The Gennadius Library in Athens: The Vision of a Greek of the Diaspora, lecture by Maria Georgopoulou (The Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens), The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London, March 22, 2016, 6:15 pm

In 1926 John Gennadius, a Greek diplomat in London, offered his 30,000-volume library to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens for the use of “the scholars of all nations” following the example of earlier benefactors from the Greek diaspora. The guiding principle of his collecting was to illuminate the history of the Greek “genius” through the ages. The lecture will assess the significance that the Gennadius Library has had for the development and growth of post-antique Hellenic studies in the past ninety years and the possibilities and challenges that lie ahead.