Listening with your eyes:
objects and spaces that speak in the ancient world

October 13 – 14, 2025, 2:45 p.m.

Swedish Institute of Classical Studies
Via Omero 14, 00197, Rome

Remote access
https://tinyurl.com/n7dr9929

Poster and full programme

Shared stories play an essential role in creating the cultural memory of human societies. However, stories are not just language: images, objects and spaces also tell stories. The conference aims to investigate this other dimension of storytelling, which relies not on words but on other equally effective “forms of communication”.

ORGANISED BY
CNR-ISMed
CNR-ISPC
Swedish Institute of Classical Studies
University of Naples L’Orientale

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Scientific coordination: Alessandra Piergrossi
Scientific committee: Valeria Acconcia (Ud’A), Massimo Cultraro (CNR-ISPC), Andrea Ercolani (CNR-ISMed), Ulf Hanson (ISSC), Laura Lulli (UnivAQ), Alessandra Piergrossi (CNR-ISPC), Riccardo Palmisciano (UniOr), Livio Sbardella (UnivAQ)

The event is organised as part of the PRIN 2022 Project “Folklore and Oral Traditions in the Greek Culture. From the Archaic to the Hellenistic Period“

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The conference is open to the public, subject to availability.
It is possible to participate remotely via the Teams platform https://tinyurl.com/n7dr9929

INFO AND CONTACTS
Andrea Ercolani (CNR-ISMed) 
andrea.ercolani@ismed.cnr.it
Alessandra Piergrossi (CNR-ISPC)
alessandra.piergrossi@cnr.it