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!

Praktik på Svenska institutet i Athen

Svenska institutet i Athen utlyser möjlighet till praktik under 3-6 veckor, HT 2020. 

Behörig att söka praktikplatserna är den som är student (eller nyligen har avlagt examen) i Antikens kultur och samhällsliv eller annat ämne relevant för institutets verksamhet.

Ansökan senast den 15 april.

Janric van Rookhuijzen, Utrecht University, will give a talk entitled Identifying the Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens

Tuesday March 17, 2020, 15.00, at the Swedish Institute at Athens, Mitseon 9.

Welcome!

The Swedish Institute at Athens invites you to attend its Annual Meeting scheduled on Thursday, 18 June, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Welcome to the lecture of "THE CIRCLE, Dialogues for Greek and Roman Architecture” by Guy Ackermann, PhD, Membre scientifique de l’École française d’Athènes.

Τhe topic of the lecture is The Hellenistic Gymnasium of Eretria. Ongoing Architectural Research.

Monday, February 24, 2020, at 19.00, at the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens, Mit­seon 9.