Warmly welcome to a presentation of the recent volume LM IIIB Knossos and its relations to Kydonia by Dr. Maria Andreadaki-Vlazaki, Prof. Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier, German Archaeological Institute, & Prof. Ann- Louise Schallin, Stockholm University in dialogue with the author Birgitta P. Hallager.

The presentation will take place on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 19.00 (Athens), in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mit­seon 9, and on­line via Zoom.

Daria Resh, Swedish Institute at Athens, will give a paper entitled

What is in the Bath? Space and Ritual in the Byzantine Legends of St. Barbara.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom. 

Welcome to the Autumn 2026 series of the Athens Greek Religion Seminar.

All seminars will take place at 17h (Athens) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens and online via Zoom.

The Director and the staff of the Swedish Institute at Athens wish you a relaxing summer!

Join the Swedish Institute at Athens, together with the Swedish Church in Greece, the Nordic Academy, the Swedish-Greek Club, and SWEA, for an evening of classic Swedish outdoor games at Common Grounds Festival.

On Friday, 17 July, from 7:00–8:30 pm, we invite you to discover (or rediscover!) two beloved Swedish summer traditions: Brännboll and Kubb. Whether you’re an experienced player or trying them for the very first time, everyone is welcome.

We warmly invite you to Soufli and the Silk Festival 2026, which concludes on Sunday, 21 June 2026, at the Pireus Bank’s Silk Museum with a seminar entitled:

Craftsmanship as a Driver of Regional Development

Styrelsen för Svenska institutet i Athen ledigförklarar två kulturstipendier för konstnärligt utövande för läsåret 2026–2027. Stipendiet är avsett för projekt som förutsätter vistelse i Grekland, som har tydlig greklandskoppling och som främjar kulturutbytet mellan Sverige och Grekland. 

Sista ansökningsdag den 24 juni 2026.

Julietta Steinhauer, University College London, will give a paper entitled

Affordability, Affluence, and Society: priesthood sales and the economies of Hellenistic poleis.

The seminar takes place on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 17.00 (Athens) in a hy­brid for­mat with live pres­ence at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and on­line via Zoom.