• The library opened on 23 April 1926 and was named in honour of Gennadius' father, George Gennadius (1786–1854).
  • Faithful to its annual commitment to all music lovers since 2015, the Gennadius Library organized, in partnership with the Schwarz Foundation and the Curtis...
  • In 1922, diplomat and bibliophile Joannes Gennadius offered his 26,000-volume library to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, on the conditions that...
  • Joannes Gennadius (1844-1932) conceived his library as a comprehensive collection on Greece emphasizing continuity from antiquity to the present day; it is the...
  • The Gennadius Library now holds a richly diverse collection of over 120,000 books and rare bindings, archives, manuscripts...
  • The importance of the Gennadius Library extends beyond its role as a safekeeper of texts; it stands as a research institute of international acclaim.
  • The library has been open to the public since 1926, after Joannes Gennadius donated 26,000 volumes and documents in 1922.
  • Opened in 1926 with 26,000 volumes from diplomat and bibliophile, Joannes Gennadius, the Gennadius Library now holds a richly diverse collection of over 120...
  • Opened in 1926 with 26,000 volumes from diplomat and bibliophile, Joannes Gennadius, the Gennadius Library now...