Nashville AIA

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA

NASHVILLE SOCIETY

The Archaeological Institute of America is an international organization of professional archaeologists and interested lay members devoted to the advancement of archaeological work and sites worldwide. The AIA is an advocacy group for the preservation of antiquities and sponsors lectures and tours to promote interest in and enjoyment of archaeology. In addition to local lectures and international tours, the AIA publishes both Archaeology, a bimonthly magazine on archaeological work around the world and the American Journal of Archaeology, a scholarly research journal. Nashville is the location of one of more than 100 local societies which are found in North America, Greece, and the Iberian peninsula.

If you are interested in joining the Nashville AIA, please visit www.archaeological.org By becoming a member of the national AIA, you automatically become a member of the local society and enjoy free admission to the lectures. The Nashville society of the AIA in partnership with the Nashville Parthenon sponsors several lectures during the academic year. The lectures are free and open to the public, but please call 862-8431 to reserve a seat. This season's schedule of lectures is as follows.

Schedule of events 2011-2012

Thursday, September 8 

Really, Really Early Music: Songs from Ancient Greece

lecture and concert by the Nashville Early Music Project

Tuesday, October 18

A Complete Cosmos: the Tomb of an Egyptian Governor and Its Secrets

Dr. Lawrence Berman, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Thursday, October 27

Greeks and Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers

Dr. Carl J. Richard, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Tuesday, January 24

Music, Healing and Sacred Space in Classical Greece: A New Interpretation of the Thymele of Epidauros

Dr. Peter Schultz, Concordia College

Tuesday, February 21

The Photography of William Stillman

Dr. Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, Wesleyan University

Tuesday, March 20

The Lost Eagle: The Untold Story of the Legionary Eagle on Rome’s Most Famous Statue

Dr. Bridget Buxton, University of Rhode Island

April – TBA

All lectures are free and open to the public, but please call the Parthenon (862-8431) to reserve a seat for the lectures.

Seats are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

A reception follows each lecture.