Severan Tondo, Altes Museum, Berlin (Wikipedia - Public Domain)

26 January 2026: “Roman Fake News?” – Mini-Conference

In contemporary society the emergence of fake news is seen as an existential threat, an unprecedented attack on societal values. Democracies, with their emphasis on participation, openness, and free speech, seem particularly vulnerable to attacks by people who refuse to play by the rules. The prominence of fake news is regarded as a tell-tale sign […]

Happy Holidays!

Our best wishes to all our friends and colleagues for a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and successful 2026! Please note that the NIA will be closed from 20 December – 7 January.

Now Online: Book presentation of ‘Making the Modern Turkish Citizen: Vernacular Photography in the Early Republican Era’ by the author Özge Calafato (University of Amsterdam)

The recording of the book presentation of ‘Making the Modern Turkish Citizen: Vernacular Photography in the Early Republican Era’ is now available on the YouTube-channel of our Institute. This event was organized in the framework of the NIA Library’s activities and it was a collaboration between the Netherlands Institute at Athens, the Nordic Library at […]

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)

Now Online: 8th TEXNH-Lecture: “Cross-craft interaction under the microscope” by Dr. Carlotta Gardner (BSA)

We are glad to share with you the online registration of the 8th session of our TEXNH-series, which took place on March 27 2024. After a short introduction by NIA-director Prof. Ann Brysbaert, Dr. Carlotta Gardner (Fitch 2024 Research and Outreach Officer, British School at Athens), delivered the lecture: “Cross-craft interaction under the microscope“.   […]

Spring School “Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology: Exploring the Politics of Heritage” (20-28 March 2026)

From  20-28 March 2026, The Netherlands Institute at Athens is organizing the intensive Spring School “Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology: Exploring the Politics of Heritage”. The Spring School is addressed to students in archaeology and heritage studies, BA (last year), Master, Research Masters, & PhD and is organized in collaboration with the Faculty of […]