Allison Grenda

PhD Candidate @UMichArtHist | Byzantine art, architecture, & archaeology | Dissertating on urban destruction and renewal | MA @UCDavis | BA @UCLA

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Some good news to share!! 🎉

[Phi Beta Kappa @PhiBetaKappa]

The Phi Beta Kappa Society has selected Allison Grenda as the winner of the 2026 Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship for her work in the field of French or Greek language, literature, and culture. Learn more at https://t.co/YHXLxHK7rW

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

@jehanhillen @bjmlong I was there a few weeks ago on an excavation with the Ministry of Culture and received access. Here are a few photos! I am guessing the area is closed for eventual restoration work? I think they said it used to be open to the public.

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

@Leah_Byz Yes! A couple tiny ones were closed, but the major ones were open. All with entrance fees.

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Scenes from Ohrid, AKA heaven on earth 🤩

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

@jehanhillen Enjoy!! It is an incredible place.

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Medieval highlights from the Ohrid Museum:
1 - sarcophagus lid from the Church of the Virgin Mary Peribleptos (originally painted), c. 1295 or later
2 - pectoral crosses, 10th-12th c.
3 - sgraffito ceramics, 10th-15th c.
4 - liturgical dishes & 2 brooches, 10th-15th c.

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

@jehanhillen We had a special tour, but it seemed open to the public? I know at least one room (the “treasure room,” with some golden objects) is still closed for renovations though.

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

More from Ohrid!

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

@suyogprajapati Thanks Suyog!!

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Grateful beyond measure.❤️ Can't wait for the year ahead!!

[AIA @archaeology_aia]

PhD candidate Allison Grenda has been named the 2025 AIA Olivia James Traveling Fellow! Allison’s research investigates how Byzantine communities across the Eastern Mediterranean responded to urban destruction from the 4th–15th centuries C.E. Learn more: https://t.co/GpCUC54LqS

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

@Fall_of_Zeynep thank you! :)

[Mary Jaharis Center @mjcbac]

Funding opportunity: 2025–2026 Forsyth Visiting Graduate Student Fellowship, University of Michigan. Applications due December 15, 2024 https://t.co/JQmTOco2HO via @mjcbac

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Due this Friday! Looking forward to reading everyone’s abstracts 😊

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

I’m co-organizing U-M’s Center for Armenian Studies 14th Annual International Graduate Workshop, and abstract submissions are now live!

Please share the following CFP with any graduate students who may be interested.

Deadline Nov. 15th, conference held April 4-5th, 2025.

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Tomorrow ⬇️ I’ll be speaking about a curious carving in one of Arta’s churches around 11:10am EST, but lots and lots of great papers happening across the 2 days!

[Mary Jaharis Center @mjcbac]

Attend: Epiros: The Other Western Rome, Virtual Workshop, Zoom, November 8–9, 2024. Advance registration required https://t.co/8A9Ui2EJvE via @mjcbac

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Today’s @UmichArtHist grad student outing - “The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World” @DIADetroit 🍽️

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

I’m co-organizing U-M’s Center for Armenian Studies 14th Annual International Graduate Workshop, and abstract submissions are now live!

Please share the following CFP with any graduate students who may be interested.

Deadline Nov. 15th, conference held April 4-5th, 2025.

[James F. McGrath @ReligionProf]

Job opening teaching Hebrew at University of Michigan

https://t.co/hOAWlIAoya

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

Sharing this CFP for @KzooICMS 2025 on behalf of a couple colleagues. Looks like a very interesting topic, and a nice complement to our panel on Epiros earlier this year!

Feel free to share, and please reach out to Dan or Massimiliano with any questions. https://t.co/SXjPC7kzc8

[Allison Grenda @Allison_Grenda]

An exciting find from my Michigan colleagues digging at Notion!

https://t.co/ASb042Ag7y