Historical Trajectories of Hellenism in Asia Minor lecture by Paschalis Kitromilides (Academy of Athens) Date: May 7, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM Location: 314 Royce Hall Reception to follow Introductory remarks…
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Pigments in Ancient Greek Painting & Medicine: Ecology, Materiality and the Alchemical Laboratory
Pigments in Ancient Greek Painting & Medicine: Ecology, Materiality and the Alchemical Laboratory lecture by Ioanna Kakoulli (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA) Saturday, April 29, 2023 3:00 p.m….
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Polymnia, a conversation February 25, 2023 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. via Zoom To RSVP, visit https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrcOiqrzIoGd1cPmL-9eZcPtHDIShg-gpG As a follow up to the world premiere of POLYMNIA, a chamber opera by…
Read More“Memory, Conflict and Democratization in Post-Junta Greece”, lecture by Professor Kostis Kornetis (Autonomous University of Madrid)
Date: April 11, 2023 Time: 4:00 PM Location: Royce Hall 306 Introductory remarks, by The Honorable Ioannis Stamatekos, Consul General of Greece in Los Angeles Q&A moderated by Simos Zenios,…
Read MoreFilm Screening: Last Voyage
A documentary based on the writings of Nikos Kazantzakis’ travels in the Far East. The film’s director Aris Chatzistefanou will join us for Q & A following the screening. Co-sponsored…
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Film screening and discussion with filmmaker Mary Zournazi. My Rembetika Blues is a film about the power of music and what makes us human. Rembetika music or the Greek blues…
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Polymnia world premiere presented by the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. UCLA Little Theater Reception to follow Sunday,…
Read MoreThemistoklis Aravossitas, “Greek Language Education in North America: New Directions and Challenges” on International Greek Language Day”
The lecture is offered on the occasion of International Greek Language Day. Her Excellency, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to the United States, will offer opening remarks. February 11, 2023,…
Read MoreEvita Arapoglou, “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday – Catastrophe – Displacement – Rebirth”
In this lecture, part of the Hellenic Together 4.0 series held in collaboration with the Benaki Museum in Athens, exhibition curator Evita Arapoglou leads us through “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday…
Read MoreRoger Michel, “Phidias Unbound: How Robot-Generated Replicas Could Solve the Parthenon Marbles Quandary”
The Parthenon Marbles, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles, were removed from the ancient Acropolis of Athens in 1801 by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Carved by…
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