PEOPLE AT THE DAI ATHENS
Welcome to a blog of the Athens department of the German Archaeological Institute in view of its 150th anniversary in 2024
- Maria Tzannetaki (1925–2004) A Pillar of the Athens Department during the Emil Kunze years
While there is abundant information about former directors and aides of the Institute in comprehensive accounts of its history, in obituaries, and in Festschriften, things are very different for people … Read More - “Den kleinen Fredrich hatten wir als Bäuerin verkleidet …” – Carnival at the DAI Athens 1896–1910
When Engelbert Drerup arrived in Athens in February 1896 after a tiring journey from Italy, he was immediately immersed in the boisterous greek Carnival activities underway at the DAI: “At … Read More - Otto Lüders (1844 – 1912) – the first director of the DAI Athens
When the Athens department of the DAI was formally founded in 1874, the philologist-turned-diplomat Otto Lüders was the first person to be appointed as its director, at the time … Read More
