Upcoming events

April 24–May 25, 2025
New York
Exhibition

Roman Thresholds

Roman Thresholds features prints, drawings, and collages that engage with architectural elements to challenge the boundaries between architecture, visual art, and design within the context of the experience of the Rome Prize.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025–6:00 PM–7:00 PM
Rome
Conversations/Conversazioni

Shaping the New City: Rome

A writer, archaeologist, and historian will discuss how turn of the century Rome became a center of archaeological research, began a campaign for modernization, and fostered a nascent women’s movement in Italy.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025–6:00 PM–9:00 PM
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.

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 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 31, 2025
Rome
Film Screening
Performance

David Lang & Bill Morrison – darker

Parco della Musica presents a cineconcert featuring a screening of Bill Morrison’s INCIDENT with a live performance of David Lang’s darker.

June 4, 2025
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Open Stacks 2025: Scholars’ Presentations

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

June 4, 2025
Rome
McKim Medal Gala

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 5, 2025
Rome
Exhibition
Performance
Reading

Summer Open Studios

The American Academy in Rome will showcase the work of its Rome Prize and Italian Fellows in the arts with Summer Open Studios.