Past Events

June 10–September 14, 2025
Rome
Exhibition

Wangechi Mutu – “Shavasana I” at the American Academy in Rome

AAR presents Shavasana I (2019) on the occasion of the solo exhibition Poemi della Terra Nera by Wangechi Mutu (2019 Resident) at Galleria Borghese. 

June 5, 2025
Rome
Exhibition
Performance
Reading

Open Studios 2025

The American Academy in Rome will showcase the work of its Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows in the arts this summer during Open Studios 2025.

June 4, 2025
Rome
Benefit

2025 McKim Medal Gala

The annual McKim Medal Gala honors individuals whose work internationally, most particularly in Italy and in the United States, has contributed significantly to the arts and humanities.

June 4, 2025
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Open Stacks 2025: Scholars’ Presentations

Open Stacks 2025

The second annual Open Stacks: Scholars’ Presentations will showcase the work of 2025 Rome Prize and Italian Fellows in the humanities.

May 31, 2025
Rome
Film Screening
Performance

David Lang & Bill Morrison – darker

This cineconcert is a collaboration between composer David Lang (1991 Fellow, 2017 Resident) and filmmaker Bill Morrison: a screening and live performance of darker

May 29–30, 2025
Rome
Conference/Symposium

Cosa: Past, Present, and Future – A Conference in Honor of Russell T. Scott

The conference honors the life, scholarship, and academic contributions of Russell T. Scott, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the School of Classical Studies from 1984 to 1988 and a longtime director of the Cosa Excavations.

May 28–August 24, 2025
Rome
Exhibition

Sublime Cliché: Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome

Sublime Cliché marks the third edition of the Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome, on view at MACRO and curated by Saverio Verini.

May 24, 2025
Rome
Tour

Open House Roma 2025

AAR is participating in the thirteenth edition of Open House Roma, offering guided tours of the campus in Italian.

May 17, 2025
Rome
Tour

La Notte dei Musei 2025

AAR will participate in the fifteenth edition of La Notte dei Musei, a city-wide initiative in which museums open to the public in the evening.

May 14–November 9, 2025
Rome
Exhibition

Women and Ruins: Archaeology, Photography, and Landscape

AAR presents Women and Ruins: Archaeology, Photography, and Landscape, the first exhibition dedicated to the influence of a group of trailblazing women who helped record archaeology and landscapes from new vantage points.