December 3, 2014
Cleaning up the West Wing basement
Old books and archival material are being sorted through
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Επέκταση και Ανοικοδόμηση της Δυτικής Πτέρυγας της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης
Χάρη σε σημαντική επιχορήγηση από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (ΕΣΠΑ), χρηματοδότηση του Αμερικανικού Κληροδοτήματος για τις Ανθρωπιστικές Επιστήμες (NEH), και γενναιόδωρες χορηγίες από ιδιώτες φίλους της Βιβλιοθήκης, η ανοικοδόμηση και επέκταση της Δυτικής Πτέρυγας της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης ξεκίνησε τον Ιούλιο του 2014.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2014
New Extension and Reconstruction of the West Wing of the Gennadius Library
Within the 90 years of the Gennadius Library’s existence the world of libraries has undergone dramatic changes many of which have been addressed in the renovation campaigns of 1999 and 2004. Thanks to a major grant from the European Union (ΕΣΠΑ), a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and generous gifts of private donors the reconstruction and extension of the West Wing of the Gennadius Library is currently under way.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2014
Aristeia Award Winner Announced
John Camp is the 2015 Aristeia Award Winner
Read MoreOctober 16, 2014
Good Luck Continues in Corinth
At the end of September conservation of the Agonotheteion mosaic was presented to the 5th and 6th grades of the local school of Ancient Corinth. Since then all 37 panels of the mosaic have been completely and successfully detached. Nicol Anastasatou is participating in the Colloquium of the International Association for the Study of Ancient Mosaics in California.
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October 16, 2014
VIDEOCAST - Χαρτογραφία και Ιατρική “στον απόηχο του χρόνου και του χώρου”
Χαρτογραφία και Ιατρική “στον απόηχο του χρόνου και του χώρου”. Διδάγματα από την Ιστορία Speaker Dr. Panayotis N. Soucacos
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October 13, 2014
VIDEOCAST - Voice, Signature, Mask: The Byzantine Author
Voice, Signature, Mask: The Byzantine Author Speaker: Stratis Papaioannou, Associate Professor of Classics, Brown University and 2014-15 Whitehead Professor, ASCSA
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October 9, 2014
VIDEOCAST - «Ψυχῆς Ἄκος» Ημερίδα για την επέτειο 200 χρόνων
«Ψυχῆς Ἄκος» Ημερίδα για την επέτειο 200 χρόνων από την ίδρυση της Σχολής & της Βιβλιοθήκης Μηλεών Speaker Bertrand Bouvier, Πασχάλης Κιτρομηλίδης, Ντία Φιλιππίδου
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Elizabeth Blegen’s great-niece visits the School
It was the first time that a relative of Elizabeth Pierce Blegen visited the School in decades.
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West Wing & Wiener Lab - PROJECTS
October 7th, 2014. Projects presentations by: James C. Wright, Director, American School of Classical Studies
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October 6, 2014
VIDEOCAST - The Song of the Earth
Theatrical performance of Stratis Myrivilis’s “The Song of the Earth,” a moving rendering of a work by one of Greece’s greatest novelists whose archives are housed in the Gennadeion.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2014
Hesperia 83.3 Now Online!
Topics in this issue include the EH II–III transition at Lerna and Tiryns, pedimental reliefs from Helike, "nonsense" inscriptions on Attic vases, Agora I 5162, and Italian sigillata stamps on Crete.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2014
New Maps and Spatial Data
A new resource for sharing maps and spatial data is now available through the Corinth Excavations' web pages. While the area of emphasis is the Corinthia, coverage for much of the data extends to the whole of Greece.
Read MoreAugust 11, 2014
ASCSA Managing Committee - May 2014 Meeting in New York
ASCSA Managing Committee - May 2014 Meeting in New York
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August 7, 2014
Good Luck for the Eutychia Mosaic
After the approval of a conservation study by head conservator Nicol Anastassatou, work has begun on a figural mosaic in the South Stoa. Photos and Google Glass videos describe the restoration of this artwork.
Read MoreJuly 25, 2014
The Public Library of the village of Milies on Mt. Pelion
The Gennadius Library is organizing a conference to celebrate the 200 years from the foundation of the Public Library of Milies.
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Charamis and Venizelou Gift to the Gennadius Library
New materials have been added to the Gennadius Library collection.
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Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη των Μηλεών Πηλίου
Ημερίδα για τα 200 χρόνια από την ίδρυση της Βιβλιοθήκης διοργανώνει η Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη
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Malcolm H. Wiener honored by President Papoulias with the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix
On Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at an official state ceremony, President Karolos Papoulias of Greece presented 42 people with awards. Among those honored was Malcolm H. Wiener, president of the Institute for Aegean Prehistory and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ASCSA. Wiener received the Gold Cross of the Order of Honor from Papoulias.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2014
Journey of a Portrait
First it hung on the walls of the American Academy in Rome; then in 1932 it followed its owner, Gorham Phillips Stevens, to Athens where he served as Director of the American School from 1939 to 1947.
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July 11, 2014
Corinth Excavations 2014: End of Season and Google Glass
Monday June 30th marked the end of the third and final training session and the end of the 2014 season in Ancient Corinth. A total of 22 ASCSA students and others participated. In the third session...
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Exhibition “Dominicos Theotokopoulos between Venice and Rome”
The Gennadius Library has loaned two rare books with engravings that depict the monastery of St. Catherine's on Mount Sinai.
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Έκθεση “Ο Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος μεταξύ Βενετίας και Ρώμης”
Δύο σπάνια βιβλία με χαρακτικά από τις συλλογές της Γενναδείου Βιβλιοθήκης παρουσιάζονται στην έκθεση "Ο Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος μεταξύ Βενετίας και Ρώμης".
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June 11, 2014
VIDEOCAST - Harvesting the Sea: Aegean Societies and Marine Animals in Context
Harvesting the Sea: Aegean Societies and Marine Animals in Context, 29-31 May ASCSA, Cotsen Hall, 9 Anapiron Polemou, 106 76 Athens INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 210-7236313
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June 8, 2014
SYMPOSIUM IN MEMORY OF EVELYN B. HARRISON AT THE INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Held on Saturday, May 10, 2013 2:00-4:00 pm
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