Institute for Mediterranean Studies

Αντώνης Αναστασόπουλος, Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος και Πέτρος Καστρινάκης: H Κρήτη των οθωμανικών χρόνων

IMS meets Rethymno

The Municipality of Rethymnon and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) are organizing for the year 2025 a series of lectures addressed to the general public of our city. In these talks, open to everyone, the Institute's researchers will present elements of their research work in an accessible way, followed by a discussion.

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Malcom Cross book launch presentation

The book launch presentation of Malcolm Cross's new book The Creativity of Crete: City States and The Foundations of the Modern World will take place this Thursday Oct 20th 2011 at 19:30 at the Institute of Mediterranean Studies, Melissinou and Nik. Foka, Old Town Rethymno.

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Lecture by Dr. Donal Cooper

Lecture Series 2010-2011

On Tuesday, 12 April 2011, at 20.00, Dr Donal Cooper, associate professor at the University of Warwick (Great Britain), will present at the Institute of Mediterranean Studies a paper on the subject of Franciscan art and architecture in a Mediterranean context. The presentation will be in English.

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Geo- and Landscape Αrchaeological Ιnvestigations in central Italy

Lecture Series 2010-2011

The Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment at the Institute for Mediterranenan Studies/FORTH cordially invites you to a presentation by Michael Teichmann (University of Kiel, Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes" / Germany) with subject the Geo- and Landscape Αrchaeological Ιnvestigations in central Italy. The presentation will take place at the Institute for Mediterranenan Studies (Nikiforou Foka 130 & Mellisinou, Old Town, Rethymno) this Thursday December 15th 2010 at 8:00pm and is open to the public. The presentation will be in English.

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Inauguration of the new building

On Sunday, September 19th 2010, at 17.45 p.m., the inauguration of the new building of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies will take place. It will be named after the deceased President of the Foundation for Research and Technology, native from Rethymno, the late Stelios Orphanoudakis.

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Lecture by Shirine Hamadeh

Lecture Series 2009-2010

The Postgraduate Programme of Turkish Studies of the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies invites you to the seminar lecture of Dr Shirine Hamadeh (Rice University) "On Streets: Beggars, vagrants, prostitutes and the filth of Istanbul (1703-1839)". The lecture will take place in the Institute for Mediterranean Studies in Wednesday, May 19, at 8:30 p.m.

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