From Maps to Data and Data to Maps: Exploring Spatial Histories, ATRIUM Summer School, June 29 – July 2, 2026 – Athens, Greece
From Maps to Data and Data to Maps: Exploring Spatial Histories
ATRIUM Summer School | June 29 – July 2, 2026 | Athens, Greece
The ATRIUM Summer School, From Maps to Data and Data to Maps: Exploring Spatial Histories, invites applications from scholars and professionals interested in digital humanities methods for mapping and spatial visualization. Taking place in Athens, Greece, from June 29 to July 2, 2026, the program offers an intensive introduction to spatial data, cartography, and collaborative digital scholarship.
Organized by the UNESCO Chair on Digital Methods for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the Athens University of Economics and Business as part of the Horizon Europe project ATRIUM, in cooperation with the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton University and the Athena Research Centre, this summer school brings together leading experts in digital humanities. Instructors will include members of the UNESCO Chair at AUEB, the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton, the Princeton University Library, and the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH-EU).
Participants will explore key topics such as spatial data collection, geocoding, georeferencing, map annotation, data wrangling, and digital mapping platforms. Through hands-on workshops and collaborative projects, attendees will create a digital map of the historic Vrysaki neighborhood of Athens, demolished in the 1930s for expanding the excavation of the Ancient Agora, using rare photographs and maps. They will also work with Rigas Velestinlis’ Charta of Greece, transforming a richly detailed eighteenth-century map into structured, interoperable spatial data using the ATRIUM Collaborative Map Annotation Workflow.
The program combines lectures, discussions, site visits, and practical instruction to introduce participants to the opportunities and challenges of spatial humanities. No prior technical experience is required. It is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers, and professionals across the humanities. Participation is tuition-free, and funding support may be available for non-Athens residents.
Read the full Call for Applications: https://www.dept.aueb.gr/en/unesco/content/atrium-summer-school-2026
Application deadline: Monday, 9 March 2026 (23:59 EEST).
Apply here: Application Form
