22 oktober: Boekpresentatie door Özge Calafato (Universiteit van Amsterdam), ‘Making the Modern Turkish Citizen: Vernacular Photography in the Early Republican Era’

The Netherlands Institute at Athens in collaboration with the Nordic Library and the Finnish Institute at Athens are very pleased to invite you to the book presentation of ‘Making the Modern Turkish Citizen: Vernacular Photography in the Early Republican Era’, by the author Özge Calafato (University of Amsterdam). The event will be moderated by the […]

Royal Museums of Art and History, inv. R.308: cup, c. 490-480 BC, attributed to the Foundry Painter.

Nu online: de 15e TEXNH-Lezing “Craftspeople and War in Ancient Economies”, dr. Natacha Massar (Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussel).

We are happy to share with you the online registration of the 15th session of our TEXNH-series, which took place on May 28. After a short introduction by NIA-director Prof. Ann Brysbaert, Dr. Natacha Massar (Curator of Greek Antiquities, Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels) “Craftspeople and War in Ancient Economies“. The series is […]

Nu online: de lezing “Axenitika and Misiotika. Two Cappadocian dialects still spoken in Greece” (Prof. em Mark Janse, 23 april 2025)

It is our pleasure to share the video registration of the hybrid lecture, delivered by Prof. em. Mark Janse (Affiliated Researcher at the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages & Linguistics, University of Cambridge), which took place on Wednesday 23 April: “Axenitika and Misiotika. Two Cappadocian dialects still spoken in Greece” In his lecture, Prof. […]

Nieuwe NIA-Cursus! “The Anthropology of Death and Afterlife” (26 oktober-2 november)

The study of death in social anthropology as well as in archaeology has been a foundational topic from the beginning of these disciplines. Indeed, death rituals, the treatment of the dead, tombs and the materiality surrounding all different phases are necessary in understanding human social life. An important aspect of death are perceptions of humans […]

In memoriam Dr B.J. (Ben) Slot (1941-2024)

Enige dagen geleden bereikte ons het droevige nieuws van het overlijden van Ben Slot, voormalig Rijksarchivaris en groot kenner van de Oosterse archieven van het Nationaal Archief in Den Haag. Daartoe behoorden de bronnen voor de geschiedenis van de VOC en de Levantse handel, belangrijk materiaal met betrekking tot de Griekse geschiedenis en de Grieks-Nederlandse […]