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Netherlands Institute at Athens The NIA is one of the 'Dutch Academic Institutes Abroad', facilitating Dutch research and education

Six Dutch universities co-operate to make the NIA and the other NWIB's (Dutch Academic Institutes Abroad) possible: The Universities of Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden, Utrecht, Nijmegen and the VU University Amsterdam. The Netherlands Institute at Athens is one of the eighteen foreign "archaeological" schools in Athens, allowing Dutch teams to conduct archaeological research in Greece. Besides archaeological fieldwork and study of material, the NIA has guest rooms and grants to give scholars and students the opportunity to pursue their studies in Greece. The NIA organizes courses, lectures and conferences, in co-operation with the Dutch universities and Greek counterparts. The NIA is not limited to the study of antiquity; we aims to cater for a much broader range of scholarship. Present-day history, language and literature, society, economics, politics and cultural heritage management are other subjects on which the NIA has organized successful courses and seminars.

‼️POSTPONED‼️Unfortunately we have to postpone the 20th TEXNH-lecture byMs. Maria Kontaki, Architect and Conservator of ...
22/10/2026

‼️POSTPONED‼️

Unfortunately we have to postpone the 20th TEXNH-lecture by

Ms. Maria Kontaki, Architect and Conservator of Antiquities, Hellenic National Archaeological Museum & Dr. Kostas Paschalidis, Curator at the Department of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Cypriot and Near Eastern Collections of Antiquities, Hellenic National Archaeological Museum

“In the footsteps of the Mycenean tekton. Reconstructing the facade of the Treasury of Atreus”

📌which was scheduled for 29 October 2026, at 18.00.

👉 The new date for this event will be announced on our website and through our social media channels.

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

Final presentation: “Fifty years of archaeology in Greece: Discoveries, debates, and new directions” by Prof. Dr. Sofia ...
21/10/2026

Final presentation:

“Fifty years of archaeology in Greece: Discoveries, debates, and new directions” by Prof. Dr. Sofia Voutsaki, University of Groningen

Third presentation: “Trying many different things. The NIA from 2001-2007” by Dr. GertJan van Wijngaarden, University of...
21/10/2026

Third presentation:

“Trying many different things. The NIA from 2001-2007” by Dr. GertJan van Wijngaarden, University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam

Second presentation: "A Handsome House to Lodge a Friend: the early years of the Netherlands Institute at Athens" by Pr...
21/10/2026

Second presentation:

"A Handsome House to Lodge a Friend: the early years of the Netherlands Institute at Athens" by
Prof. Dr. Margriet Haagsma, University of Alberta

👉 Happening now! “The Activities of the Netherlands Institute at Athens 2025 ” by Prof. Dr. Jan Paul Crielaard, NIA Dire...
21/10/2026

👉 Happening now!

“The Activities of the Netherlands Institute at Athens 2025 ” by Prof. Dr. Jan Paul Crielaard, NIA Director, Prof. of Mediterranean Archaeology, VU Amsterdam

We are ready, and looking forward to seeing you all!
21/10/2026

We are ready, and looking forward to seeing you all!

We sincerely thank the Embassy of the Netherlands in Greece, and especially Ambassador H.E. Barbara van Hellemond, for o...
21/10/2026

We sincerely thank the Embassy of the Netherlands in Greece, and especially Ambassador H.E. Barbara van Hellemond, for organizing and hosting this wonderful event to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. We are very much looking forward to continuing and expanding our good and fruitful cooperation!

🎉 We cordially invite you to the celebratory event👉 “50 years NIA: Old and New projects“which will take place on 📅 21 Oc...
09/10/2026

🎉 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 NIA-Directors Prof. Dr. Margriet Haagsma (University of Alberta) and Dr. GertJan van Wijngaarden ( University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam) will look back at the history of the Netherlands Institute, while Prof. Dr. Sofia Voutsaki ( University of Groningen ) will close the event with a lecture that will evaluate 50 years of Archaeology in Greece, but will also refer to possible new directions for the years to come.

‼️The event will not be live-streamed.‼️

📌 The event is supported by Blod.gr, the online lecture library of the Bodossaki Foundation.

To reserve a seat, and to read the full program, please click the link in the first comment.

😊The NIA Library had the pleasure of welcoming a group of fellow librarians yesterday evening! NIA Director, Prof. Dr. J...
08/10/2026

😊The NIA Library had the pleasure of welcoming a group of fellow librarians yesterday evening! NIA Director, Prof. Dr. Jan Paul Crielaard, opened the event with a brief talk on the history of the Archaeological Schools in Athens. He also shared a personal experience as an archaeologist, and he referred to the important role that a library plays in an archaeological research and an excavation.

In addition, NIA Librarian, Ms Sotiria Nikolou, talked about the establishment of the NIA Library, and presented the activities organised by the NIA Library. Finally, she gave a tour to the fellow librarians of the Library and the NIA premises.

🙏The Netherlands Institute at Athens and its Library warmly thank the Librarians who attended the event, as well as the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists Ένωση Ελλήνων Βιβλιοθηκονόμων και Επιστημόνων Πληροφόρησης ΕΕΒΕΠ AGLIS for organising this.

🗣️The Netherlands Institute at Athens is very happy to announce a lecture, a collaboration of the Royal Museums of Art a...
01/10/2026

🗣️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 and Conservator of Antiquities, Hellenic National Archaeological Museum &
👤Dr. Kostas Paschalidis, Curator at the Department of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Cypriot and Near Eastern Collections of Antiquities, Hellenic National Archaeological Museum

👉“In the footsteps of the Mycenean tekton. Reconstructing the facade of the Treasury of Atreus”

📅 29 October 2026,
🕕 18.00
📍The Netherlands Institute at Athens

👥Discussant: Prof. Ann Brysbaert, Professor in Ancient Technologies, Materials and Crafts of the East Mediterranean, KU Leuven, Belgium

The lecture will be followed by a discussion and is part of the Lecture series and Discussion Forum TEXNH: Making, creating, and agency networks in the Ancient Mediterranean world.’

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

💻The event will also be streamed live.

🔗To register (in person or online) please click in the first comment.

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Makri 11
Athens
11742

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+302109210760

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