The Swedish Institute at Athens and Aegeus - Society for Aegean Prehistory are pleased to present the Aegean Lectures for the first semester of 2026. All lectures will take place at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis metro station) at 19:00.

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and Aegeus - So­ci­ety for Aegean Pre­his­tory in­vite you to the lec­ture

Domestic structure and kinship relations through an archaeological approach: The case of the Strong Building and the Minoan settlement of Kato Zakros

by Maria Kyritsi (Dr of Archaeology).

Friday, March 6, 2026, at 19.00 (Athens), at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis Metro station). 

The lecture will be held in English. 

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and Aegeus - So­ci­ety for Aegean Pre­his­tory in­vite you to the lec­ture

Threads of Prestige. The textiles from the Grave Circles of Mycenae

by Stella Spantidaki (ARTEX Centre – Hellenic Centre for Research and Conservation of Archaeological Textiles).

Friday, February 20, 2026, at 19.00 (Athens), at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis Metro station). 

The lecture will be held in English. 

The Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and Aegeus - So­ci­ety for Aegean Pre­his­tory in­vite you to the lec­ture

Did Ioannis Kapodistrias know about the existence of a “Minoan” civilisation in Crete? Κarl Hoeck, Arthur Evans and the “construction” of the “Minoan” civilisation

by Nektarios Karadimas (Aegeus - Society for Aegean Prehistory).

Friday, January 30, 2026, at 19.00 (Athens), at the Swedish Institute at Athens (Mitseon 9, Acropolis Metro station). 

The lecture will be held in Greek. 

The Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome welcome you to the next lecture in the series Bridges.

Cecilie Brøns, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen), will give a paper entitled

The Scent of Graeco-Roman Sculpture.

The lecture takes place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 19h Athens time (18h Rome) in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and online via Zoom.

The Swedish Institute at Athens has the pleasure of inviting you to the presentation of the book

The Sanctuary of Ayia Irini Reconsidered. A Quest for Gods and Territories,

that takes place on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 19.00, in a hybrid format with live presence at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9, and online via Zoom.

Jois us with Prof. Nota Kourou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Prof. Giorgos Vavouranakis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Dr Anna Lekka, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, in dialogue with the author Dr Giorgos Bourogiannis.

The Swedish Institute at Athens has the pleasure of inviting you to the presentation of the book Reflecting history in architecture and vernacular design, that takes place on

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 13.00, at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mit­seon 9.

The book presentation is organized by Dr. Magnus Rönn, Chalmers University of Technology, and Professor Athanasios Kouzelis, National Technical University of Athens.

We are delighted to invite you to a joint panel co-organized by the Swedish Institute at Athens (SIA) and NORMED, which operates under the auspices of the Research Centre for the Humanities (RCH).

The panel will take place at the Danish Institute in Athens, Herefondos 14, on Monday, July 7, 2025, at 19:00.

George Papandreou
fm. Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, MP 

Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Journalist, Author of Κλεμμένη άνοιξη Το χρονικό της κρίσης με τη ματιά της σουηδής δημοσιογράφου (Κέδρος) and member of Nätverket för Grekland

Marie Mauzy
Author, scholar  

Panel chair: ALEXANDRA PASCALIDOU
Author, journalist

Welcome messages by Jenny Wallensten (SIA) and George Kalpadakis (Academy of Athens & NORMED).