On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 20:00, at the Demos Center, ACG (Ipitou 17B, Plaka, Athens), the next meeting of the new cycle of the initiative Muhabbet: Conversations on the Eastern Mediterranean will take place.
The initiative is co-organized by the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation, the Institute of Hellenic Culture and Liberal Arts of The American College of Greece, and the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, celebrating this year its centennial.
The discussion (in English) will feature Anna Ballian (Benaki Museum) and Anastasia Drandaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & Benaki Museum), moderated by Elias Kolovos (National Hellenic Research Foundation).
Topic: Ottoman/Post-Byzantine/Neohellenic? The arts of the Greeks after Byzantium
Please find attached the invitation to the event, which replaces the one originally scheduled for the same day with Christine Philliou and Firuzan Melike Sümertaş.
For the full program of the discussion series, please see:
https://www.eie.gr/enimerosi/ekdiloseis/muhabbet-east-mediterranean-conversations-2026/Please also note that the historical walk announced for April 25 in Palaio Faliro will be rescheduled for next year.