ASCSA Newsletter

February 14, 2008

Collaborating to Improve Library Collections

A project for librarians and scholars to collaborate for the improvment library holdings of epigraphic publications

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February 13, 2008

Malcolm Wiener Foundation Donates $2 Million for New Lab

The School recently received a major contribution from the Malcolm H. Wiener Foundation

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February 13, 2008

Icon from the Stathatos Collection lent to exhibition in Corfu

A post-Byzantine icon from the Stathatos collection was lent to the exhibition “Ex votos and Miracles. Votive practices in Corfu and in Europe” in the Old Fortress of Corfu. On view until the end of April 2008.

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February 12, 2008

Νέο σπάνιο απόκτημα της Βιβλιοθήκης

Πρώτη Λονδρέζικη έκδοση της “Τέχνης Ρητορικής” του Αριστοτέλη (1619) δωρήθηκε στη Βιβλιοθήκη

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February 12, 2008

School Receives $2 Million from Malcolm Wiener Foundation

The Foundation has recently donated $2 million for a new Laboratory.

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February 12, 2008

Εικόνα από τη Συλλογή Σταθάτου σε έκθεση στην Κέρκυρα

Φορητή εικόνα από τη Συλλογή Σταθάτου συμμετείχε στην έκθεση «Θαύματα και Τάματα. Αφιερωματικές πρακτικές στην Κέρκυρα και στην Ευρώπη».

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February 11, 2008

Concert “Winds West and East” by musical group En Chordais

On December 4 2008 musical group En Chordais gave in Cotsen Hall a concert titled “Winds West and East. Our Byzantine Inheritance, Lyrics and Melodies from the Mediterranean, and Contemporary Compositions.”

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February 8, 2008

Hesperia Wins Prestigious Publishing Award

On February 7, 2008, the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers presented Hesperia, the journal of the ASCSA, with an award for Best Design of a Print Journal at a lunch held in the Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C.

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Corinth Excavations Well-Represented at AIA

February 4, 2008

Corinth Excavations Well-Represented at AIA

The Corinth Excavations were the subject of many papers at the 2008 AIA Meetings in Chicago. Read what was presented here.

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Pompeii and the Roman Villa. An Exhibition of Greek Culture?

February 1, 2008

Pompeii and the Roman Villa. An Exhibition of Greek Culture?

On the Bay of Naples, wealthy Roman collectors created an elite culture based on the art of ancient Greece. An exhibition recently at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, (moving to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in May) and curated by ASCSA alum Carol C. Mattusch, explores luxury living in the shadow of the volcano.

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Gennadeion Goes Digital

January 31, 2008

Gennadeion Goes Digital

An ambitious program of scanning and cataloging some of the treasures of the Gennadius Library has been underway since 2007.

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January 17, 2008

Mount Lykaion Excavations Announce 2008 Field Season

The latest season of excavations at Mount Lykaion in Arcadia will be starting in late June 2008. Investigation will focus on the Ash Altar and sacred temenos on top of the mountain, and on the Stoa and Bath area below.

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Q and A with Mary Sturgeon

January 8, 2008

Q and A with Mary Sturgeon

The Chair of the Managing Committee gives her views on ambitions for the School, the study of Roman Greece, the role of Chair, and more.

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January 3, 2008

Master Planning Study

The Master Planning Study continues in Athens with the architectural firm of K. Kyriakidis examining various solutions to space and renovation issues at the School. The Master Planning Committee, composed of Trustees from the School and Gennadius Library Boards, staff, and Managing Committee, met in New York during the Board of Trustees meeting to look at some preliminary concept drawings for a new archives facility, a new Wiener Lab building, renovations and additions to Loring Hall and the Annex, and a reception area for Cotsen Hall. Concepts are being revised and input sought on these and other space reallocation and building projects in Athens, as well as Corinth. A presentation will be made at the Managing Committee meeting in January regarding this study.

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January 3, 2008

Materials for the January 4th Meeting Mailed

The managing committee meeting will take place on Friday, January 4th, 2008 at 6pm in the Columbus Hall (AB Meeting Room) at the Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel. The materials for the meeting were transmitted by e-mail to all members on December 12. Please contact Mary Darlington at the Princeton Office if you have not received the mailing. You can also download the packet by clicking on this link. As well as the Minutes of the last meeting, the packet contains an Agenda, Reports from the Standing Committees, and a Report from the Administrative Director. Reports from Athens will be mailed separately.

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January 2, 2008

Derveni Krater Book Launches Series

A new publication series shows that an understanding of archaeological context is an essential companion to art historical study of the ancient world. The first volume was launched at the meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America in Chicago, January 2008.

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January 2, 2008

Alum Gifts to the American School. What’s Next for 2008?

All members of the ASCSA Alumini/ae Association are invited to e-mail me with ideas for the 2008 gift from the alumni/ae to the School, following a very much-appreciated set of donations last year. As well as the annual Summer School Scholarship, the 2007 gift included uniforms for the maids and a closet to store them in, a coffeemaker for the saloni in the main buiding, and lamps for the saloni in the Main Building and in Loring Hall.

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December 21, 2007

New Bequests

Generous bequests from Katherine Babbitt and Richard Howland have recently been received by the School.

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December 20, 2007

Triumph over Time Shown in Corinth

On December 14, the movie Triumph over Time, made by the American School in 1947, was shown to residents of Ancient Corinth, where much of the film was shot.

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December 20, 2007

Doreen Spitzer Gift and 2006-2007 Annual Appeal

The 2006-2007 Annual Appeal was the most successful in School history

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December 16, 2007

Floyd McCoy Wiener Professor for 2007-2008

Distinguished geologist Professor Floyd W. McCoy of the University of Hawaii will conduct research and teach at the School in 2007 and 2008.

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December 16, 2007

Department of Education Grant Received

Starting in October 2007, the School will receive around $90,000 each year for the support of overseas postgraduate research and education from the US Department of Education.

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December 2, 2007

Συναυλία «Πουνέντες και Λεβάντες» από το σχήμα Εν Χορδαίς

Το σχήμα ΕΝ ΧΟΡΔΑΙΣ έδωσε στο Cotsen Hall στις 4 Δεκεμβρίου 2007 συναυλία με τίτλο «Πουνέντες και Λεβάντες»: μία μουσική αναδρομή στις λόγιες και δημώδεις παραδόσεις της Μεσογείου από το χθες στο σήμερα.

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October 22, 2007

Digital Initiatives On Target

Grants totaling $1.2 million are helping ASCSA develop a digital library. Over 200,000 photographs, archival documents, archaeological notebooks, and maps/plans will be available online in 2008.

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October 21, 2007

New Discoveries in the Athenian Agora

Excavations Director John Camp summarizes work done between 2006 and 2007.

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