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
- Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936) – His rocky road to archaeologyby Marie-Christin KünzelmannTheodor Wiegand – the famous excavator of Priene, Miletus and Didyma – began his career under unfavourable auspices. When he came to the DAI Athens, he was uncertain about his … Read More
- Yannis Stinis (1914–2001) – A brief overview of the work of a painter and printmaker who worked with the German Archaeological Instituteby Charis KanellopoulouLaborious and prolific painter Yannis Stinis (Athens, 1914–2001) (fig. 1) produced works that reveal his interest in the lively representation of the Greek landscape. Stinis was also a printmaker and … Read More
- Otto Rubensohn and the excavations of the DAI in Paros (1898–1899)by Vasiliki Barlou-JaeggiOn June 17, 1898, 125 years ago, a young Jewish German archaeologist arrived at Parikia, the capital of the island of Paros, after an exhausting 13-hour voyage from Piraeus. His … Read More