Conferences
Orientalism and Anglo-Irish scholarship 1740-1810 in the Gennadius Library, Athens
The School of Art History and Cultural Policy in association with the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens and the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies, Athens organised a one-day symposium on the subject of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Anglo-Irish Travellers to Greece and their published books. This event was held in the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies on 4th June. There were seven papers throughout the day followed by an exhibition of the books, which were the subject of the papers, held in the Gennadius Library. [programme]
A copy of J. C. Murphy's Arabian Antiquities on display at the Gennadius Library, Athens
The symposium was well attended with the Irish Ambassador to Greece, His Excellency Antoin MacUnfraidh present among the audience. The Irish Ambassador is a renowned supporter of the Irish Institute events. The Director of the American School of Classical Studies, Jack Davis, also attended the book exhibition later at the Gennadius Library and he spoke of the importance of such collaborative ventures and the continuing importance of scholarship which concentrates on the collection at the Gennadius Library. A future publication of the proceedings of this one-day symposium is planned.
