The Swedish Institute welcome Dr Jens Mangerud as the new Head Librarian of the Nordic Library at Athens.

Jens holds his doctorate from the University of Oslo in the field of Ancient Greek Papyrology and has worked as a Senior Academic Librarian at the University of Oslo Library where he was the Subject Specialist for Ancient Greek and Latin. He has also managed and been involved in the digitalization of the University Library’s papyrus collection. 

Invitation to the workshop

NEW CURRENTS IN ANCIENT WATER STUDIES

November 10, 2020

The digital workshop New Currents in Ancient Water Studies is arranged in cooperation between the Swedish Institute at Athens and the Frontinus Gesellschaft. The event aims to present ongoing projects studying the water supply in the ancient world from the Levant and North Africa to the northern provinces of the Empire and Rome itself.

Join us live, on Saturday 26 September 2020 from 15.00 to 21.00, on a unique online journey from one European country to another via an interactive map and discover the fascinating world of languages through an exciting digital scavenger hunt.

Janric van Rookhuijzen, will give a talk entitled The Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens

Tuesday September 22, 2020, 15.00, at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9.

Participation in the seminar is very limited!

Det Nordiske Biblioteket i Athen er et fagbibliotek for arkeologi og antikkens kultur. Biblioteket drives av de fire nordiske instituttene i Athen og inneholder litteratur først og fremst innenfor klassisk arkeologi, historie og filologi. Samlingene består av cirka 40 000 bind. Biblioteket ligger i distriktet Makrigianni sentralt i Athen, i nærheten av de nordiske instituttene. Biblioteket ledes av et styre bestående av direktørene for de fire nordiske instituttene. Biblioteket drives av to ansatte, hvorav en er administrativt ansatt og en er bibliotekar. Biblioteket anvendes først og fremst av forskere og studenter fra Norden, Hellas og andre land. Det finnes 33 studieplasser på biblioteket.

Despina Ignatiadou, will give a talk entitled Burial Practices for Elite Macedonians with Cultic Duties

Tuesday April 7, 2020, 15.00, at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9.

Welcome!

The course aims to deepen advanced students’ understanding of ancient Greece, ranging from Prehistory to historical periods. Through excursions, lectures, and library study, this is a great opportunity for students to acquire a contextualized in situ knowledge of archaeological material, excavation sites, monuments, and museum collections in Greece.

Application deadline: 15 April 2020.

Following instructions from both Greek and Swedish governments on procedures to minimize the spread and effects of the COVID-19 epidemics, the Swedish Institute at Athens and the Swedish House in Kavala will be closed to the public and all events postponed until further notice.

In the meantime, the Instituteʼs staff will still be available to assist you. The best way to contact the institute is via our e-mail address: swedinst@sia.gr. Individual emails of the instituteʼs staff are also available at our web site.

Stay safe!