May 31, 2022
Video Archive: “Homage to Classical Culture and to Konstantinos Kavafis” (Watch in Italian)
Watch a lecture on Konstantinos Kavafis, with Nuccion Ordine, Renata Lavagnini and Cristianno Luciani, that was organized by the Friends of the Gennadius Library, under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in Greece.
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May 29, 2022
Rediscovering the Julian Basilica: A Conversation with the Authors of Corinth XXII
Scotton, Vanderpool, and Roncaglia discuss their new publication, The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII)
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May 28, 2022
Video Archive - Καππαδόκες Ρωμιοί: Eλληνική ταυτότητα, ορθόδοξη συνείδηση και τουρκικός εθνικισμός (1919-1923)
Watch our latest lecture, with Alexis Alexandris, organized by the Friends of the Gennadius Library and learn about the Greeks of Cappadocia.
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May 26, 2022
On the Margins of History: The Music of Greek Jewish Women in the Early 20th Century
The first musical lecture by the award-winning American ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King entitled "On the Margins of History: The Music of Greek Jewish Women in the Early 20th Century" was completed with great success. As a strategic partner, the Gennadius Library hosted the event in Cotsen Hall at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
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May 25, 2022
Video Archive: Simon of Athens, two Byzantine manuscripts and a lost bronze horse from the Athenian Agora
Watch our lecture with Anne McCabe, and learn about Simon of Athens, a recognized authority during the 5th century BC, who was name-checked by Aristophanes, quoted reverently by Xenophon, and remembered for criticizing the painter Mikon for inaccurate representation of a horse's eyelashes.
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May 25, 2022
Vangelis Raptopoulos corresponding with Elias Petropoulos
Ο συγγραφέας Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος δημοσιεύει στη LIFO την αλληλογραφία του με τον Ηλία Πετρόπουλο (1928-2003). Οι επιστολές προέρχονται από τα προσωπικά αρχεία των δύο συγγραφέων που βρίσκονται κατατεθειμένα στο Τμήμα Αρχείων της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών.
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May 25, 2022
Στο Περιθώριο της Ιστορίας: H Μουσική των Ελληνοεβραίων Γυναικών στις αρχές του 20ου αιώνα
Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκε η πρώτη μουσική διάλεξη του πολυβραβευμένου Αμερικανού εθνομουσικολόγου Christopher C. King με τίτλο “Στο Περιθώριο της Ιστορίας: H Μουσική των Ελληνοεβραίων Γυναικών στις αρχές του 20ου αιώνα”. Ως στρατηγικός εταίρος, η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη φιλοξένησε την εκδήλωση στο αμφιθέατρο της Αμερικανικής Σχολής Κλασικών Σπουδών στην Αθήνα Cotsen Hall.
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May 24, 2022
Video Archive: The Unsung History of Greek Jewish Women in the early 20th century
Watch the award-winning American ethnomusicologist, Christopher C. King, as he presents the untold stories and songs of the Romaniote Jewish singers from Ioannina. Amalia Vaka (Matsa), and the Sephardic Jewish singers from Thenassaliniki, Rosa Eskenazi and Stella Haskil.
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May 23, 2022
New Publication! The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of The Julian Basilica: Architecture, Sculpture, Epigraphy (Corinth XXII) by Paul D. Scotton, Catherine de Grazia Vanderpool, and Carolynn Roncaglia.
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May 17, 2022
School Awards Edward E. Cohen with Athens Prize at Sixth Annual Gala
Acclaimed economic historian, author, businessman, and educator honored at Gotham Hall in New York City.
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May 14, 2022
Gala 2022 - Video Archive
Watch a replay of our sixth annual Gala honoring Edward E. Cohen at Gotham Hall in New York City.
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May 12, 2022
Video Archive: Recent Excavations at the Sanctuary of Artemis in Amarynthos, Euboea
Watch our lecture with former Mellon Professor and current Director of the Swiss School of Archaeology, Dr. Sylvian Fachard, and learn more about the excavation project at the Sanctuary of the Artemis in Amarynthos, Eubea.
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May 6, 2022
Ωράριο Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης από 9 Μαΐου 2022
Από τη Δευτέρα 9 Μαΐου 2022 η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη επανέρχεται στο κανονικό ωράριο λειτουργίας της χωρίς ραντεβού. Για την είσοδο στη Βιβλιοθήκη δεν απαιτείται επίδειξη πιστοποιητικού εμβολιασμού/νόσησης ούτε θερμομέτρηση. Η χρήση μάσκας παραμένει υποχρεωτική.
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May 6, 2022
Gennadius Library Opening Hours from May 9, 2022
From Monday May 9, 2022, the Gennadius Library returns to its usual opening hours without the need of an appointment. Vaccination / infection certificate or temperature check is no longer required to access the Library. The use of a mask remains mandatory.
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May 6, 2022
Video Archive: Annual Open Meeting 2022
Watch our the video archive of our annual Open meeting and learn about the important work that was carried out at the American School, for the past year, as well as the great work of preserving and restoring the Roman frescoes at Ancient Corinth, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Charles K. Williams II.
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May 1, 2022
Exhibition open on May 1st
Turn your May Day into a Neigh Day! Our exhibition “Hippos: The Horse in Ancient Athens” will be open tomorrow, May 1st, from 12:00 to 18:00!
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April 29, 2022
The Athenian Agora Has Gone to the Dogs!
Colin Whiting speaks to us about his exciting new publication, Dogs in the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book 28)
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April 15, 2022
New Publication! Dogs in the Athenian Agora
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the publication of Dogs in the Athenian Agora (Agora Picture Book 28) by Colin M. Whiting.
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April 12, 2022
Video Archive: Byzantine Dialogues from the Gennadius Library: "Sparing the Vanquished”: Empire and the Provinces from Hadrian to Justinian
Watch the 9th episode of our Byzantine Dialogues from the Gennadius Library with Marion Kruse, from the University of Cincinnati, and learn about the different ways in which Hadrian and Justinian understood the provinces, in the second and sixth century.
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April 6, 2022
Video Archive - “Σμύρνη (19ος- αρχές 20ου αιώνα): Οι διαδρομές των ανθρώπων και των βιβλίων”
Watch a lecture organized by the Association of the Friends of The Gennadius Library, as learn about the typography in Smyrna, in the 19th century.
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April 4, 2022
Video Archive - Ένα Πρόγραμμα για την Αθήνα (Greek Translation)
Στο πλαίσιο της πρωτοβουλίας Athens Meetings 2022 και μετά την εκδήλωση που προηγήθηκε στις 23 Φεβρουαρίου, η δεύτερη δημόσια συζήτηση με τίτλο «Ένα πρόγραμμα για την Αθήνα» πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 4 Απριλίου του 2022. Ποιος σχεδιάζει την Αθήνα; Σχεδιάζεται η Αθήνα; Τι σχεδιάζεται στην Αθήνα; Ποιες είναι οι προτεραιότητες; Ποιοι είναι οι διατυπωμένοι στόχοι; Υπάρχει σήμερα «ένα όραμα για την Αθήνα».
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April 4, 2022
Video Archive - A Program for Athens (English Translation)
Στο πλαίσιο της πρωτοβουλίας Athens Meetings 2022 και μετά την εκδήλωση που προηγήθηκε στις 23 Φεβρουαρίου, η δεύτερη δημόσια συζήτηση με τίτλο «Ένα πρόγραμμα για την Αθήνα» πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 4 Απριλίου 2022. Ποιος σχεδιάζει την Αθήνα; Σχεδιάζεται η Αθήνα; Τι σχεδιάζεται στην Αθήνα; Ποιες είναι οι προτεραιότητες; Ποιοι είναι οι διατυπωμένοι στόχοι; Υπάρχει σήμερα «ένα όραμα για την Αθήνα». Παρακο
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March 31, 2022
Hesperia 91.1 Now Online!
We are pleased to announce the publication of Hesperia 91.1! Topics in this issue include an examination of the development of cooking dishes in the prehistoric Aegean, visual representations of the myth of Philomela and Prokne in Athenian vase painting, the concluding remarks regarding the comprehensive study of the sculptures from the Temple of Ares, and the publication of the Roman curse tablets from the Athenian Agora.
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March 21, 2022
Video Archive: Athena’s Horsemen: Equestrian Dedications from the Athenian Acropolis
Watch our last Hippos lecture, with Professor Mary Ann Eaverly, and discover the fascinating world of equestrian monuments that were figured prominently among sculptural dedications on the Athenian Acropolis.
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March 21, 2022
Video Archive: The Residue of Eden: Myth and Medicine in Early Christian Anointing Practices
Watch the latest Byzantine dialogues lecture, with Professor John Penniman, and learn how olive oil moved between medical, magical, and cultic contexts in the broader Greco-Roman world.
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