Makriyannis Wing Exhibitions

On June 2, 2018, the Ioannis Makriyannis Wing opened. This exhibition hall showcases many of the treasures of the School, taken from our libraries and archives, in a modern exhibition space, free and open to the public. The Makriyannis Wing also holds educational exhibitions about the important archaeological and scientific work of the American School. With its contemporary style, versatile space, and inviting interior, the Makriyannis Wing serves the expanding mission of the American School for decades to come. 

Constantine (Deno) Macricostas, chairman of the technology company Photronics, and his family named the wing after national hero Ioannis Makriyannis (1797–1864), who fought in the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), and who was later instrumental in the granting of the first constitution. Macricostas’s mother was born in the village of Krokilio, near the birthplace of General Makriyannis. 

The courtyard of the wing, the Georges Family Courtyard Terrace, was donated by John A. Georges, Operating Partner of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, in honor of his family. 

Current Exhibition

Vrysaki: The Revival of a Neighborhood through the Archives of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens

 
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Exhibition duration:

June 18 – August 3 and September 4 – November 17, 2024

Opening hours:

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 12:00 – 18:00, Thursday: 12:00 – 20:00

Guided tours:
For June and July, Thursdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 12 noon

Guided tours for families with children: 
Saturday 22/6, 6/7 and 20/7 at 12:00 pm
For reservations: steinmetz-athens@ascsa.edu.gr

Organized group tours:
Available upon request. For reservations: imantzavinou.admin@ascsa.edu.gr 
 

Free admission

American School of Classical Studies at Athens at the
Ioannis Makriyannis Wing
Soudias 61, 106 76 Kolonaki

Click here for a map of grounds and detailed directions to the School.

 


 

 

Past Exhibitions

In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918-1929

In the Name of Humanity: American Relief Aid in Greece, 1918-1929

Exhibition Duration: 
October 17, 2023 – February 18, 2024

Dionysios Solomos… two flames… Manolis Charos

Dionysios Solomos… two flames… Manolis Charos

Exhibition Duration: 
March 28 – June 30, 2023

The Epic of Anatolia in the Greek Imagination

The Epic of Anatolia in the Greek Imagination

Exhibition Duration: 
October 20, 2022 - February 20, 2023

Andreas Georgiadis Solo Painting Exhibition: “Come back. Report to C.P. Cavafy”

Andreas Georgiadis Solo Painting Exhibition: “Come back. Report to C.P. Cavafy”

Exhibition Duration: 
June 23rd to August 5th, 2022

Hippos - The Horse in Ancient Athens

Hippos - The Horse in Ancient Athens

Exhibition Duration: 
January 20, 2022, to June 5, 2022

The Free and the Brave: American Philhellenes and the ‘Glorious Struggle of the Greeks’ (1776–1866)

The Free and the Brave: American Philhellenes and the ‘Glorious Struggle of the Greeks’ (1776–1866)

Exhibition Duration: 
May 25, 2021, to December 12, 2021

Ion Dragoumis: Between East and West. One Hundred Years After His Assassination

Ion Dragoumis: Between East and West. One Hundred Years After His Assassination

Exhibition Duration: 
October 15, 2020, to January 15, 2021

Francesco Morosini and his Legacy on Crete, Athens and the Morea

Francesco Morosini and his Legacy on Crete, Athens and the Morea

Exhibition Duration: 
May 18 to July 14, 2019

Spolia: Transcripts of the Stones of the Little Metropolis

Spolia: Transcripts of the Stones of the Little Metropolis

Exhibition Duration: 
Sept. 17 to Nov. 2, 2019

Acropolis Redux: Caryatid/Frieze

Acropolis Redux: Caryatid/Frieze

Exhibition Duration: 
May 18, to July 14, 2019

Ioannis Makriyannis. Vital Expression

Ioannis Makriyannis. Vital Expression

Exhibition Duration: 
June 5 to September 29, 2018

Alexandra Athanassiades.Beyond Cavafy’s Written Word

Alexandra Athanassiades.Beyond Cavafy’s Written Word

Exhibition Duration: 
March 19 to May 12 2018

About Ioannis Makriyannis

Yannis Makriyannis (1797–1864), born Ioannis Triantaphyllou, was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best known today for his Memoirs. Starting from humble origins, he joined the Greek struggle for independence, achieving the rank of general and leading his men to notable victories. Following Greek independence, he had a tumultuous public career, playing a prominent part in the granting of the first Constitution of the Kingdom of Greece and later being sentenced to death and pardoned.

Despite his important contributions to the political life of the early Greek state, general Makriyannis is mostly remembered for his Memoirs. Aside from being a source of historical and cultural information about the period, this work has also been called a "monument of Modern Greek literature", as it is written in pure Demotic Greek. Indeed, its literary quality led Nobel laureate Giorgos Seferis to call Makriyannis one of the greatest masters of Modern Greek prose.