On January 24, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens received the Medal of Honor for Achievement in Archeology from the National Arts Club (NAC). The ceremony took place at the historic Tilden Mansion, headquarters of the NAC, at 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. Alexander E. Zagoreos, chairman of the American School Board of Trustees, accepted the award.
The evening was hosted by Michele Kidwell Gilbert, chair of the NAC Archeology Committee. The ceremony included presentations from Professor John McK. Camp and Professor Mary R. Lefkowitz are esteemed members of the American School Board of Trustees and leading authorities in their respective fields. The program also included a performance of “The Mediterranean,” composed by Stephen F. Pekar, and “Tanagra Figures” by Isadora Duncan, directed by Lori Belilove.
About the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is the leading American research and educational institution in Greece dedicated to the advanced study of all aspects of Greek culture, from prehistory to the present. Founded in 1881 as America’s first overseas research center, the School is a consortium of nearly 200 universities, colleges and institutions in the United States and Canada, headquartered in Athens with an administrative base in Princeton, New Jersey. Today, the School is the largest of 18 foreign research institutes in Greece and the only one offering a regular teaching program for advanced students.
Its facilities, programs and resources include excavations in the Athenian Agora and ancient Corinth, two distinguished libraries, an archaeological sciences laboratory and an award-winning publications program. The School offers numerous opportunities for students and scholars to engage in research initiatives focused on Greek history and culture. Additionally, the School fosters a dynamic environment through exhibitions, conferences and concerts that encourage the exchange of knowledge and promote interaction among numerous audiences. As envisioned by its founders, the School remains a non-profit educational and cultural institution, financed mainly by private funds.
More information is available online: https://www.ascsa.edu.gr.
About the National Arts Club
Founded in 1898, the National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in Fine arts. Each year, the Club offers the public more than 150 free programs, in person and virtually, including exhibitions, theater and musical performances, lectures and readings, attracting an audience of more than 30,000 in-person visitors and thousands of others online. The NAC is also a proud community partner, serving the public through research grants, concert series, youth educational programs and much more.
More information is available online: https://www.nationalartsclub.org.
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