Timeline

Timeline

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 15-27, 2026

 

 

DAY 9:00-12:00 12:00-14:00 14:00-16:00 17:00-19:00
MON 15 JUNE

8.00- 9.00 : ORIENTATIONSigning in with Eleni Mastoras and Byron Vafeiadis

The JSS Dimitris Plantzos & Ioanna Lalaouni

The Neighborhood  Byron Vafeiadis

Meet inside the Museum Reception

MON 15 JUNE STUDY VISIT II, III:

Athens Acropolis Hill & New Acropolis Museum

LUNCH BREAK CLASS:

Ilias Lalaounis: A Goldsmithery Legacy

Byron Vafeiadis

 

TUE 16 JUNE CLASS:

Ancient Greek Jewelry

Dimitris Plantzos

 

LUNCH BREAK STUDY VISIT:

The National Archaeological Museum

 

WED 17 JUNE CLASS:

Ancient Greek Jewelry

Dimitris Plantzos

LUNCH BREAK LECTURE

Matters on Illicit Trafficking

Dr. Elena Korka

 

 

 

THU 18 JUNE STUDY VISIT I:

Greek Gold – Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Workshop

Maria Lalaouni

CEO, Creative Director LALAoUNIS

LUNCH BREAK LECTURE:

Gemmology: The Diamond Walk

Giorgos Spyromilios

 

 

 FRI 19 JUNE CLASS:

Jewelry in Medieval

Ioanna Lalaouni

LUNCH BREAK STUDY VISIT V:

Byzantine & Christian Museum

OPT FIELDTRIP:

Outdoor Movie Night, 20.50 – 23.00

SAT 20 JUNE
SUN 21 JUNE
MON 22 JUNE CLASS:

Jewelry in Renaissance 

Ioanna Lalaouni

STUDY VISIT & LECTURE:

The Benaki Museum

Traditional Greek Jewelry & Dress

Yiannis Tsalapatis 

TUE 23 JUNE CLASS:

Western European Jewelry from the late 16th c. to the 1920’s

Ioanna Lalaouni

STUDY VISIT

Visit to Traditional and Contemporary Workshops and Galleries in Central Athens 

Byron Vafeiadis 

 WED 24 JUNE CLASS:

Studio Jewelry in Theory and Practice

Vivi Touloumidi

CLASS:

Studio Jewelry in Theory and Practice

Vivi Touloumidi

THU 25 JUNE CLASS:

Jewelry from 18th century until the 1940s

Ioanna Lalaouni

LUNCH BREAK

CLASS:

Contemporary Arts & Museology: Jewelry in Private & Public Collections

Ioanna Lalaouni

Study Period
FRI 26 JUNE Assessments OPT FIELDTRIP:

Dora Stratou Dance Theatre: Greek Traditional Dance lesson and attend Greek Performance

SAT 27 JUNE Farewell Reception
SUN 28 JUNE DEPARTURE

 

* 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