Lectures

Handles of weapons from chamber tombs at Mycenae, 15th c. BC National Archaeological Museum nos. 3110 and 4908

15/04/2026 -

Now Online: 19th TEXNH-Lecture: “Interaction among master artisans in Early Mycenaean times” by Dr. Nikolas Papadimitriou (Canellopoulos Museum Athens) et. al.

We are glad to share with you the online registration of the 19th session of our TEXNH-series, which took place on March 18 2026. After a short welcome by NIA’s Deputy Director Willem Ledeboer and an introduction by Professor Ann Brysbaert (KU Leuven, Archaeology Research Unit, Faculty of Arts), the lecture: “Interaction among master artisans […]

14/04/2026 -

Dialogos Lecture Series: Call for Papers

Since May 2013, when the inaugural lecture of the Dialogos: Lectures for Young Scholars series was delivered, the program has hosted a wide range of high-quality presentations by emerging researchers affiliated with Dutch and Greek universities. In light of our intention to revive this distinguished series and provide once again a platform for early-career scholars […]

Antigone and Ismene. Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons.

07/04/2026 -

April 20: “Dialogos”- Lecture: “Sophocles’ Antigone in 20th–21st-Century Philosophy: Phronesis, Obligation, Forgiveness, and Ecology” by Giacomo Scavello (Utrecht University)

It is our pleasure to cordially invite you to a Dialogos lecture by Giacomo Scavello MSCA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Utrecht University Sophocles’ Antigone in 20th–21st-Century Philosophy: Phronesis, Obligation, Forgiveness, and Ecology Monday 20 April, 19.00 at the Netherlands Institute at Athens 11, Makri str., 11742 Athens All are welcome! The event will also be streamed live: to […]

Handles of weapons from chamber tombs at Mycenae, 15th c. BC National Archaeological Museum nos. 3110 and 4908

21/02/2026 -

18 March: 19th TEXNH-Lecture: “Interaction among master artisans in Early Mycenaean times” (N. Papadimitirou, A. Goumas, E. Konstantinidi-Syvridi & M. Kontaki)

The Netherlands Institute at Athens, in collaboration with 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) are very pleased to announce a lecture by Dr. Nikolas Papadimitriou, Director […]

17/12/2025 -

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 […]