Itinerary
International Summer Program in Athens
Arts and Architecture in Ancient Athens and Greece
Lectures and Parallel Activities
Sunday 28 May 2017 – Saturday 10 June 2017
Note: Students are strongly advised to contact ATINER (info@atiner.gr) before they book their flight to Athens because the program could change for unforeseen reasons. And as the ancient philosopher Heraclitus (535-475 BCE) said “everything flows” this program will go with the flow of unexpected events. It will be adjusted.
1st Day (Sunday 28 May 2017)
Time: 19:00-20:00
Information and Orientation Meeting: Present the final program of lectures and discuss the details of visits
Instructor: Ms Olga Gkounta, Researcher, ATINER & Ms Hannah Grace Howard, Research Assistant, ATINER
2nd Day (Monday 29 May 2017)
Time: 10:00-13:00
Lecture 1: The Ancient Athenian Democracy
Instructor: Dr Gregory T. Papanikos, President ATINER & Honorary Professor University of Stirling, U.K.
Time: 16:30-18:30
Roundtable Discussion: Teaching Arts in a Global World
Speakers: Invited Professors from different countries and continents (TBA)
Time: 19:00-20:30
Lecture 2: Ancient Greek Contests (Games) in Sports and Arts
Instructor: Mr Kostas Katsigiannis, Ex-Director of Greek Tourism Office & Member of the Organizing Committee of the Athens Marathon
Time: 21:00-23:00
Greek Night Entertainment: Traditional Greek Dinner with live music and dancing featuring Greek songs, music and dances such as Dimotica, Nisiotika, Laika & Rempetica. The place offers a panoramic view of Acropolis Hill and the illuminated Parthenon. To view videos of the event: click here, to view photos: click here.
3rd Day (Tuesday 30 May 2017)
Time: 07:30-10:30
Urban Walk around modern and ancient Athens: It includes the Parthenon and the other monuments on Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour also includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheum, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there are circumstances beyond our control.
Tour Guide: Dr Gregory Katsas, Associate Professor, The American College of Greece-Deree College, Greece
Time: 13:00-16:00
Lecture 3: The Ancient Greek Theater, Dance and Music
Instructor: Mr Hugh O’Gorman, Head of Acting, California State University, Long Beach, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
Time: 18:00-21:00
Lecture 4: An Overview of Ancient Greek Art: Cycladic to Hellenistic Periods
Instructor: Dr Stephen Andrew Arbury, Professor of Art History, Radford University, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
4th Day (Wednesday 31 May 2017)
Time: 10:00-13:00
Lecture 5: Highlights from the Most Extensive Collection of Ancient Greek Art in the World (The National Archaeological Museum)
Instructor: Dr Stephen Andrew Arbury, Professor of Art History, Radford University, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
5th Day (Thursday 1 June 2017)
Time: 10:00-13:00
Lecture 6: Contemporary Greek Jewelry with Meaning (The Ilia Lalaounis Museum) and
The Kritios Boy and Beyond (The Acropolis Museum)
Instructor: Dr Stephen Andrew Arbury, Professor of Art History, Radford University, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
Time: 17:30-20:30
Lecture 7: Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: A Greek Collector’s Greek Delights (The Benaki Museum) and
Idols from the Shrouds of History (The Cycladic Museum)
Instructor: Dr Stephen Andrew Arbury, Professor of Art History, Radford University, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
6th Day (Friday 2 June 2017)
Time: 07:30-20:00
Delphi Visit: including the most stunning sanctuary where the famous Oracle of Delphi was consulted
7th Day (Saturday 3 June 2017)
Time: 07:30-20:00
Visit Mycaenus and Epidaurus
8th Day (Sunday 4 June 2017)
Time: 07:00-20:00
One Day Cruise: including 3 islands Aegina (as well as the Temple of Aphaia on the island), Hydra, and Poros
9th Day (Monday 5 June 2017)
Time: 11:00-14:00
Lecture 8: Tragic Drama and Its Gods
Instructor: Dr Kalliopi Nikolopoulou, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
Time: 18:00-19:30
Roundtable Discussion: Teaching Urban Planning and Architecture in a Global World
Participants: Invited Professors from different countries and continents (TBA)
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
10th Day (Tuesday 6 June 2017)
Time: 08:00-11:00
Lecture 9: Ancient Greek Cities – Planned and Unplanned
Instructor: Dr Nicholas N. Patricios, Vice President of Strategic Planning & Analysis, ATINER, Dean Emeritus & Professor, School of Architecture, University of Miami, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
Time: 17:30-20:30
Lecture 10: A “Forgotten” City – Byzantine and Ottoman Athens
Instructor: Dr Nicholas Nikoloudis, Independent Scholar, Greece
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
11th Day (Wednesday 7 June 2017)
Time: 11:00-14:00
Lecture 11: The Arts of Coins (The Numismatic Museum of Athens)
Instructor: Dr. George Kakavas, Director, Numismatic Museum of Athens, Greece
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
Time: 17:30-20:30
Lecture 12: The Grammar of Ancient Greek Architecture (Neoclassical Central Athens)
Instructor: Dr Nicholas N. Patricios, Professor & Dean Emeritus, School of Architecture, University of Miami, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
12th Day (Thursday 8 June 2017)
Time: 10:00-13:00
Lecture 13: The Meeting Places of the Ancient Greeks: Religious, Social, Political, and Legal
Instructor: Dr Nicholas N. Patricios, Professor & Dean Emeritus, School of Architecture, University of Miami, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
Time: 17:30-20:30
Lecture 14: The Meeting Places of Ancient Athens: Agora, Stoas, and Temples
Instructor: Dr Nicholas N. Patricios, Professor & Dean Emeritus, School of Architecture, University of Miami, USA
References and Notes: click here (available only for registered students)
13th Day (Friday 9 June 2017)
Time: 10:00-13:00
Free day to shop and stroll around for all others
14th Day (Saturday 10 June 2017)
Departure from the hotel