Messenia to Mesopotamia: New Directions in the Art and Archaeology of the Second Millennium BCE Hosted by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture in collaboration with The J. Paul Getty Museum and held in conjunction with the exhibition The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece Saturday, December 6, 2025 9:00 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus Reception to follow RSVP Here Symposium Description: TBD Bios: Emily Catherine Egan is Assistant Professor of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Art and Archaeology in the Department of Art History & Archaeology at the University of Maryland. She…
The “Ring of Nestor”, c. 1500 BC, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. Pylos and Minoan Crete Lecture by Professor Andreas Vlachopoulos, University of Ioannina Hosted by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture in collaboration with The J. Paul Getty Museum and held in conjunction with the exhibition The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece (June 27, 2025 – January 12, 2026 at The Getty Villa) Saturday, November 22, 2025 4:00 p.m. 314 Royce Hall, UCLA Campus Reception to follow RSVP Here Description: Pylos is a sunny, fertile coastal area of Messinia (Southwestern Peloponnese), with many features of…
Between the Minoans and the Mycenaeans: Craft Technologies in the Second Millennium BCE Aegean Lecture by Nikolas Papadimitriou (Director, Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens) and Eleni Konstantinidi-Syvridi (Curator, Department of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Cypriot and Near Eastern Collections of Antiquities, at the Hellenic National Archaeological Museum, Athens) Demonstration by Akis Goumas (contemporary jewelry maker and researcher of ancient crafting technologies) Hosted by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture in collaboration with The J. Paul Getty Museum and held in conjunction with the exhibition The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Mycenaean Greece Saturday, November 15, 2025 2:00…
Design by: Christopher King Gefyra Book Club: The Scapegoat by Sophia Nikolaidou, trans. Karen Emmerich (Melville House, 2015) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, October 18, 2025 10 A.M. Los Angeles / 8 P.M. Greece Via Zoom RSVP Here From the Publisher: In 1948, the body of an American journalist is found floating in the bay off Thessaloniki. A small-time Greek journalist is tried and convicted for the murder… but when he’s released twelve years later, he claims his confession was the…
Celebrating 40 Years with the Greek Heritage Society: Exploring and Preserving Our Hellenic Identity October 11, 2025 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Main Event 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Genealogy Workshop (Special Event – Optional) 314 Royce Hall, UCLA campus Register Here: https://forms.gle/QrzdvXYGyMi3R9oT6 Become a Sponsor: https://forms.gle/eA8Maddp4dWuqN11A Join the Greek Heritage Society (GHS) of Southern California for a very special celebration of their 40th Anniversary with a unique informational, interactive, and invigorating multigenerational event filled with presentations, exhibits, and inspirational discussions, as well as the opportunity to explore genealogy through a personalized expert workshop. The event will explore…
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 12:00 – 2:00 PM Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158) & Courtyard RSVP HERE Please join us on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM for the Philosophy Department’s Annual Open House. It will take place at the Hershey Hall Salon (Room 158) & Courtyard. This event is open to current and incoming students. Enjoy pizza and refreshments as you meet philosophy faculty, staff, and graduate students and learn more about the philosophy department in an informal setting. Students interested in learning more about the philosophy major/minor, philosophy student clubs/organizations, and philosophy courses in general…
Monday, September 29, 2025 5:30 – 7:00 PM Royce Hall 306 RSVP HERE Come and meet other first-generation Philosophy students, faculty, and staff! Food and beverages will be served. Join our mailing list! Sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with future UCLA Philosophy events, conferences, and colloquia! SIGN UP HERE
Join us to explore all that ELTS has to offer—connect with faculty, your academic counselor, and fellow students, and discover meaningful ways to engage with our vibrant community. Wednesday, September 24th | 1pm – 2pm | Royce Hall 236
September 19-20, 2025 Royce Hall 314 RSVP HERE Please join us for SLIME 4 (Studies in Language, Information, Meaning and Expression), a workshop at UCLA from September 19-20, 2025. The conference is “pre-view”: recorded talks will be available ahead of time. Discussion is led by a commentator (20 min), followed by replies from the speaker (20 min) and Q+A (60 min). We ask that all attendees view or read the talks prior to the day when they are being discussed. The most up-to-date schedule and information will be available on the workshop website HERE. Speakers Alan…
Gefyra Book Club: Niki: A Novel by Christos Chomenidis, trans. Patricia Felisa Barbeito (Other Press, 2023) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, May 17, 2025 10 a.m. Los Angeles / 8 p.m. Greece Via Zoom RSVP here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tOd7OiJDRcCfM5-T2u0Ecg This academic year’s book club is held in English and will feature Greek books in translation. For future book selections and meeting dates, click here. Born in 1938, Niki, the daughter of the deputy secretary general of the Greek Communist Party, is swept up…
