Save the Norwegian Institute at Athens!

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#2807

The Norwegian Institute at Athens is a highly prestigious institution who benefits a lot not only the Classical knowledge, but also the good renown of the generous Norwegian people in all Europe.

(Bucharest, 2018-11-07)

#2816

Classic topics must be preserved!!

(Bergen, 2018-11-07)

#2827

I think it is important for Norwegian thinkers to be present "where it all began". But I also think that things could be done to actualize the institutes presence as a connecting point from the past to present time. With easy "grips", this history and relevance to our time could be spread to non academic people. This was the key to success in ancient time, and is what the academic institutes as "aristocratic institutions" have to understand to develop in a direction that conforms to potential supporting Norwegian departements; that it has a great potential to the public society in Norway. This I believe. Call me! see: www.parrhesia.no

(Bergen, 2018-11-07)

#2831

As a holder of a PhD in Classics (Archaeology), I recognize the important contribution that the Norwegian Institute at Athens has made to our understanding of the region. Please save the Institute!

(Collingswood, NJ, 2018-11-07)

#2840

It would be a terrible shame to lose this facility

(Birmingham, 2018-11-07)

#2842

Mener det er viktig å bevare den klassiske arven fra Antikken. Spesielt i våre dager hvor det settes altfor lite pris på i vårt overfladiske kapitalistiske forbukersamfunn.

(Vikeså, 2018-11-07)

#2848

It would be a great loss.

(Stockholm, 2018-11-07)

#2854

The importance of internationally based scholarship cannot be overemphasized.

(Toronto, 2018-11-07)

#2867

As a member of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, I have benefitted on several occasions from the opportunity to stay at out hostel in Athens, conducting research and interacting with members of the other international schools, including the Norwegian School. The research of Norwegian scholars must continue to benefit from the same kind of interaction.

(Armidale, 2018-11-07)

#2869

As Professor of Classical Archaeology of the University of Sydney, Australia, I am fully aware of the valuable contribution the Norwegian Institute at Athens has made over the years both to Greece and to the international community of scholars.

(Point Frederick, 2018-11-07)

#2891

I'm signing because it is vital for all qualified centers of scholarship to have unquestionably all support they need.

(Athens, 2018-11-08)

#2892

The Foreign Schools of Athens undertake considerable research and are an irreplaceable part of international scholarship.

(Sydney, 2018-11-08)

#2894

The Norwegian Institute's Library has always offered Greek academics and students hospitality.

(Athens, 2018-11-08)

#2896

Norwegian Ancient World Studies have a long and distinguished history and it would be a tragedy to see this compromised by an ill-judged decision to close the Institute in Athens

(Wentworth Falls, 2018-11-08)

#2898

It is vital the a nation's historical centres are funded, acknowledged and supported. Do not allow this institute to be shut down.

(Nth Tamborine, 2018-11-08)

#2901

In an era of materialism and turmoil, centres like the NIA are cultural signposts of a future we all need to aspire. There is much potential in the Institute and it deserves to be given an option to become more inclusive and strengthen its placement in the international cultural landscape.

(Reading, 2018-11-08)

#2906

The Norwegian Institute has been extremely useful in research I have conducted in the past and has played a crucial role in advancing the work of many great minds and serving as a hub of new ideas so essential for the advancement of Greece and the world. It's great work should really not be underestimated.

(Athens, 2018-11-08)

#2907

The loss of one of the great research institutes for inquiry into the origins of western thought would be an act of self-disembowelling!

(Murrumbateman, 2018-11-08)

#2926

I state my support to save the Norwegian Institute at Athens - obvious reason is the global cultural exchange among European states.

(Snarøya, 2018-11-09)

#2928

We need this valuable work to continue so we can better understand the past and to foster better understanding between people (researchers, students, etc.).

(Nicosia, 2018-11-09)

#2929

The research work of the institute is crucial--both in terms of ancient cultures and interventions in the study of crisis in contemporary western societies.

(Whitstable Kent, 2018-11-09)

#2933

I support the Norwegian Institute

(Brisbane, 2018-11-09)

#2934

Save the Norwegian Institute at Athens!

(Mölnlycke, 2018-11-09)

#2949

As an archaeologist in the French SchooI, I feel solidary with your Institute. I think its action should go on in Greece.

(PARIS, 2018-11-10)

#2965

International institutes contribute considerably to the intellectual vibrancy of Athens.

(Cambridge, 2018-11-11)

#2972

Let's not lose this important connection between Norwegian research and the home of democracy. Oxi!

(Melbourne, 2018-11-12)

#2977

The Norwegian Institute at Athens is an important archaeological factor among the other archaeological institutions in Greece. Its closing would be a big loss.

(Vienna, 2018-11-12)

#2980

I believe the Norwegian Institute is a very serious resource in the hand of Norwegian students and researchers who work on archaeology and Classics, as well as one of the major centers for these and relevant disciplines in Athens. I have followed its activities for many years and it would be a total shame to lose this very important resource. For History and Archaeology and the broader Humanities disciplines.

(Brussels, 2018-11-12)

#2981

The Norwegian Institute at Athens is highly distinguished in international scholarship and should be saved in any case.

(Frankfurt, 2018-11-12)

#2989

Ancien membre de l'École française d'Athènes, professeur émérite de l'Université de Lorraine pour l'histoire et archéologie de la Grèce, engagé depuis longtemps dans l'étude du forum de Philippes (Macédoine), je ne peux qu'apporter mon soutien à la participation de nos collègues norvégiens à l'étude de ce pays si fascinant qui nous fait l'honneur de nous accueillir.

(Paris, 2018-11-12)

#2992

The Norwegian Institute at Athens is a prominent institution for cultural and scientific exchanges that must be safeguarded

(Fribourg, 2018-11-12)

#2996

The end of the Norwegian Institute would be a great lost for Classical Archaeology and, thus, for the European Tradition and Culture.

(Strasbourg, 2018-11-13)

#2997

I think the Norwegian institute plays an important role in the archaeological community in athens and abroad
The events they host are important scholarly occasions
It would be a great loss if they closed

(Chicago, 2018-11-13)