The American Academy in Rome is participating in the thirteenth edition of La Notte dei Musei, a city-wide initiative in which museums open to the public in the evening. AAR will showcase its current art exhibition, June Jordan, The Poetry of Design, to the public from 7:00 to 11:00pm.

The event is promoted by Roma Capitale – Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali and coordinated by Zètema Progetto Cultura. The initiative takes place between 8:00pm and 2:00am (last entry at 1:00am) and includes music performances, theater, and dance.

Museums involved in the initiative include: Musei Capitolini, Centrale Montemartini, Mercati di Traiano – Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Museo dell’Ara Pacis, Museo di Roma, Museo Napoleonico, Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Museo Pietro Canonica a Villa Borghese, Musei di Villa Torlonia (Casina delle Civette, Casino Nobile, Serra Moresca), Museo delle Mura, Museo Carlo Bilotti – Aranciera di Villa Borghese, Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Museo Civico di Zoologia, Museo della Repubblica Romana e della memoria garibaldina, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, and Museo di Casal de’ Pazzi.

For more information, please consult the La Notte dei Musei website.