UPCOMING EVENT AT THE DANISH INSTITUTE
Our upcoming events are listed below. All events are free, and no registration is needed. Note also our monthly lectures on ancient philosophy organized in collaboration with the Athens Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy. Scroll down for more information.
Upcoming Events
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21
March
08:50 – 07:00
Chairefontos 14A Platia Aghias Aikaterinis, Plaka GR-105 58 Athens
HOW ARE WE TO LIVE? Seven approaches to the good life
24
April
16:00 – 18:00
Dionysiou Areopagitou 15
Open Annual Meeting
07
May
06:00 – 16:00
Chairefontos 14A Platia Aghias Aikaterinis, Plaka GR-105 58 Athens
Sanctuary, City and Congregation: Athana Lindia and her Sanctuary in Context
05
June
16:00 – 18:00
Concert: WHI Ensemble
Athens Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
We are collaborating with the Athens Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy on an international lecture series on various aspects of ancient philosophy. The lectures take place monthly at the Danish Institute at 7 PM. In 2025-2026 the programme is as follows.
Oct. 16 Francisco Gonzalez: “Being as Truth and Life: Heidegger’s 1942/43 Seminar on Aristotle, Metaphysics Θ 10”
Nov. 27 Ioannis Papachristou: “Olympiodorus on phantasia as an obstacle to knowledge”
Jan. 15 Vasia Vergouli: “Activity and movement in Aristotle’s account of pleasure”
Feb. 26 Panagiotis Poulakidas: “Dogs, Hermits, World Citizens: The many faces of Cynicism and the end of Cynic life”
Mar. 26 Klaus Corcilius: “Practical Principles in Aristotle”
Apr. 30 Argiro Lithari: “Ptolemy through Neoplatonic Eyes”
Mai 28 Lia Theodoroudi: “Objects of doxa in Plato through an ancient lens”
Past Events
23
January
I WILL BE YOUR MIRROR : Concert by Anton Friisgaard & Oscar Friisgaard
21
January
Lecture by Benjamin Pedersen: “Emotions and Exemplarity: The Shaping of Historical Writing in the Hellenistic Period”
09
December
Lecture by Magnus Brandt Nielsen: Greek Roots, Arabic Branches: The Concept of Nature in Arabic Philosophy
05
December
The Future of Research Libraries in a Digital World
19
November
Nana Francisca Schottländer: Oracular
17
November
Cognition and Emotion in Ancient Historical Writing
By Benjamin Pedersen
13
November
Lecture: Sculpture and the Puppetry of Power - Art, Materials and Colonial Dynamics in 18th Century Denmark-Norway by Mathias Danbolt
06
October
Book Launch: From Homer to Hatzi-Yavrouda: Aspects of Oral Narration in the Greek Tradition
30
September
Artist Talk: Marie Lund
By Marie Lund
21
May
Lecture: Terne Thorsen: Challenging Monuments: Protest, Vandalism and Everyday Iconoclasm
By Terne Thorsen
11
May
Concert: WHI Ensemble and Diathlasis vocal ensemble
25
April
The Danish Institute at Athens: Annual Meeting
02
April
Lecture: Ida Hornung Havgaard: From Gold to Oblivion and Back
By Ida Honung Havgaard
26
March
Artist Talk: Inger Sif Heeschen
By Inger Sif Heeschen
19
March
Amalie Skovmøller: On the question of representation in public statues in Denmark
By Amalie Skovmøller
19
February
Matthew Larsen: The prison of late ancient Corinth and its captives
12
February
Film Screening: A Perfectly Normal Family
22
January
Prison Project Lecture - Naomi Reiss: Christianity and the (Literary) Prison Record
By Naomi Reiss
17
December
Concert - Sistro Duo: Sounds from the North
12
December
Film Screening: That Time of Year
06
December
Evan Levine: Exile, and Everyday Life in the Roman Cyclades
By Evan Levine
27
November
Concert: Matilde Wallevik and Michael Brownlee Walker: “Among Sirens”
By Matilde Wallevik
30
October
DIA Lecture - Christian Dahl: Exploring the world with the Ancient Greek Novels
09
October
Niels Bargfeldt: Behind reconstructed bars: Visualizing the carceral spaces of antiquity as virtual environments
02
October
DIA Lecture: Anne Romme - Learning from Nature: Biomimetic architecture imagined and built
By Anne Romme
16
September
Lecture: Mark Letteney: "The Prison Project: new research on ancient incarceration at the University of Copenhagen"
09
July
Author talk: Christina Hagen
08
May
The Constant Participant: Constructing and Affirming Identity through Material Culture in Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Modern Museums
By Sanne Hoffmann
19
April
Annual meeting 2024
09
April
Underwater Archaeology and Cultural Resources: Methodology, Preservation and Communication – A Dialogue Between Denmark and Greece: Communication
26
March
Concert by WHI Ensemble Athens
19
March
Underwater Archaeology and Cultural Resources: Methodology, Preservation and Communication – A Dialogue Between Denmark and Greece Preservation 2