On Friday, September 25, 2026 the Researchers’ Night event took place once again at the Athena Research Center in Xanthi, with the participation of both researchers and the general public. The Culture and Creative Industries team participated with the organization of a creative workshop of an archaeological excavation simulation for young children, as well as by presenting the THRACE-CONNECT and ECHOES projects and the work of the Archaeological GIS Laboratory (AeGIS Athena).
Despoina Tsiafaki, Research Director and Head of the Department of Culture and Creative Industries, discussed with Patrick O’Shea the THRACE-CONNECT project and the exploration of the archaeological and historical landscape of Rhodope. You can listen to the entire discussion at the link below. https://www.podomatic.com/…/2026-07-08T07_00_00-07_00
On May 27 and 28, 2026, the 1st Conference on the Research work of the Department of Archaeology and History of Art will be held at the Cast Museum of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The excavation at Karabournaki will be presented, with the speech of E. Manakidou, D. Tsiafaki and K. Tsonaka entitled “Research goals and digital media in the university excavation at Karabournaki”
For more information, visit the link: https://www.hist.auth.gr/events_seminars/29993/
On Thursday, May 7, 2026, the 2nd grade students of the 1st High School of Didymoteicho visited the ILSP/Athena RC, within the framework of the cultural program “Didymoteicho – Crossroads of Civilizations”. The students were informed about the work and activities of the Department of Culture and Creative Industries, while they were also given a tour of the laboratories of Archaeometry and Physicochemical Measurements, 3D Digitization “KLEPSYDRA”, and Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, students from the European School visited the ILSP division in Xanthi and were given a tour of the building. They visited the laboratories and infrastructure of the building, while they were informed about the activities and research projects taking place, including those of the Department of Culture and Creative Industries
