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September 12, 2022
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Mark Robbins

Color photograph of an older light skinned man standing in an outdoor garden at a podium and speaking into a microphone
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September 9, 2022
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

What Next for Italian Politics and Society?

Balcony view of the interior of Italian parliament with politicians milling about a semicircle of desks and chairs
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July 6, 2022
Rome
Reading

Natasha Trethewey: Poems for Rome

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July 5, 2022
Rome
Film Screening
Lecture/Conversation

Va’ pensiero

Color film still showing a murmuration of flying birds in a large expanse of sky above an Italian cityscape
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June 27, 2022
Rome
Conference/Symposium

Curating Fascism

Detail of a book cover with the title (Curating Fascism: Exhibitions and Memory from the Fall of Mussolini to Today) in yellow letters superimposed over a black and white photograph, that depicts a dark skinned with dreadlocks looking down at the camera
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June 9, 2022
Rome
Exhibition

Summer Open Studios 2022

Color photograph of a view of 2022 Fellow Phoebe Lickwar's studio, showing several dozen black and white photos arranged in a grid on two walls, a soft cushioned chair, a desk with a laptop and lamp, and large windows letting the sun in
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June 8, 2022
Rome
McKim Medal Gala

2022 McKim Medal Gala

A group of six men and women wearing gala attire and posting in front of a green hedge with large artificial flowers above them

One of the highest-profile cultural events of the social calendar in Rome, the McKim Medal Gala honors individuals whose work has contributed significantly to the arts and humanities internationally.

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Saturday, May 21, 2022–10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Rome
Tour

Open House Roma 2022

Designed flyer with the event information in black letters against a white background; it reads Open House Roma 2022 21-22 05 10th edizione stra ordinario
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May 17, 2022
Rome
Conversations/Conversazioni

Making the Past: Perspectives on Keeping and Letting Go

Color photograph of a bamboo or wooden scaffolding covering the Hatharas Kotuwa (tee cube) of a stupa; sculptures of three figures with their palms facing each other as if in prayer

The Academy’s signature series of events, Conversations/Conversazioni: From the American Academy in Rome, convenes leading artists, scholars, designers, historians, and museum leaders for frank, wide-ranging discussions on a variety of topics in the arts and humanities.

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May 14, 2022
Rome
Tour

La Notte dei Musei 2022

Graphically designed element with the words La Notte dei Musei in blue letters against a white background, and the date 14 maggio 2022 in blue letters against a yellow background

The American Academy in Rome is participating in the twelfth edition of La Notte dei Musei, a city-wide initiative in which museums open to the public in the evening.

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