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Past Academy Events

Fall 2001 - Summer 2002

September - October - November - December - January -
February - March - April - May - June

**All events were held in Rome, unless otherwise noted.

2001
17 Sept 21 Sept	EXHIBITION - Sixty-five Years of Classical Archaeology at the American Academy in Rome - Lucy Shoe Meritt's Contributions to Architectural History in Italy Opening remarks by Ingrid D. Rowland, FAAR'82, RAAR'00, Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge. Closes 12 October
October
18-19 Oct	EXHIBITION - Steven Holl - Parallax Lecture by Steven Holl. Closes 13 January 2002
December
13-15 Dec	CONFERENCE - The Plague of Justinian
20 Dec	BOOK PRESENTATION - La Foce: A Garden and Landscape in Tuscany by Benedetta Origo, Morna Livingston, Laurie D. Olin, FAAR'74, RAAR'90 and John Dixon Hunt, RAAR'01
2002
18-19 Jan	CONFERENCE - Oliver Strunk, the Scholar and his Legacy: Reflections on Musicology on the Centenary of his Birth
18 Jan	MINI-CONCERT - Dedicated to Oliver Strunk Time: 5:30 PM Location: Cryptoporticus
24 Jan	CONCERT - Eleanor Perrone Time: 9:15 PM Location: Cryptoporticus
28 Jan	LECTURE - Robert Moskowitz Slide Lecture about his work both past and present. Time: 6:00 PM
February
7 Feb NEW YORK, NY	LECTURE - Michael Graves, The Necessity for Drawing An Illustrated Talk by Michael Graves presented in collaboration with The Institute of Classical Architecture. Time: 7:00 PM Location: The Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60 Street, New York City
15 Feb	CONFERENCE - Giordano Bruno: Philosopher of Nola Sponsored by the American Academy in Rome, Comune di Nola, and the Central European University, Budapest. Time: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM.
21 Feb	EXHIBITION - Chuck Close - Ritratti Time: 6:30 PM Location: Gallery
28 Feb	LECTURE - Julia Hairston, Salome or Sabine? Tullia d'Aragona and Issues of Idenfication in Sixteenth-century Italy Time: 6:00 PM
March
5 March	ROBERT S PIRIE LECTURE - Nancy Bookidis, Roman Corinth, the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore Time: 6:00 PM
18 March	LECTURE - Sir Harold Kroto, Science, A Round Peg in a Square World Time: 6:00 PM
21 March	LECTURE - Thomas Forrest Kelly (FAAR '86), Words, Music and Pictures in the Italian Exultet Scrolls Time: 6:00 PM
26 March	LECTURE - Adele Santos, Narrative Maps Time: 6:00 PM
April
9 April	LECTURE - Louis A. Ruprecht Assistant Professor of Humanities, Mercer University presents The Ethos of Olympism: the Moral and Religious Meaning of the Modern Olympic Movement Time: 6:00 PM Location: Lecture Room
10 April	READING - Francine Prose This New York-based writer will read from her forthcoming book, The Lives of the Muses. Time: 6:00 PM Location: Lecture Room
15 April	READING - Robert Creeley This New York-based poet will read his poetry. Time: 6:00 PM Location: Lecture Room
18 - 20 April	CONFERENCE - Archaeological Methods and Approaches: Ancient Industry and Commerce in Italy This three-day conference concerns aspects of industry and commerce in Italy between the proto-historic and Medieval periods (ca. 1500 BC - AD 1000). Special attention is given to the methods used to address research problems. Sponsored by the American Academy in Rome and the Ecole française de Rome.
23 April	FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY LECTURE - Valentino Pace, Università degli Studi di Udine presents (in Italian) "Sex and stones": Rappresentazioni della sessualità nella scultura medieovale (e altrove) Time: 6:00 PM Location: Lecture Room
26 April and 27 April	SEMINAR - Cultura a Napoli nella prima età moderna: nuovi studi Time: Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm & Saturday from 9:30 am to 1 pm Location: 5B Seminar Room
May
2 May	CONFERENCE/PERFORMANCE - 400th Birthday Celebration of Athanasius Kircher, S.J. Participants include: Thomas Forrest Kelly, Harvard University; Eugenio Lo Sardo, Ministero dei Beni Culturali; Ingrid D. Rowland, American Academy in Rome; and Nick Wilding, Athanasius Kircher Correspondence Project.
7 May	LECTURE - Paul Barolsky Professor of Art History, University of Virginia presents Michelangelo and the Creation of Adam Time: 6:00 PM Location: Lecture Room
10 May	CONFERENCE - Bernini's Biographies The three-day conference, held May 8 at the Nederlands Instituut te Rome and May 9 at the Belgian Academy, will offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the two book-length biographies of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) by Filippo Baldinucci (1682) and Domenico Bernini (1713). Time: 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM Location: Lecture Room
14, 16, 20, 22 and 24 May	JEROME LECTURE SERIES - Public Monuments in Ancient Greece and Rome - Prof. Tonio Hölscher, University of Heidelberg
21 May	READING - Frank McCourt - A Memoir of a Memoir Resident in Literature, American Academy in Rome, will read from and talk about his work. Time: 6:00 PM Location: Lecture Room
23 May	EXHIBITION - Fellows' Annual Exhibition Opening The annual exhibition is a presentation of works by the Rome Prize Winners in the Fine Arts (2001-2002).
June
4 June and 6 June	CONCERTS - Fellows' Annual Concerts The Fellows' concerts will include solo and chamber music for marimba, violin, clarinet, piano, string quartet and voice by this year's Rome Prize Winners in Musical Composition, Derek Bermel and Kevin Puts.