2026

13 October at 7:00pm: Scottish evening

Professor Emerita Elizabeth Moignard (The University of Glasgow) : How to be a hero-a view of the Flaxman frieze at Holmwood House

Social 'wine and cheese' evening for new and existing members. Glasgow Art Club, 185 Bath St, Glasgow at 7:00pm. £10 entry fee, otherwise free to Scottish Hellenic Society-Glasgow members (£20 membership fee)

The frieze in the dining room at Holmwood, based on John Flaxman’s illustrations for the Iliad, is a striking feature of Greek Thomson’s design of the room, running round three of its walls, including the serving alcove at the back. This talk  aims to explore the possible significance of this choice of subject as the decorative element in a formal but essentially domestic space. 

10 November at 7:30pm

Isabel Hood, Editor Egyptology Scotland newsletter : Exploring Alexander of Macedon in Coptic textiles

Room 224, St Andrew's Building (Education), The University of Glasgow, 11 Eldon St, Glasgow G3 6NH

Two identical tunic roundels named Alexander of Macedon (now more generally known as Alexander the Great) in Coptic. In a rich highly detailed mirror image scene, Alexander is depicted on horseback, being crowned. The ancient provenance of both roundels is unknown, but they are thought to come from Egypt.  Fragments of Coptic tunics come from funerary contexts, which preserved them, a marker of the value placed on them by the deceased owner/s.  Whether kept for ‘good’ for death, or also worn in life, they obviously had personal significance. Both roundels on an art-historical basis get dated to the 7th century CE. Whether these were removed from the same, or different, tunics is unknown. But they celebrate the same man, hundreds of years after his death. This talk discusses the roundels, comparator pieces, and asks why Alexander of Macedon specifically has been named in commemoration.   

8 December at 7:30pm

Ian McHaffie, Scottish Hellenic Society-Edinburgh : Greek inscriptions in Scotland

2027

12 January

Vasilopitta evening, Elia restaurant, George Square, Glasgow

Time and price to be confirmed nearer the time

9 February : Karkalas lecture

Sir Roderick Beaton FBA, Commander of the Order of Honour, Hellenic Republic; Emeritus Koraes Professor, King's College London; Chairman of the British School of Athens : Exploring parallels between the Ancient Greek city States and the Nations of modern Europe

At The University of Strathclyde, room to be announced. £3 entry fee for non-members, free entry for Scottish Hellenic Society-Glasgow members

9 March at 7:30pm

Dr Mathew Haysom (The University of Newcastle) : Dismantling utopia? Minoan archaeology in the 21st century

Room 224, St Andrew's Building (Education), The University of Glasgow, 11 Eldon St, Glasgow G3 6NH

13 April at 7:00pm

Annual General Meeting and illustrated online talk by Dr Panagiotis Arapitsas (The University of Western Attica) : The wines of Greece

Room 224, St Andrew's Building (Education), The University of Glasgow, 11 Eldon St, Glasgow G3 6NH