November 7, 2013
Δημιουργώντας κοινό: ο ρόλος των πολιτιστικών ιδρυμάτων σε περιόδους κρίσεως
Ο Σύλλογος Φίλων της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης διοργάνωσε ομιλία του Ιωάννη Τροχόπουλου στο αμφιθέατρο Cotsen Hall
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November 4, 2013
Bookidis Recipient of 2014 Aristeia Award
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Nancy Bookidis, Assistant Director Emerita of the Corinth Excavations, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Aristeia Award for Distinguished Alumni/ae of the School. She will be honored at the AIA meetings in January.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2013
The Sketchbooks of Andreas Vourloumis at the Gennadius Library Archives
The collection consists of sketchbooks with pen drawings and watercolors inspired by landscapes and fellow soldiers during Andreas Vourloumis' service at the Albanian forefront in 1940-1941.
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October 17, 2013
VIDEOCAST - “The Emergence of a Warlike Elite at Mitrou, East Lokris, in the Prepalatial Bronze Age”
"The Emergence of a Warlike Elite at Mitrou, East Lokris, in the Prepalatial Bronze Age" Aleydis Van de Moortel, NEH Fellow, ASCSA; Associate Professor of Classics, University of Tennessee
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October 14, 2013
VIDEOCAST - Elena Boeck, Reconfiguring Constantinople
Reconfiguring Constantinople: Story Spaces and Storied Imperial Places in the Madrid Skylitzes Manuscript is now available to watch online.
Read MoreOctober 8, 2013
School’s 2013-2014 Events Season Underway
The American School is pleased to announce its schedule of lectures and events in Athens for the 2013–2014 academic year.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2013
“The Olive in the third millenium Aegean”
Dr. Evi Margaritis, former Wiener Laboratory Fellow has published this recent article in Antiquity (under her affiliation with the lab).
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September 2, 2013
Miles Conquers Hellespont 2013
While some of us are content to take August off and enjoy a lazy summer, Mellon Professor Margie Miles instead conquers the Hellespont — one of the most significant open water swims in the world — winning her age group in the traditional annual swim which crosses from Europe to Asia.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2013
“Bringing the past to life”
Former Wiener Laboratory Angel Fellow and American School Advanced Fellow Eleanna Prevedorou is featured in an Arizona State University News article
Read MoreAugust 21, 2013
Η Συλλογή Ακολουθιών της Ντόρυς Παπαστράτου
Η Δάφνη και η Μαρίνα Ηλιάδη δώρισαν στη Γεννάδειο Βιβλιοθήκη τη συλλογή εντύπων Ακολουθιών της μητέρας τους, Ντόρυς Παπαστράτου. Οι θρησκευτικές αυτές «φυλλάδες» είναι τώρα διαθέσιμες στην ιστοσελίδα της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης.
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August 16, 2013
ASCSA Alums Employ Advanced Imaging of Linear B Tablets from Pylos
A team of researchers are using new technologies on a school-affiliated project which literally "sheds new light" on inscriptions from Linear B tablets in Pylos.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2013
The Gennadius Library Inaugurates the Akolouthies Digitization Project
Daphne and Marina Heliades have donated to the Gennadius Library the corpus of printed “Akolouthies” collected by their mother, Dory Papastratou. The religious pamphlets honoring saints are now available on the ASCSA website.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2013
Byzantine Summer School 2013
The fifth Medieval Greek summer school was completed successfully in July 2013 thanks to a generous grant from the Leventis Foundation.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2013
Προκήρυξη Ανοικτού Διεθνούς Διαγωνισμού «ΨΗΦΙΑΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΒΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΓΕΝΝΑΔΕΙΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ»
Προκήρυξη Ανοικτού Διεθνούς Διαγωνισμού με κριτήριο ανάθεσης την πλέον συμφέρουσα από οικονομική άποψη προσφορά για το Υποέργο 2: «Ψηφιοποίηση περιεχομένου» της Πράξης: «ΨΗΦΙΑΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΒΑΣΗ ΣΤΗ ΓΕΝΝΑΔΕΙΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ» με κωδικό ΟΠΣ 374043.
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August 7, 2013
From the Archivists Notebook: New Blog Launched
What do George Cram Cook, a Philhellenist who liked to dress in Greek peasant clothes, Cold War Cultural Diplomacy, and European artist Anders Zorn all have in common? They are all the latest subjects in School Archivist Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan's new blog on the widely diverse and interesting items discovered while doing archival research in and about the School's large collection.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2013
Conference on Nike of Samothrace Celebrates 150 Years Since Its Discovery
A recent conference celebrates the anniversary of one of the most famous statues in antiquity and coincides with research performed by ASCSA Managing Committee Member Bonna Wescoat.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2013
School Purchases Prehistoric Site of Korakou
Thanks to a grant from INSTAP the ASCSA has been able to purchase the area of the prehistoric site of Korakou, thus protecting the site for the future.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2013
Ancient Corinth’s Apollon Honors Williams and Bookidis
Ancient Corinth's cultural heritage association dedicated an evening of entertainment to the Director Emeritus and Asst. Director Emerita of the Corinth Excavations.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2013
Dinsmoor Drawings Conserved
The Archives report that the conservation of another 56 architectural drawings by William Bell Dinsmoor has been completed.
Read MoreJune 27, 2013
Europa Nostra in the Agora
On June 15, more that 200 members of the cultural organization "Europa Nostra" visited the Ancient Agora as part of their annual convention.
Read MoreJune 25, 2013
Poet Nikos Fokas donates his papers to the Gennadius Library Archives
Described as one of the most important figures in postwar Greek literature, poet Nikos Fokas and his wife Angela have donated the poet's personal papers to the Archives of the Gennadius Library.
Read MoreJune 25, 2013
Corinth: Imagine the City Exhibit
Director of Excavations Guy Sanders and local ΛΖ ΕΠΚΑ archaeologist Sokrates Koursoumis spoke to an interested audience gathered for the Imagine the City: Corinth 2013 Exhibit. Organized by the volunteer group Diolki the event ran from June 13-23.
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June 18, 2013
VIDEOCAST - Carl and Elizabeth Blegen Remembered Colloquium
To honor the Blegens, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the J. F. Costopoulos Foundation presented a colloquium at Cotsen Hall on May, 31, 2013.
Read MoreJune 17, 2013
Corinth 2013 winds down
The 2013 season at Ancient Corinth officially came to a close Friday June 14. South of the South Stoa, students excavated in Byzantine and Late Roman levels.
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