Cataloguing the 1936 Exhibition Collection
The year is 1936, and the British School at Athens is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. What better way to celebrate than an exhibition in London, displaying photographs, artwork, and physical […]
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1936: Exhibition Season & The British School at Athens
There comes a time in the life of an institution when it feels the need to reflect on its past glories and fêted in the form of a series of […]
Relics of the Past: Scenes from ‘Modern’ Life in the SPHS Image Collection
Scattered throughout the photographs in the BSA SPHS image collection are scenes from modern life, primarily in Greece, but extending into neighbouring countries. These are not modern in the current […]
The Power of Archives: Through the Lens of the Mycenae Excavation Records
After my first time going through the Mycenae Excavation Records I had seen a mix of beautiful drawings of fragments, some designs of buildings I didn’t know, and a few […]
Shooting the Past: Making Connections in the BSA Photographic Archives
Stephen Poliakoff’s 1999 TV drama, Shooting the Past tells a story of an extraordinary photographic library whose goal is to preserve the past through its vast archive. The library holds […]