LECTURE

Funerary Rites | Athens | February 23
WHAT'S ON

The Canadian Institute in Greece presents a lecture by Katerina Apokatanidis, its Neda and Franz Leipen Fellow and a PhD candidate in classical archaeology at the University of Toronto, on “Greek Funerary Religion: The Case Study of the Orphic Gold Tablets.”


Aristocrats and Horses | Hybrid | February 17
WHAT'S ON

As part of its ongoing exhibition on the importance of horses in ancient Greece, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) has invited Judith M. Barringer, professor of Greek art and archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, to deliver a lecture.

Lost Children | Athens | November 23
WHAT'S ON

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens presents a lecture on the post-war Greek adoption movement, which saw some 4,000 children sent overseas.

Spartan Society | Athens | November 4
WHAT'S ON

Nigel Kennell, a Whitehead Distinguished Scholar at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens has been invited to deliver a lecture on “Leading the Spirits of Youth to Excellence: Greek Citizen Training in Context.”


Bladder Diplomacy | Athens | October 16 & 17
WHAT'S ON

Lebanese video artist Ziad Antar and writer Rasha Salti join forces again for a lecture/performance at the Onassis Cultural Center titled “The Bladder Diplomacy Project.”

Peter Frankopan | Athens | October 7
WHAT'S ON

For its inaugural lecture in the Thalia Potamianos series on the impact of Greek culture, the American School of Classical Studies’ Gennadius Library has invited Dr Peter Frankopan to deliver the first of three talks on “Global Greece: A History.”


On George Finlay | Online | May 27
WHAT'S ON

Dr Alasdair Grant will deliver a lecture titled “George Finlay among the Scottish Philhellenes” at the British School of Athens on May 27.

Southeast Aegean | May 10
WHAT'S ON

The British School at Athens presents University of the Aegean Professor Maria Mina in a virtual lecture on “Manifestation or Mirage? The Cultural Construction of Insularity in the Southeast Aegean.”



Violence against Women | March 31
WHAT'S ON

Democrats Abroad Greece Women’s Caucus will hold a conversation titled “Sexual Harassment, Violence Against Women and the Pandemic” via Zoom on March 31, starting at 8 p.m.

Philhellenes of Francophone Canada | March 30
WHAT'S ON

The Canadian Institute in Greece will be hosting Professor Jacques Bouchard from the University of Montreal for a lecture titled “The Philhellenes of Francophone Canada and Liberated Greece” on March 30.


Solidialogues | March 19 & 20
LECTURE

Some 200 European residents have responded to an invitation by the continent’s Goethe Institutes to form small discussion groups addressing the origins, impact and future of some of the biggest hot-button issues of the day.

The Athena Parthenos Shield | March 18
ARCHAEOLOGY

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens continues its Greek Painting in Context webinar series with a lecture by Jenifer Neils on the Gigantomachy.