15/02/2026
An International Training School on Byzantine Sigillography
In collaboration with the Academy of Athens and Νομισματικο Μουσειο, under the auspices of the ΒΥZ-GOVAG ERC project directed by Olga Karagiorgou.
May 25- June 5 REGISTER NOW (deadline March 15)
entitled “Unsealing Byzantium” is launched in the framework of the ERC-funded research project Byz-GOVAG “Agents of Cohesion in the Governance of an Empire: The Anthropo-Geography of Byzantium, 7th to 12th Centuries”, hosted at the Academy of Athens (2026–2031).
The School will take place in Athens (25 May to 5 June 2026) and is organised by Olga Karagiorgou (Academy of Athens, Director of Research / PI of the Byz-GOVAG project) and Christos Malatras (Hellenic National Research Foundation, Associate Researcher) in collaboration with the Numismatic Museum. It is open to students of Classics and Byzantine and Medieval Studies who are willing to engage in a two-week crash seminar on Byzantine seals.
Accommodation and a small daily allowance will be provided by the Byz-GOVAG Project.
Contact email: [email protected]
Application deadline: 15 March 2026.
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