Message from the Director

April 10, 2020

Message from the Director

Watch the message from the Director of the American School.

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Ambassador Boura Appointed as President of Gennadius Library Philoi

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.

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Videocast - Ionic Polychromy - Beyond Doric Analogies and Homogenizing Methodologies

April 1, 2020

Videocast - Ionic Polychromy - Beyond Doric Analogies and Homogenizing Methodologies

Watch our first ever Webinar / Tea talk

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Update about the 2020-2021 Academic Year

March 31, 2020

Update about the 2020-2021 Academic Year

Please read our updates concerning the 2020 - 2021 Academic Year

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Videocast -

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

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Important Notice - Libraries Closed

March 11, 2020

Important Notice - Libraries Closed

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Bringing the Archives to Life: Reflections from Author Sylvie Dumont

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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Τελευταίες ξεναγήσεις στην έκθεση

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.

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

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.

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Q&A with New Publications Project Editor Sarah Rous

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!

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Hesperia 89.1 Now Online!

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.

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Boston College High School Students Explore the Schliemann Papers

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.

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Βιβλίο για την Οθωμανική Αθήνα

February 19, 2020

Βιβλίο για την Οθωμανική Αθήνα

Με μεγάλη χαρά ανακοινώνουμε την δημοσίευση του βιβλίου “Ottoman Athens: Archaeology, Topography, History” [Οθωμανική Αθήνα: Αρχαιολογία, Τοπογραφία, Ιστορία] που επιμελήθηκαν η Μαρία Γεωργοπούλου και ο Κωνσταντίνος Θανασάκης [289 σελίδες, 95 εικόνες].

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In Memoriam: Ing-Marie Raptis

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.

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School Elects Two Trustees from California

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.

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John Papadopoulos Speaks at the National Arts Club

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.

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Group from Kalamata visits the Gennadius Library

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.

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Delaware University students visit the Gennadius Library

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.

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Q&A with Hesperia Fellow Ashley Eckhardt

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.

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Hunter College Students Visit the American 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.

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Winter 2019 Newsletter

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.

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Ξενάγηση ομάδας υπαλλήλων του Υπουργείου Μεταναστευτικής Πολιτικής στην Αμερικανική Σχολή

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.

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Videocast -

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.

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