# "Rethinking Archaic Sculpture" conference ![Poster for the "Rethinking Archaic Sculpture" conference, held May 13-15, 2026 at the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies in Nafplio, Greece, organized by Seth Estrin and Rebecca Levitan, with three black‑and‑white close‑up photos of ancient sculptures, a QR code, and logos for Harvard's CHS Greece and King's College London.](/sites/g/files/omnuum7151/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2026-03/Archaic%20Sculpture%20Final%20Conference%20Poster.png?itok=CVeczEOK) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **May 13 - May 15, 2026** All day #### pin\_drop Location **CHS Greece** [Philhellene Square and King Otto Street 21100 Nafplio Greece ]() - **Topic:** Rethinking Archaic Sculpture - **Organized by:** [Seth Estrin](https://haa.fas.harvard.edu/people/seth-estrin) (Harvard University), [Rebecca Levitan](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/rebecca-levitan) (King's College London), CHS Greece, supported by [King's College London](https://www.kcl.ac.uk/) - **Open to:** All; registration required - **Participants (in alphabetical order):** [Gianfranco Adornato](https://www.sns.it/en/persona/gianfranco-adornato) (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa), [Vasiliki Barlou-Jäggi](https://antikenmuseumbasel.academia.edu/VasilikiBarlouJ%C3%A4ggi) (Antikenmuseum Basel), [Margherita Bonanno](https://uniroma2.academia.edu/MargheritaBonanno/CurriculumVitae) (Tor Vergata University of Rome), [Nikolaus Dietrich](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/philosophie/zaw/klarch/mitarbeiter/dietrich.html) (Heidelberg University), [Milette Gaifman](https://arthistory.yale.edu/people/milette-gaifman) (Yale University), [Raphaël Jacob](https://theacropolismuseum.academia.edu/raphaeljacob) (Acropolis Museum), [Eleni Kalavria](https://independent.academia.edu/%CE%95%CE%9B%CE%95%CE%9D%CE%97%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%9B%CE%91%CE%92%CE%A1%CE%99%CE%91) (Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, Greek Ministry of Culture), [Christian Kunze](https://www.uni-regensburg.de/philosophie-kunst-geschichte-gesellschaft/klassische-archaeologie/mitarbeiter/kunze/index.html) (University of Regensburg), [Caspar Meyer](https://www.bgc.bard.edu/people/207/caspar-meyer) (Bard Graduate Center), [Marion Meyer](https://univie.academia.edu/MarionMeyer) (University of Vienna), [Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier](https://grokipedia.com/page/Wolf_Dietrich_Niemeier) (Emeritus Director, DAI Excavations Kerameikos), [Zozi Papadopoulou](https://culture.academia.edu/ZoziPapadopoulou) (Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, Greek Ministry of Culture), [Nikolaos Papazarkadas](https://www.eie.gr/en/human-resources/nikolaos-papazarkadas/) (University of California, Berkeley/Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation), [Verity Platt](https://classics.cornell.edu/verity-platt) (Cornell University), [Elisavet Sioumpara](https://ypppo.academia.edu/ElisavetSioumpara) (Acropolis Restoration Service, Greek Ministry of Culture), [Michael Squire](https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-michael-squire) (University of Cambridge), [Elena Walter-Karydi](https://uniklinik-saarland.academia.edu/LelaWalterKarydi) (University of Saarland), and [Naomi Weiss](https://nweiss.scholars.harvard.edu/) (Harvard University) - **Language:** English ### Synopsis The conference "Rethinking Archaic Sculpture" creates a forum to re-examine the corpus of sculpture from Archaic Greece, including how it is studied and the major questions that we ask of this material. Hosted in Nafplio at Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, the event brings together an international group of interdisciplinary researchers, including both archaeologists working directly with unpublished or little-known excavated materials and scholars who seek to interrogate the theoretical, conceptual, or historiographic foundations of the field. Learn more about the ["Rethinking Archaic Sculpture" conference](/events-conferences/rethinking-archaic-sculpture "Conference on Rethinking Archaic Sculpture"). See also:- [ Events & Conferences ](/activities-type/events-conferences) - [ Ancient Greece ](/activities-field/ancient-greece) - [ Open to all ](/target-audience/open-to-all) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://greece.chs.harvard.edu/node/1917121/event-feed.ics) Copy link link