21 October: “50 Years NIA: Old and New projects”

We cordially invite you to the celebratory event   “50 years NIA: Old and New projects“   which will take place on 21 October (16.00-19.30) at the Ionic Centre (Lysiou 11) in Plaka.   After the presentation of the Annual Report by our Director Prof. Dr. Jan Paul Crielaard on our activities in 2025, former […]

‘Cup of Nestor’, from Pithekoussai (Ischia), Italy.

12 October: Lecture by Willemijn Waal (Leiden University): ” The real age of the Greek alphabet. Rethinking the transmission of alphabetic writing from ‘East’ to ‘West’ “

The NIA is happy to invite you to a lecture by Dr. Willemijn Waal (Leiden University) “ The real age of the Greek alphabet. Rethinking the transmission of alphabetic writing from ‘East’ to ‘West’ ” Monday 12 October 2026, 18.00 at the Netherlands Institute at Athens, Makri 11, 11742, Athens Abstract: It is generally assumed […]

Mycènes, Péloponnèse. « Trésor des Atrides » dit aussi « Tombeau d’Agamemnon » © Musée Guimet, Paris, Distr. Rmn / Image Guimet

29 October: 20th TEXNH-Lecture: “In the footsteps of the Mycenean tekton. Reconstructing the facade of the Treasury of Atreus”, by Ms. Maria Kontaki & Dr. Kostas Paschalidis (Hellenic National Archaeological Museum)

The Netherlands Institute at Athens is very happy to announce a lecture, a collaboration of the Royal Museums of Art and History Brussels, The National Archaeological Museum Athens, The Archaeological Research Unit of the University of Cyprus, The École française d’Athènes, The University College Roosevelt (NL) and KU Leuven (B), by Ms. Maria Kontaki, Architect […]

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12-14 November: International Conference “A Towering Hinterland. The case of Medieval Chalkida”

We are very pleased to announce the international conference ‘A Towering Hinterland: The Case of Medieval Chalkida’ which will present the first results from a joint Dutch/Greek/International research initiative titled the ‘Hinterland of Medieval Chalkida Project’ (2021-2025) on the island of Euboea/Evia*. This project studies the material culture and the network of Medieval monuments (such […]

Image from an article in the Faculty's 2022 April Fool's edition (Leiden University website)

25 September 2026: “Archaeology of Repetition — Politics of Automation”, Lecture by Tuna Kalaycı (Leiden University) and Masoumeh Mansouri (University of Birmingham)

It is with great pleasure that the NIA invites you to a lecture by Dr. Tuna Kaylacı (Assistant Professor of Computational Archaeology, Leiden University) & Dr. Masoumeh Mansouri (Associate Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham “Archaeology of Repetition – Politics of Automation” 25 September 2026, 18.00 at the Netherlands Institute at Athens, Makri […]