• Lecture by Margaret Aiken, “Hunting Dolphins in the Black Sea: A Zooarchaeological Perspective”

    Dr. Margaret Aiken (Postdoctoral Researcher, Swedish Museum of Natural History; Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Trent University), “Hunting Dolphins in the Black Sea: A Zooarchaeological Perspective” . Dolphin and porpoise bones are recovered regularly from archaeological sites

  • Two Perspectives on Gorgias’s Encomium of Helen

    Two Perspectives on Gorgias’s Encomium of Helen Introduction by Dr. Jonathan Tomlinson (Canadian Institute in Greece) Prof. François Renaud (Université de Moncton, Canada): A Mimetic and Cognitive Approach Dr. Lassi Jakola (Finnish Institute at Athens): Epistemological Aspects Discussion

  • Annual Open Meeting: Report of the Director & Lecture by Jane Francis

    Prof./Καθ. Jacques Perreault (Director/Directeur/Διευθυντής), “The work of the Canadian Institute in 2024-2025” Prof./Καθ. Jane Francis (Concordia University), “Beekeeping in Ancient Crete: Evidence and Interpretation” This paper explores the beekeeping industry in ancient Crete, from the Bronze Age through late

  • Λογοτεχνική βραδιά με την πολυβραβευμένη καναδή συγγραφέα Irena Karafilly

    Μια λογοτεχνική βραδιά με την καταξιωμένη Καναδή συγγραφέα Irena Karafilly σε συνομιλία με τη συγγραφέα και δημοσιογράφο Diane Shugart. Η εκδήλωση θα περιλαμβάνει αναγνώσεις από το μυθιστόρημα της κας Karafilly «Arrested Song» και μια διεξοδική συζήτηση για το έργο

  • Paris Arnopoulos Annual Lecture by Elizabeth S. Greene

    Το Καναδικό Ινστιτούτο στην Ελλάδα σας προσκαλεί στην εκδήλωση το Paris Arnopoulos Annual Lecture 2025, η οποία θα αναφερθεί στην εφαρμογή των Κλασικών Ελληνικών Σπουδών για την ανάλυση σύγχρονων κοινωνικών φαινομένων και προβλημάτων. Η φετινή εκδήλωση με τίτλο

  • Lecture by Adam Wiznura

    Adam Wiznura (Elisabeth Alföldi-Rosenbaum Fellow, Canadian Institute in Greece; PhD student, Department of Ancient History, University of Groningen) Contests Connecting Communities: Thessalian Participation at Panhellenic Festivals Festivals of all types, including athletic and religious festivals, contribute to a

  • Lecture by Eric Del Fabbro

    Eric Del Fabbro (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Greek and Roman Studies, McMaster University), “Settlement dynamics in the ancient chora of Metaponto”. From the 6th to 3rd centuries BCE, the Greek polis of Metaponto in southern Italy enjoyed great prosperity thanks

  • Lecture by Emily Varto

    Dr. Emily Varto (Associate Professor, Department of Classics, Dalhousie University), ”Jane Ellen Harrison and the Winnowing Fan: A Foray into Early Ethnographic Classics” In the early 1900s, Jane Ellen Harrison published a series of papers and gave a

  • Screening of the Canadian movie, “Maudie”

    Maudie is a 2016 biographical drama directed by Aisling Walsh and starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. A co-production of Ireland and Canada, it is about the life of folk artist Maud Lewis, who painted in Nova Scotia.

  • Presentation of “Ισμήνη” by Carole Frechette

    Presentation of “Ισμήνη” (original title “Ismène”) by Québec playwright Carole Frechette Published in Canada by “Leméac” (2023) Published in Greece by Liotrivi – Panagiota G. Sarafi Publications (2024) Translated from French to Greek by Prof. Dimitris Filias The presentation will

  • Lecture by Allyson Glenn

    Allyson Glenn, “The Alchemy of Art” This lecture is held in the context of acclaimed Canadian artist Allyson Glenn’s latest series of works titled “Date with Hermes: Journeying between Dreams and Reality,” on exhibit at the Vorres Museum

  • Annual Open Meeting: Report of the Director & Lecture by Patrick Baker

    Prof./Καθ. Jacques Perreault (Director/Directeur/Διευθυντής), “The work of the Canadian Institute in 2023-2024” Prof./Καθ. Patrick Baker (Université Laval), “Vie religieuse locale dans une cité grecque d’Asie Mineure : Les oinoposiai de Xanthos à l’époque hellénistique  /  Local religious life in