The Nordic Library at Athens ( el, Βιβλιοθήκη των Βορείων Χωρών στην Αθήνα) is one of several international archaeological libraries in
Athens, Greece. It is located in the
Makrigianni area of Athens.
It was established in 1995, as a cooperative venture run by the
Danish Institute at Athens
The Danish Institute at Athens ( da, Det Danske Institut I Athen; el, Ινστιτούτο της Δανίας στην Αθήνα) is one of the 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.
Founded in 1992, the Danish Inst ...
, the
Finnish Institute at Athens
The Finnish Institute at Athens (Greek language, Greek: Φινλανδικό Iνστιτούτο Aθηνών, ''Finlandikó Institoúto Athinón'', ''FIA'') is a scientific institute of Finland, operating in Athens, Greece. The institute's main o ...
, the
Norwegian Institute at Athens and the
Swedish Institute at Athens. It currently holds about 40,000 volumes.
Modern archives
The library houses the archives of the Greek-American poet and art historian Nikos Kalamaris, known under the pseudonym
Nicolas Calas
Nicolas Calas ( el, Νικόλαος Κάλας) (May 27, 1907 – December 31, 1988) was the pseudonym of Nikos Kalamaris (), a Greek-American poet and art critic. While living in Greece, he also used the pseudonyms Nikitas Randos () and M. Sp ...
. The archive of the surrealist artist was handed over in 1999 and includes letters, essays, articles and photographs as well as other material.
In 2005, the library received a donation from Finn Ståhl, a Swedish philhellene and consul in Crete. It included about 250 works related to the Greek poet
Constantine P. Cavafy, partly his poetry books, some literature about his work in Greek and other languages.
The archive materials are cataloged and accessible to interested scholars.
See also
*
List of Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece
Bibliography
* E. Korka et al. (eds.): Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece, 160 Years, Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 2006, p. 91, 129, 151, 153.
External links
Nordic Library homepage
Foreign Archaeological Institutes in Greece
Libraries in Athens
Libraries established in 1996
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