Ann Brysbaert is the new director Netherlands Institute at Athens

Prof. Ann Brysbaert has been appointed as Director of the Netherlands Institute at Athens by the Executive Board of the University of Amsterdam. From 1 March 2022 onwards, she succeeds Dr Winfred van de Put who returns back to the Netherlands after having served 7.5 years as Director at NIA. Ann Brysbaert is professor of Ancient Technologies, Materials and Crafts and has been working with these themes within the context of Greek and East Mediterranean Archaeology for over 30 years. As such, she brings the alfa-beta-gamma disciplines together in her research and teaching. In her new capacity, Ann returns to Athens from the University of Leiden where she will remain in service part-time. Over the years, she established a wide network in Greece and beyond of people at other foreign institutes and schools, at the antiquity authorities, universities, and museums and heritage organisations. Ann Brysbaert studied Archaeology (MA, KULeuven) and Conservation of Archaeological Materials (BSc.