Netherlands Institute at Athens

🎥Now Online: Τhe 1st annual lecture of the series ‘Byzantine Talks NIA’ is now available on the YouTube-channel of our Institute.

This event was organized in honor of the late Professor Spyros Troianos, who donated a substantial part of his book collection to the NIA. On this special occasion Dr. Daphne Penna, (Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law in the Department of Legal History at the University of Groningen) delivered the lecture ‘Byzantine law and the European legal tradition’.

👉The lecture, which took place on May 22nd, was a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute at Athens and the Research Centre for the History of Greek Law of the Academy of Athens. We are very pleased to share with you the online registration of the event, which also includes the Q&A session.

🔗Please click the link in the first comment👇

New on our NIA-blog (Link in first comment):

There are many roads to take in Athens. Even a Sacred one. Which is long and leads way back...
Let's follow the footsteps that Sergio Remon Alvarez (ReMA Utrecht University) took during his research stay at the NIA.

Wish you a wonderful week ahead 📚📖

🔊REMINDER! “HYDOR: Water Resources and Management in the Aegean Bronze Age” (Conference)

We would like to remind you that from 11-16 June (next week) the conference “HYDOR: Water Resources and Management in the Aegean Bronze Age”, the XXth international Aegean Conference, will take place at the University of Amsterdam in The Netherlands.

ℹ️For more information please click the link in the first comment 👇

🎥We are glad to share with you the online registration of the 9th session of our TEXNH-series, which took place on April 24.

After a short introduction by NIA-director Prof. Ann Brysbaert, Prof. Fritz Blakolmer, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna, delivered the lecture: “On artistic transformations and models in Minoan iconography: Some examples of warlike scenes”;
Discussant: Dr. Vasiliki Pliatsika, National Archaeological Museum.

The registration also includes the Q&A session that followed the lecture.

🔗Please click the link in the first comment👇

Another contribution to the new "Becourse"-section of our NIA-blog just got published (link in first comment)!
We sincerely thank Filippos Panagiotou (MA-student Archaeology at GIA (Groningen Institute for Archaeology) of the University of Groningen ) for writing about his participation in our successful course "Audiovisual Methods in Collaborative Archaeoloy: Exploring the politics of heritage" that took place 21-30 March 2024.

As spring is almost gone here you can find the links to the short student films directed during our 2024 spring course "Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology". These shorts were made in just a week during our course! Well done everyone! The rest of the links to the films in our YouTube channel you can find in the following comments.

Mosaic Student film of 2024 NIA course Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology

From the Pharos Archives: Euripides in Modern Europe.

This is the second installment of ‘From the Pharos Archives’, where our editorial secretary dives into the to bring you hidden treasures that deserve the spotlight.

In 2009, the NIA hosted an international conference on the role of classics in the formation of European and National Identities, centering around the work of Greek tragedian Euripides (ca. 480-406 BCE). Its proceedings were subsequently published in Pharos 17(1), the first Pharos to be published with current publisher Peeters. The volume contains contributions in English, German, and French about such far-flung topics such as the rediscovery of Euripides in France in the 16th century, German-language reception of Euripides through the lens of Friedrich Schiller’s “Die Braut von Messina” and even the role of Greek theatre in China in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Curious about the role of Euripides in Modern Europe and beyond? You can find it fully available open access via https://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=issue&journal_code=PHA&issue=1&vol=17

It is with great pleasure that the NIA and the EBSA invite you to the opening of the Art Exhibition “ΤΩΡΑ” which will be presented on May 22nd, 2024 at 18.30 at the joint premises of the schools, Makri 11, Athens 11742.

An exhibition that you don't want to miss!

Belgische School te Athene - Ecole belge d'Athènes - Βελγική Σχολή Αθηνών
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Athen Γερμανικό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο
Dipylon Society

H Αλεξία Καραβέλα & O Λυσίμαχος Πολυχρονίδης
παρουσιάζουν

Την Έκθεση Τέχνης
ΤΩΡΑ

21. 05. 2024 - 18:30 (EEST)
Μακρή 11, Αθήνα 117 42

Στο πλαίσιο σειράς διαλέξεων «ATLAS – Archaeological Topographies. Current Trends in Landscape Archaeology and Spatial Analysis» προσκαλούμε δύο νέους και πρωτοπόρους καλλιτέχνες να εξερευνήσουν με τα ιδιαίτερα μέσα τους τις έννοιες της χαρτογράφησης και της χωρικής ανάλυσης. Το έργο των δύο καλλιτεχνών, της Αλεξίας Καραβέλα και του Λυσίμαχου Πολυχρονίδη, φιλοδοξεί να φέρει κοντά το κοινό του ATLAS, τους ομιλητές και τους καλλιτέχνες σε μια γόνιμη εκδήλωση διαλόγου, γεφυρώνοντας την τέχνη και την αρχαιολογία. Την έκθεση επιμελείται η υποδιευθύντρια της EBSA, Δρ. Τίνα Καλαντζοπούλου.

Με χαρά σας προσκαλούμε όλους στα εγκαίνια της έκθεσης στις 21. 05. 2024 - 18:30 (EEST), στις κοινές εγκαταστάσεις της Βελγικής Αρχαιολογικής Σχολής Αθηνών και του Ολλανδικού Ινστιτούτου στο όμορφο νεοκλασικό κτίριο της οδού Μάκρη 11, Αθήνα 117 42.

Οι καλλιτέχνες θα παρουσιάσουν μια εγκατάσταση από ανακτημένα αντικείμενα (αποσπασμένα τμήματα/θράυσματα μωσαϊκών δαπέδων), 11 κάδρα με στιγμιαίες φωτογραφίες που τραβήχτηκαν από το 2006 έως το 2012 και μια χάρτινη κατασκευή.

Θα ακολουθήσει μικρή δεξίωση.

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Alexia Karavela & Lysimachos Polychronidis
present

The Art Exhibition
ΤΩΡΑ

21. 05. 2024 - 18:30 (EEST)
Makri 11, Athens 117 42

In the framework of the “ATLAS – Archaeological Topographies. Current Trends in Landscape Archaeology and Spatial Analysis” two young and avant-guard artists have been invited to explore in their particular mediums the concepts of mapping and spatial analysis. The work of two artists, Alexia Karavela and Lysimachos Polychronidis, aspires to bring together the ATLAS audience, the speakers and the Artists to a fruitful dialogue event, bridging art and archaeology. The exhibition is curated by EBSA’s assistant director, Dr. Tina Kalantzopoulou.
We are delighted to invite you all to the exhibition’s opening on 21. 05. 2024 - 18:30 (EEST), at the joint premises of the EBSA and the NIA in the beautiful neoclassical building at Makri 11, Athens 117 42.
The artists will be presenting an installation of found objects (extracted parts/debris of mosaic floors), 11 frames with instant photographs taken from 2006 to 2012 and a paper construction.
A small reception will follow.

Netherlands Institute at Athens
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Athen Γερμανικό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο
Dipylon Society

NIA-Leiden- VU Summer school reminder!!! Still ten days left for accepting applications -DEADLINE 24 MAY. There are still some places left for our summer school so please share to any interested participants!

📝New on our NIA-blog

Sabine Herder (MA student in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam) shares her experience in Athens and her stay at the NIA.

🔗Link in the first comment

Sofia Mathioudaki (MA Museum Studies, University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam ) traces the history of a medieval manuscript that ended up in the Netherlands after originally being looted from a monastery in Northern Greece.
And luckily enough she wrote about her exciting research on our NIA-blog.
In short: a story you don't want to miss! (Link in first comment)

We are happy to announce that those who won't be able to attend the "Constant Participant" Conference (taking place 8-10 May, and organised in cooperation with the Danish Institute at Athens and the Finnish Institute at Athens) will have the opportunity to follow it through a live stream.
For more information, please click on the link of the first comment on this post.

We are extremely happy that we are able to enrich our NIA-blog with a new category of contributions. Under the hashtag "Becourse" we will be sharing the stories and personal accounts of Bachelor, Master and PhD students who visited our Institute in the framework of various courses, either organized by the NIA, either by (or in cooperation with) Dutch universities and other educational entities.

Their stories cover a wide spectrum of academic backgrounds, from Social and Political Sciences, to European Studies, Fine Arts and Modern History. Through their contributions we hope that you will get an even better picture of the inspiring environment that the city of Athens and our Institute offer for research and study alike!

For our first "Becourse" publication, please follow the link in the first comment..
(Photo by Niela Katsi)

📢We are very pleased to announce our next TEXNH lecture for 2024 “On artistic transformations and models in Minoan iconography: Some examples of warlike scenes” by Prof. Fritz Blakolmer, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna.

📆The event will take place on April, 24th at 6.00 p.m. at The Netherlands Institute at Athens and will also be live-streamed.

📝For more information (including the link for registration for on-line attendance) please click the link in the first comment!

📌Illustration: Reconstruction of the frieze of the silver Battle Krater from Shaft Grave IV at Mycenae

The time for our Summer School has come!!!
Athens, July 1 – July 13, 2024

Documentary and Multimodal Ethnographic Approaches
Applicants: Outstanding last year BA, Master & PhD students in Social/Political Sciences & Fine Arts

ATTENTION DEADLINE 24 MAY

The Netherlands Institute at Athens (NIA) in collaboration with staff from the University of Leiden & Free University Amsterdam (VU) present the international 2024 Summer School:

Specializations and courses on audiovisual and multimodal methodologies have become widely available in recent years. This process has transformed cultural anthropology and its relationship with other disciplines, forms of expression, visual and fine arts. The students will be offered the opportunity to learn various available methodological tools and up-to-date theoretical approaches. As this course is a research-based school, students will also produce small collaborative projects that will be presented at the Netherlands Institute at Athens and various venues in the Netherlands. Possible assignments include media projects such as documentary films, photo-essays, web documentaries, transmedia narratives, social media open fieldnotes, podcasts, vlogs, media-walks, installations, graffiti etc.
This course is the ideal starting point for all students who would like to combine anthropological fieldwork with audio and video making, multimodal methodology and ethnographic documentary. Our aim is to provide a basis for new and developing ethnographic skills, introduce our students to Athenian cityscapes to develop new projects and offer all the support, supervision and knowledge needed.
By bringing together experienced academic staff and long-standing university collaborations, the summer school, carries on the tradition of the NIA in promoting cutting-edge scholarship and building a student community for those who would like to continue their studies in these fields. Finally, the students are offered free accommodation in the historic neoclassical building of the institute next to the Acropolis of Athens, in one of the most vibrant parts of the city, in the areas of Koukaki/Plaka.

For application and further information please follow:
https://nia.gr/en/now-open-for-applications-nia-summer-school-documentary-and-multimodal-ethnographic-approaches-1-13-july-2024/

📣The Netherlands Institute at Athens is very pleased to announce the new annual series of lectures entitled ‘Byzantine Talks NIA’ dedicated to the memory of Professor Spyros Troianos.

📌The first lecture of this series on: ‘Byzantine law and the European legal tradition’ by Dr. Daphne Penna, Assistant Professor, University of Groningen, will be held on

📅May 22nd 2024

🕔17.00

📫the Netherlands Institute at Athens

👉The lecture is a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute at Athens and the Research Centre for the History of Greek Law of the Academy of Athens

📝For more information (including the links for registration) please click the link in the first comment.

Looking for the perfect spot to do your master's thesis?
The vibrant city of Athens is the place to be!
Thank you Esmée Corporaal , for your contribution to our NIA-blog..

The perfect spot for doing a master’s thesis: the vibrant city of Athens By Esmée Corporaal, RMA Student in Archaeology at the University of Groningen During the fall of 2021 when I started my research master’s, I was already encouraged to think about a potential topic …

📣We are happy to announce the final program of the conference “The Constant Participant” that will take place in Athens from 8-10 May 2024.

📌The conference is coorganised by the Danish Institute at Athens, the Finnish Institute at Athens and the Netherlands Institute at Athens and will be hosted by the Danish Institute.

📝For the final program and background information about the conference, please click the link in the first comment.

Για ελληνικά παρακαλώ δείτε παρακάτω

Visit of post-graduate students of Law School of NKUA

On Tuesday 2nd of April 2024, we had the pleasure of a group of post-graduate students from Law of School of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens visiting us. NIA’s Librarian, Ms. Sotiria Nikolou, gave the students a tour through the Institute and the Library’s studying rooms. She told them about the history of the Institute and the Library. Furthermore, she informed them about the Library’s material, the ‘Troianos Collection’ and the new series of lectures entitled ‘Byzantine Talks NIA’ that will start on May 2024.

The tour was followed by the regular class, but instead of attending it in their usual campus classroom, the professors preferred to do it at the premises of the NIA. The students really enjoyed it so much that they want to repeat it!

We want to thank professors Mrs. Eleftheria Papagianni and Mr. Marios Tantalos for the collaboration and for having chosen premises of the Institute for their course!

Επίσκεψη μεταπτυχιακών φοιτητών της Νομικής Σχολής του ΕΚΠΑ

Την Τρίτη 2 Απριλίου 2024 δεχτήκαμε επίσκεψη από ένα τμήμα μεταπτυχιακών φοιτητών της Νομικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Η βιβλιοθηκονόμος του Ινστιτούτου, κυρία Σωτηρία Νικολού, ξενάγησε τους φοιτητές στο Ινστιτούτο και στα αναγνωστήρια της Βιβλιοθήκης. Στη συνέχεια τους μίλησε για την ιστορία του Ινστιτούτου και της Βιβλιοθήκης, για το υλικό της, τη Συλλογή Τρωιάνου και την καινούργια σειρά διαλέξεων με τίτλο ‘Byzantine Talks NIA’ που θα ξεκινήσει τον Μάιο του 2024.

Την ξενάγηση ακολούθησε το προγραμματισμένο μάθημα των φοιτητών, όπου οι καθηγητές επέλεξαν να πραγματοποιήσουν στο χώρο του ΟΙΑ, αντί για την αίθουσα του Πανεπιστημίου. Στους φοιτητές άρεσε πάρα πολύ αυτή η επιλογή, τόσο που θέλουν να επαναληφθεί!

Ευχαριστούμε θερμά τους καθηγητές, κυρία Ελευθερία Παπαγιάννη και κύριο Μάριο Τάνταλο για τη συνεργασία και για την επιλογή του Ινστιτούτου για την πραγματοποίηση του μαθήματος!

It is with great pleasure that we share the announcement of the conference “HYDOR: Water Resources and Management in the Aegean Bronze Age”, the XXth international Aegean Conference, which will take place from 11-16 June at the University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam in The Netherlands.

For more information, please follow the link in the first comment.

Guess what's in the air...

#ανοιξη

📣The Netherlands Institute at Athens kindly invites you to the lecture by Prof. Rosalind Thomas Oxford University, UK

“And may you, Phoibos, give a gracious return”: Writing and Piety in archaic Greece

🕕11 April 2024, 18.00

👉The lecture, which is the keynote lecture of the Symposium “Records and Religious Knowledge in ancient Greece” that will take place at the Netherlands Institute on the same day, is open to the public.

📌For more information on the reservation and the lecture please check the link in the first comment.

📅 We are pleased to announce the programme for the upcoming symposium ‘Records and Religious Knowledge in ancient Greece’, to be held at the Netherlands Institute in Athens on 11th of April 2024.

👉For more information please check the link in the first comment.

📢We are very pleased to announce our next TEXNH lecture for 2024 “Cross-craft interaction under the microscope” by Dr. Carlotta Gardner, Fitch 2024 Research and Outreach Officer, British School at Athens.

📆The event will take place on March, 27th at 6.00 p.m. at the library of our Institute and will also be live-streamed.

📝For more information (including the link for registration for on-line attendance) please click the link in the first comment!

📌Illustration: Photo of a Roman period two-layered, wheel thrown crucible (BZY10.579) from London, and its section under the scanning electron microscope (Source: C. Gardner, courtesy of MOLA)

Last days to apply for the NWIB Summer School 2024! Together with Utrecht University the NWIB institutes in Rome (KNIR), Florence (NIKI) and Athens (NIA) developed this Summer School, connecting their expertise in art history, science, archaeology and cultural heritage to a wide range of contemporary societal issues. Think of the inherent tension between religious practice and the economic need for tourism, or the complexities surrounding the preservation and ownership of cultural heritage. Any 2nd and 3rd year bachelor student of one of the following universities is free to apply: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Radboud Universiteit, Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universiteit Leiden, Universiteit Utrecht, University College Utrecht or University College Roosevelt. More information here: https://students.uu.nl/en/homepage/academics/honours/bachelors-honours-programmes/university-wide-honours-programmes-ba/nwib-summer-school-ba

Very sad news from Cairo....
Our thoughts and sincerest condolences go out to the family, friends and colleagues of Rudolf de Jong, who will be dearly missed.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our director, Dr. Rudolf de Jong. We extend our deepest condolences to his loved ones. The Institute will be closed the coming week in mourning. Details of a memorial in Cairo will follow soon.
Rest in peace, boss. We will miss you.

Για ελληνικά παρακαλώ δείτε παρακάτω

Change of Library's opening hours for the week 19/02-23/02/2024

We wish to inform you that a course will take place in the Library between 19/02-23/02/2024. As a result, the Library's opening hours for the specific period will be as follows:

Monday 19/02/2024: Closed

Tuesday 20/02/2024: Closed

Wednesday 21/02/2024: 13.00-16.30

Thursday 22/02/2024: Closed

Friday 23/02/2024: Closed

Thank you for your cooperation and your understanding.


Αλλαγή στο ωράριο λειτουργίας της Βιβλιοθήκης για την εβδομάδα 19/02-23/02/2024

Αγαπητοί αναγνώστες,

Θα θέλαμε να σας ενημερώσουμε ότι, λόγω του μαθήματος που θα πραγματοποιηθεί το διάστημα 19/02-23/02/2024 στη Βιβλιοθήκη, το ωράριο λειτουργίας της Βιβλιοθήκης για τη συγκεκριμένη περίοδο θα έχει ως εξής:

Δευτέρα 19/02/2024: Κλειστά

Τρίτη 20/02/2024: Κλειστά

Τετάρτη 21/02/2024: 13.00-16.30

Πέμπτη 22/02/2024: Κλειστά

Παρασκευή 23/02/2024: Κλειστά

Σας ευχαριστούμε για τη συνεργασία και την κατανόηση.

Extension of deadline for our course “Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology: Exploring the Politics of Heritage” until this Friday 16 February. The course provides four airplane ticket refunds offered by ARCHON research school so take the opportunity and please share freely to any interested students!

Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology - 21-30 March 2024 - NIA Athens - Archonline Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology: Exploring the Politics of Heritage   Date: 21-30 March 2024 Location: Netherlands Institute in Athens Credits: 4 ECT Audio-visual applications are nowadays broadly used in heritage and museum studies, fostering communication between researchers and...