German Archaeological Institute at Athens
The German Archaeological Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.
General information, history, facilities
It was founded in 1874 as the second foreign archaeological institute in Athens. Today, it is one of several specialised departments that make up the German Archaeological Institute. With an ongoing research programme, a 75,000-volume library and a large photographic archive, the DAI Athens remains a major contributor to Greek archaeology.It has been involved in a multitude of excavations, such as Leukas and Ithaca, Orchomenos and Thebes, Menidi and Eleusis and Amyklai. Current activities include excavations at Kalapodi, Tiryns, the Kerameikos, Ancient Olympia and the Heraion of Samos.Directors
