Eric Shimelonis, an award-winning composer, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, inspired by the two art deco mosaic panels by Hildreth Meière and the story behind them, composed an original piece to celebrate their installation at the Center for Hellenic Studies in D.C. You can view a party picture compilation accompanied by part of Eric’s… Read more
The CHS is pleased to announce that on May 18th Open House New York (OHNY) is offering a self-guided walking tour to help participants rediscover some of Hildreth Meière’s most spectacular mosaic murals, wall sculptures, stained glass windows and other important works around the city. This popular event may already be sold… Read more
The CHS is happy to invite you on May 17, 2014 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. to the following book signing: “The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière” with the authors Catherine Coleman Brawer and Kathleen Murphy Skolnik and the photographer Hildreth Meière Dunn The book signing will take place at the… Read more
Every June the Sunoikisis faculty gather at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. to develop the upcoming year’s courses. They hold two 3-day planning seminars, one for the Greek course and another for the Latin course. The faculty also invite an expert in the subject area to participate… Read more
From the Editors of the Homer Multitext Dué, Casey, The Captive Woman’s Lament in Greek Tragedy. Originally published in 2006 by University of Texas Press. Copyright, Casey Dué. Dué, Casey,… Read more
Fellowships and Curricular Development (FCD) Internship Fall Semester, 2014 Application Deadline: August 1, 2014 The Center for Hellenic Studies seeks an intern to assist the Fellowships and Curricular Development (FCD) team for the fall semester of 2014. Note: The CHS also offers summer internships. Because the FCD… Read more
July 9 – July 12, 2014 Ancient Olympia, Greece The International Olympic Academy (IOA), in cooperation with Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), is organizing the Third International Scholars’ Symposium on “Sports, Society, and Culture” in Ancient Olympia, on July 9-12, 2014. As in the past years, the… Read more
The CHS is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Senior Fellow: Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley, and Chair of the Aleshire Center for the Study of Greek Epigraphy. He will begin his five-year appointment in the fall following the… Read more
Please join us on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 8:00 p.m., in Ligourio for the following lecture: “How near is our past? The heritage of the classical world in life and art” Lecturer: Vassileios Lambrinoudakis, Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Chairman, The Committee for the Restoration of… Read more
Με χαρά σας προσκαλούμε την Τετάρτη, 7 Μαΐου, 2014 στις 8:00 μ.μ., στο Λυγουριό στην διάλεξη με θέμα: «Πόσο κοντά είναι το παρελθόν μας; Η κληρονομιά του κλασικού κόσμου στην ζωή και την τέχνη» Κεντρικός ομιλητής: Βασίλειος Λαμπρινουδάκης, Ομότιμος Kαθηγητής Κλασικής Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Πρόεδρος Επιτροπής Συντήρησης Μνημείων Επιδαύρου… Read more
