Events – Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens

Are we under-reusing the past?Understanding the longue durée of reuse practices in Nea Paphos, Cyprus (Athens)

Candace Richards, Thursday 20 November 2025, 7pmAAIA Hostel, Promachou 2, 11742 Makriyanni, Research into reuse and recycling of ancient sculpture and architecture has often underestimated the number of times reuse has occurred during an object’s life cycle. This is in part due to the lack of consensus in how to record reuse in archaeological and…
“Second World War Australian propaganda photography throughthe lens of Damien Parer and George Silk” (Athens)

Thursday 6 November 2025, 7pm, AAIA Hostel, Promachou 2, 11742 Makriyanni This presentation examines Australian propaganda photography during the Second World War through the work of official war photographers Damien Parer and George Silk. Focusing on selected imagery from the campaigns in Greece and the Pacific theatre, it explores how their photographs contributed to the…
Sailing into the Sunlight: The Glimmering Gold Boat of Dionysus (Sydney)

Dr Monica M. Jackson Tuesday 30 September 6 pm – 7 pm (AEDT) Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium – Chau Chak Wing MuseumThe University Of Sydney Join us for a deep dive into a remarkable golden object from antiquity and its relationship with Dionysus, the god of wine and theatre. One of Australia’s leading experts on…
“Fake news: looking at Persia through Greek eyes in the 5th century BC” (Athens)

Tuesday 23 September 2025, 7pmAAIA Hostel, Promachou 2, 11742 Makriyanni The Achaemenid Persian empire resonated as an existential threat in Greek consciousness, both real and imagined, through much of the fifth century BC. Unsurprisingly, people from the east were popular subjects in Greek literature, drama and art. This was a world of irresistible Oriental fabulousness…
How to Share a Sea? Greeks and Carians during the first millennium BC (Sydney)

Public Lecture by Dr Olivier Mariaud – Wednesday 17 September 2025 6.30pm – SYDNEY
The First Western Greeks (Sydney)

Public Lecture by Professor Alexander Mazarakis Ainian – Wednesday 3 September 6.30pm – 2025 – SYDNEY
The Wonders of Ancient Kythnos (Sydney)

Public Lecture by Professor Alexander Mazarakis Ainian – Wednesday August 27, 2025 – 6.30pm – SYDNEY
AAIA 2025 Annual General Meeting and Annual Report (Sydney)

Professor Tamar Hodos “The Activities of the Institute in 2024” Wednesday, 20 August, 2025, 5:30pm (AEST) Boardroom, Vere Gordon Childe Centre Madsen Building, University of Sydney and online. A lecture will follow by Dr. Emlyn Dodd Institute of Classical Studies, University of London. “Island towers and agricultural landscapes: ancient wine and olive production in the…
Sparta beyond Lakonia: A Mediterranean perspective (800-500 BCE) (Athens)

Public Lecture by Dr. Daphne D. Martin – Thursday 29 May 2025, 7:00pm – ATHENS