to the NEH grant or about $1.8 million, which will support improvements and renovations to the School’s two world-renowned humanities research libraries.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2010
Έλεγχος και απογραφή βιβλίων
Η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη θα παραμείνει κλειστή από 22 - 27 Φεβρουαρίου 2010 εξ αιτίας απογραφής βιβλίων.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2010
School’s 2009 Fall Lecture Series Now Online
The School concluded its successful Fall Lecture Series on December 15, 2009 with six lectures covering a wide range of topics. Watch the videocasts here.
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January 5, 2010
Loring Hall: It’s time for an ‘Extreme Makeover’!
The residence hall is now 80 years old ..and showing her age. See how you can help this heart of the School.
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Exhibition on the Art of Schoolbooks (1860-1960)
The Gennadius Library has lent materials from its children's books collection and its Archives to the exhibition Authors and Artists of Schoolbooks (1860-1960)
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Έκθεση “Λογοτέχνες και Καλλιτέχνες στα Αναγνωστικά (1860-1960)”
Παιδικά βιβλία και αρχειακά τεκμήρια της Γενναδείου εκτίθενται σε έκθεση σχολικών βιβλίων στο Μέγαρο Εϋνάρδου.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2009
New Fellowship for Research in Corinth
The School announces the inauguration of the Henry S. Robinson Fellowship starting in 2010-11, to encourage research at the ASCSA excavations at Ancient Corinth.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2009
New Publication: Archaeologies of Cult
Intended as a tribute to a pioneer in the field of Cretan cult study, 28 of Geraldine Gesell's former students and colleagues present aspects of ritual and religion on Crete.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2009
A Birthday for Loring Hall
Birthday Cake with Pumpkin Pie! On Thursday, November 26, more than 100 members, staff, and friends of ASCSA gathered in Loring Hall to celebrate Thanksgiving and Loring Hall's 80th Birthday.
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School Director Lectures at the University of Ioannina
ASCSA Director Jack Davis presented the second lecture ("Greeks in the Adriatic: What, When, and Why?") in a new series at the University of Ioannina in November.
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Read MoreDecember 2, 2009
Mitropoulos Medal
Gennadius Library Award to the First Winner of the 2009 Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition for Composition
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November 26, 2009
Μια βραδιά συντροφιά με τον Μυριβήλη
Λογοτέχνες μιλούν για το Μυριβήλη 40 χρόνια μετά το θάνατό του.
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November 26, 2009
Συνέδριο αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη της βυζαντινολόγου Αγγελικής Λαΐου
Η Γεννάδειος τίμησε τη μνήμη της Αγγελικής Λαΐου με επιστημονική ημερίδα με θέμα «Μετακινήσεις πληθυσμών, φύλο και οικονομία στο Βυζάντιο. Ένα συνέδριο στη μνήμη της Αγγελικής Λαΐου» στην οποία συμμετείχαν διάσημοι βυζαντινολόγοι από όλο τον κόσμο.
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November 26, 2009
Συνέδριο αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη της βυζαντινολόγου Αγγελικής Λαΐου
Στις 23 Οκτωβρίου πραγματοποιήθηκε ημερίδα με θέμα «Μετακινήσεις πληθυσμών, φύλο και οικονομία στο Βυζάντιο. Ένα συνέδριο στη μνήμη της Αγγελικής Λαΐου». Διάσημοι βυζαντινολόγοι τίμησαν τη μνήμη της Αγγελικής Λαΐου με επιστημονικές ομιλίες σχετικές με θέματα του ενδιαφέροντος της μεγάλης ιστορικού που απεβίωσε το Δεκέμβριο του 2008.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2009
Gennadeion Newsletter Now Online
The 2009 edition of Gennadeion News has been mailed to all subscribers and can also be read online and in color here.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2009
“Big Digs Go Digital” Conference Explores Collaborations
Representatives of the German Archaeological Institute and the ASCSA convened in Athens and Corinth November 4-7 to discuss problems in information technology as they pertain to large-scale excavations.
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Members in Training
Eight students of the School braved bad weather to run the 27th Annual Athens Classic Road Race.
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Akoue Now Online
The Spring 2010 edition of the School newsletter ákoue has been mailed to all subscribers and can also be read online and in color here.
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Το Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος κάνει δωρεά στην Αμερικανική Σχολή
Το Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος χρηματοδοτεί την ηλεκτρονική καταλογογράφηση 1500 επιστημονικών περιοδικών των βιβλιοθηκών Blegen και Γενναδείου της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών.
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Schliemann Books discussed at Gennadeion Trustees Dinner
On October 29, 2009 Professor Curtis Runnels of Boston University gave a lecture on Schliemann's books showcasing the Archive of Heinrich Schliemann held by the Gennadius Library and its importance for the study of archaeology.
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