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California Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited the American Academy last week as part of a trip to Rome that included an audience with Pope Francis. 

With spring in full swing, our attention naturally turns to the Academy’s gardens. Although they may appear timeless, the gardens have not always flourished like they do today.

Last Friday seven hundred visitors flocked to the front court and pavilions of the McKim, Mead & White Building for Soundscapes, an evening of contemporary electronic music that showcased the Academy in all its dimensions.

Frank Stella (1983 Resident, Trustee Emeritus), one of the most influential figures in American art in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond, died on May 4, 2024.

The art world has converged upon the historic city of Venice for the Biennale di Venezia. Against this dynamic backdrop, we proudly recommend a set of exhibitions and events that features Academy Fellows and Residents.

The New York Times spotlights 2024 Fellow Dread Scott's "All African People's Consulate" in Venice, an official collateral installation at this year's Venice Biennale.

The Academy’s Rome Prize Ceremony took place a full century—almost to the day—from a benefit concert for AAR at Carnegie Hall, during which George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue had its debut in that room.

In this video, hear from the 2024–25 Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows about what they plan to do in Rome.

AAR has assembled a diverse array of books by or featuring our Fellows and Residents to read this spring.

The American Academy in Rome announced today the winners of the 2024–25 Rome Prize.

The acclaimed astrophysicist David Spergel, considers that modern astronomy began on what is now the property of the American Academy in Rome when, in 1611, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his renowned perspicillum.

The American Academy in Rome has appointed Caroline Goodson, a professor of early medieval history at the University of Cambridge and a 2003 Rome Prize Fellow in medieval studies, as its next Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor.

Seven winners of the 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships, announced today, are also Rome Prize Fellows.

Get ready for an exciting three months ahead at the Academy, packed with a vibrant array of programs taking place not only on the Janiculum Hill but also across Rome

AAR spoke to Emre Gönlügür, the 2024 Getty Global Affiliated Fellow and assistant professor in the Department of Architecture at Izmir University of Economics, about his recent activities.

The American Academy in Rome is pleased to announce its new director of development, Ketter Weissman, who will start her role on April 22.

Academy Fellows and Residents were well represented among the 2024 winners of awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

AAR looks forward to presenting the first Galileo Night Lecture in what will become a new annual tradition, marking the anniversary of Galileo’s demonstration of the telescope at the site of AAR’s Casa Rustica on April 14, 1611.

A very enthusiastic audience of 125 attended Salone III at the legendary Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village in New York on March 12.

Since arriving at the academy, Ajay Manthripragada (2024 Fellow) has focused his work on architectural terracotta.