The Apollonian Seminar with the Municipality of Sozopol and the archeological mission of National history museum has selected the team for the Athenian expedition again in 2024. The Athenian field school is a interdisciplinary educational and practical study for an experienced students in archeology, conservation, classics or architecture giving a chanse to meet, discuss or work together with some of the top specialist in the field of the Classical heritage sites in the heart of Athens.

The field training in the Greek capital was supported institutionally by the Embassy of Bulgaria in the Republic of Greece, for which we are very grateful. Our main partners were Diadrasis, led by restorer Laura Tapini, with whom and the colleagues form the Ephorate of Corinthia we explored new innovations and digital models for education, promotion, and engagement with both popular sites like Corinth and lesser-known ones like Nemea, aimed at various audiences including tourists, children, and locals.

Special partnerships were also established with the Acropolis Museum, where we had the opportunity to work closely with Anna Vlahaki, head of the Exhibitions Department, Katerina Diamantidou, head of the Educational Department, and restorer Kostas Vasiliadis. Together, we gained insights into the complex inter-institutional and methodological processes behind the work on the Acropolis and one of the most modern museums in the world.

We were also incredibly fortunate to hold sessions with the epigraphical and restoration teams at the world’s largest Epigraphical Museum, thanks to our collaboration with its director, Athanasios Thanos.

Additionally, our meetings at the Italian School of Archaeology in Athens and the American School of Classical Studies were truly inspiring. At the Italian Mission, we arrived thanks to the coordination and support of director **Professor Pappi** and the truly dedicated and enthusiastic Carlo De Domenico, deputy director of the school. Dr. De Domenico introduced our foundation’s group, along with Mrs. Petrova (cultural and educational counsellor at the Bulgarian Embassy), to the tradition and work of the Italian mission, acquainting us with valuable collections in the library, archives, photography, drawings, and imagery, as well as his colleagues from every department.

At the American School of Classical Studies, a visit to Bulgaria has already been planned as part of their annual educational program. Together with Nikos Gkiokas, recently appointed deputy head of the school, we had the opportunity to explore one of the finest labs for archaeobotany and zooarchaeology, as well as the oldest library in the Anglo-American research tradition.

This whirlwind week of meetings, future collaborations, new knowledge, experiences, and impressions culminated in a visit to the most sacred place of antiquity: the Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, after which we returned to Bulgaria.