Join us for Jeff Blakely’s lecture, “‘What the Hell’s Going on Out There?’ The Tell el-Hesi Region in a Long-Term Perspective" on May 6, 2026 at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...

Join us for Yana Tchekhanovets’ AIAR-FOA Mini-Series lecture, “New Excavations at Nessana, Negev,” on Apr 29, 2026 at 19:30 IDT | 12:30 EDT. Hybrid event: attend in person (reception at 18:30) or via Zoom. Register: is.gd/S5xJIb - More details: mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...

Rescheduled: C. Carter Barnett's lecture, "Biblical Eyes, Imperial Designs: The Architecture of Care and Control in Ottoman Palestine" now on June 3, 2026 at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/ONPggM

Rescheduled: Join us for Katja Soennecken’s lecture, “From Kaiser to AI: Current Projects of the DEI Jerusalem” on the new date of May 20, 2026 at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/update-...

Update: now only on Zoom: Kristin De Troyer's lecture, "Off the Beaten Track: Which Road to Follow for the Book of Joshua?" on Mar 18, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 11:00 EDT. No reception or in-person audience. For more details: is.gd/Fx8K3w

Join us for Katja Soennecken’s lecture, “From Kaiser to AI: Current Projects of the DEI Jerusalem” on Mar 25, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 11:00 EDT, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...

The Albright honors the 25th year of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize on Sean’s birthday, March 9, 2026. The prize was established in 2001 by Professor William G. Dever and Mrs. Norma Dever, of blessed memory, in memory of their son Sean. Read here for more information: is.gd/dBnyDm

Postponed: Luca Brancazi, “Current Research on the Holy Sepulchre and Faunal Remains.” Formerly scheduled for March 4th. Stay tuned for rescheduling information.

Join us for Kristin De Troyer's lecture, "Off the Beaten Track: Which Road to Follow for the Book of Joshua?" on Mar 18, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 11:00 EDT, with a post event reception. For more details: is.gd/FF8QYk

Join us for Luca Brancazi's lecture, “Current Research on the Holy Sepulchre and Faunal Remains” on Mar 4, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST with a post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/qPLA46

Tune in on at 8 ET on 2/8 for the keynote livestream of the Fulbright-AIAR Anniversary Event, titled "Shared Pasts, Shared Futures: The IAA and American Archaeologists in Israel" by Debora Sandhaus in conversation with Andrea M. Berlin. To register: is.gd/NcXUg8

Join us on Feb 25, 2026 for Christie Pavey’s public lecture, Willibald Goes to Jerusalem: A Trip Through the City Then and Now (17:00 IST | 10:00 EST). Post-lecture reception to follow. More details: is.gd/5cHQSt

📣 CFP: Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize 2026 (Albright Institute) $750 prize for best conference paper in Syro-Palestinian or Biblical Archaeology. Open to PhD candidates Extended Deadline: Feb 15, 2026 🔗 aiar.org/fellowships For more details: is.gd/hsKLQh

Join us for Benyamin Storchan's FOA-Albright Mini-Series Lecture, "Unearthing an Imperially Glorious Byzantine Church near Bet Shemesh: From Fieldwork to Virtual Reality" at 19:30 IST | 12:30 EST. A reception will precede the lecture at 18:30. For more details: is.gd/xAZTAu

We are pleased to announce the publication of Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II, vol. 14/1 in the Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavation series. Congratulations, Sy Gitin! For more details: aiar.org/archives/15209

Join us for Bar Kribus’ lecture, “The Religious Sites of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews) in the Context of the Religious Architecture of the Northern Ethiopian Highlands” on Feb 11, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST. Post-event reception. For more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...

Join us for a lecture by James Fraser (AIAR Dorot Director), "Albright 2025: The Year in Review" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 17, 2025, with a seasonally inspired post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/dgO7im

Join us for Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa's lecture, "Our Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 15, 2025, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/BwSdYG

Join us for Shulamit Miller's public lecture, "The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 10, 2025. Click here for more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/reminde...

The AIAR Fellowship deadline is extended to December 19, 2025. Don't miss your opportunity to join us at the Albright in 2026–2027! Visit aiar.org/fellowships to apply.

We regret to announce the cancellation of Susan Kennedy-Arenz's Dec 3 lecture, "Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice" due to illness. Visit aiar.org/events for our program and to check the status of our events.

Join us for Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa's lecture, "Our Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 15, 2025, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/1he5BJ

Join us for the final lecture of the fall semester by James Fraser (AIAR Dorot Director), "Albright 2025: The Year in Review" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 17, 2025, with a seasonally inspired post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/8791oX

Join us for Shulamit Miller's public lecture, "The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 10, 2025. Stay afterward for a post-lecture reception. Click here for more details: is.gd/wTSSKX

Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open until Dec 5. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.

Join us for Susan Kennedy-Arenz's lecture, "Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 3, 2025. Stay afterward for the post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/2ULOiw

Please join us for the book launch of Rodney Aist's monograph, "Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades" at 17:00 IST on Oct 29, 2025 at the Albright (in person only). Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST.

Join us for a joint AIAR-FOA Panel with Igor Kreimerman, Michael Freikman, and Rachel Hallote: "American Archaeology through the Lens of Albright's Work at Tel Beit Mirsim, and Beyond." Reception: 18:00 IST; Panel: 19:00 IST | 12:00 EST, 11/12/2025). To register: is.gd/GaJgz0

Join us for a book launch panel of Susan Weingarten's new book, Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT, Oct 20, 2025 at the Albright and on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. For more details: aiar.org/events

Join us for Moritz F. Adam's public lecture, "Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature" 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT on Oct 15 at AIAR or on Zoom with a post-event Reception. More details: is.gd/H7lcsZ

Join us for a book launch of Rodney Aist's, "Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades" at 17:00 IST on Oct 29, 2025 at the Albright (in person only). Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST. Click here for more details: is.gd/DqvlLK

Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.

*Updated Link* Join us for Shua Kisilevitz's ASOR Mini-Series lecture, "Holier than Thou? The Temples at Moẓa and Reflections of Ritual Practices in Ancient Judah." Reception: 18:30 IDT; Lecture: 19:30 IDT | 12:30 EDT on Sept 10, 2025 at the Albright and on Zoom. For more details: is.gd/t4bgGq

Please join us for Si Walsh's public lecture, "MIND THE GAP! The Scribal Presentation of the War Rule (1QM)" at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on Sept 17, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Click here for more details: is.gd/PoKbd4

Join us for Moritz F. Adam's public lecture, "Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature" 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT on Oct 15 at AIAR or on Zoom with a post-event Reception. More details: is.gd/H7lcsZ

*Rescheduled for Oct 20.* Join us for a panel on Susan Weingarten's Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT at AIAR and on Zoom. Reception: 18:00 IDT. For more details: is.gd/kCnnBp

Zoom Lecture Reminder: Join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)," July 23, 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT. For more details: is.gd/OfTqFs

Lecture Update - Now only on Zoom: Join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)," July 23, 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT. For more details: is.gd/uor40v

Read the latest letter from the desk of AIAR Dorot Director, Dr James Fraser, here on our blog: aiar.org/archives/14202

Short-Notice Lecture Update: Please join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)." Now a hybrid event on July 23 at the Albright and on Zoom - is.gd/L4c6hV

Please join us for Timothy B. Sailors' public lecture, "Rethinking the Early Christian Book in the Eastern Mediterranean" at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on May 14, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Click here for more details: is.gd/X7oSrN @tbsailors.bsky.social

Please join us for Eric Cline's book talk on his new book, After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on May 7, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Click here for more details: is.gd/havZhK @digkabri.bsky.social

Lecture Update: Now only on Zoom—Please join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's remote lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)." (May 21, 2025) - is.gd/f6cggU

Join us for Höflmayer & Woitzuck's public lecture, "A Biography of an Excavation: The Austrian-German Expedition to Tell Balata/Shechem 1913–39" at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on Apr 28 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Details: is.gd/2qY9dj

Please join us for Timothy B. Sailors' public lecture, "Rethinking the Early Christian Book in the Eastern Mediterranean" at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on May 14, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Click here for more details: is.gd/X7oSrN @tbsailors.bsky.social

Please join us for Christian Schöne's public lecture, "A Blank Space: Exploring the Hinterland of Elusa" at 17:00 IST | 11:00 EDT on March 19, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST. Click here for more details: is.gd/02buI7

The Albright Institute is pleased to announce Christina Olson as the winner of the 2025 Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize for her paper, “Mortuary Landscapes of Iron Age Judah: A Reconsideration of the Relationship between the City and its Dead.” Congrats Christina! *|URL|*

Please join us for David Brown's public lecture, "Refugees in the Early Iron Southern Levant" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on March 5, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST; Click here for more details: is.gd/FS6EuU

Just a reminder, applications for 2025–2026 fellowships are due on Dec 3 at 11:59 EST. Don't forget to submit! aiar.org/fellowships

Please join us for Rafi Greenberg's public lecture, "Staying on the Surface at Qadas" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 4, 2024 at the Albright or on Zoom. Pre-Event Reception at 17:00 IST; Lecture at 18:00 IST. Click here for more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/reminde...