The Work of the BSA: 2026 Annual Open Lecture Athens

The British School at Athens (BSA) Annual Open Lecture for 2026, delivered on Thursday, February 19th, in Athens at the Archaeological Society lecture hall. The event featured two presentations summarizing recent scholarly activities and research findings. The first presentation, titled "The Work of the British School at Athens in 2025," was delivered by BSA Director Professor Rebecca Sweetman, providing an overview of the institution's activities during the preceding year.

The second segment focused on specialized archaeological research. Professor Andrew Bevan of University College London presented on "The Material Culture and Landscapes of South-Eastern Chios and their Wider Context." This presentation detailed excavations and analysis related to the archaeology of the Aegean island of Chios. The lectures serve as a formal update on British archaeological fieldwork and scholarship in Greece.