Hephaistos Summer School – Archaeology, History and Technology of western jewelry under the light of the Acropolis
At the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens, Greece. June 14-27, 2027
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| MON 14 JUNE |
ORIENTATION 9.00 – 10.00 Signing in with Eleni Mastoras and Byron Vafeiadis Meet inside the Museum Reception |
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| MON 14 JUNE |
STUDY VISIT II: 10.00 – 12.00 Athens Acropolis Hill |
LUNCH BREAK |
CLASS: 13.00 – 16.00 Dimitris Plantzos
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| TUE 15 JUNE |
STUDY VISIT III: 09.00 – 12.00 Temple of Hephaistos, Ancient Agora and Excavations. American School of Classical Studies |
LUNCH BREAK |
CLASS: 13.00 – 16.00 Dimitris Plantzos
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| WED 16 JUNE |
CLASS: 10.00 – 12.00 Ioanna Lalaouni |
LUNCH BREAK |
STUDY VISIT IV: 14.00 – 17.00 Ancient Greek Jewelry at the National Archaeological Museum |
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| THU 17 JUNE |
STUDY VISIT I: 09.00 – 12.00 Greek Gold, The Ilias Lalaounis Fine Jewelry Workshop Maria Lalaouni CEO, Creative Director LALAoUNIS |
LUNCH BREAK |
LECTURE: 13.00 – 16.00 ILJM and the Ilias Lalaounis Legacy Byron Vafeiadis |
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| FRI 18 JUNE |
CLASS: 10.00 – 13.00 Jewelry in European Western Medieval and Renaissance Jewelry |
LUNCH BREAK |
LECTURE: 14.00 – 15.00 The Diamond Walk
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OPT FIELDTRIP:
Outdoor Movie Night, 20.50 – 23.00 |
| SAT 19 JUNE |
CLASS: 10.00 – 13.00 Studio Jewelry in Theory and Practice Vivi Touloumidi |
LUNCH BREAK |
CLASS: 14.00 – 17.00 Studio Jewelry in Theory and Practice Vivi Touloumidi |
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| SUN 20 JUNE | ||||
| MON 21 JUNE |
CLASS: 10.00 – 13.00 Western European Jewelry: 16th -18th centuries Ioanna Lalaouni |
LUNCH BREAK |
STUDY VISIT VI: 14.00 – 16.00 Visit to Traditional and Contemporary Workshops and Galleries in central Athens Byron Vafeiadis |
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| TUE 22 JUNE |
CLASS: 10.00 – 12.00 Ioanna Lalaouni |
LUNCH BREAK | Study Period | |
| WED 23 JUNE |
STUDY VISIT V & LECTURE: 10.00 – 12.00 The Benaki Museum: Byzantine Jewelry Collection |
LUNCH BREAK |
STUDY VISIT V & LECTURE: 13.00 – 15.00 The Benaki Museum: Traditional Greek Jewelry & Dress Yiannis Tsalapatis & Eleni Mastoras
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| THU 24 JUNE |
CLASS: 10.00 – 12.00 Contemporary Decorative Arts & Museology: Jewelry in Private & Public Collections Ioanna Lalaouni |
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| FRI 25 JUNE |
10.15 – 13.15 Assessments |
OPT FIELDTRIP:
Dora Stratou Dance Theatre: Greek Traditional Dance lesson and attend Greek Performance |
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| SAT 26 JUNE | OPTIONAL FIELDTRIP | |||
| SUN 27 JUNE | OPTIONAL FIELDTRIP | |||
- The ILJMuseum reserves the right to alternate class timeschedule by June 1st.
| * Required: 45 hrs |
| * Optional: 2½ days |
| Check daily for changes. Schedules may need to be altered due to weather conditions or time constraints.
Lunches will be provided at the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum Restaurant premises. Library & Live Workshops open only to full time participants |
