2026 McKim Medal Gala
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
7:30 PM
Rome
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Galileo Week 2026 at the American Academy in Rome – Conservation and the Brain: A Collaboration on Remembering Through Things
Daphna Shohamy – The Neuroscience of Memory and Meaning: How the Brain Gives Value to the World
Janani Balasubramanian – Rogue Objects: Art-Science Strategies for Engaging with Brown Dwarf Astrophysics
Object Lessons: Knowledge Organization and Antiquity in Institutional Teaching Collections across the Long Nineteenth Century (1750–1940)
What’s New
Visiting Artists & Scholars
This program provides artists and scholars of all nationalities the opportunity to experience the intellectual and artistic freedom, interdisciplinary exchange, and innovation that characterizes Academy life. The application portal for the Fall 2026 session is now open. The application deadline is May 31, 2026.
Rome Sustainable Food Project
The Rome Sustainable Food Project is at once a production and teaching kitchen whose daily success relies strongly upon a team of interns. Living and training in Rome for a period of five-and-a-half months, they learn alongside an American and Italian kitchen staff to cook for the Academy community.
Upcoming Events
Far Afield
Rome Prize
Time and Space to Think and Work
For over a century, the Rome Prize has supported innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Each year, the prize is awarded to about thirty artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early or middle stages of their careers.
Meet the Fellows
Akima Brackeen
Architecture
Paul Mardikian
Historic Preservation & Conservation
Nastasya Kosygina
Medieval Studies
Andrea Fraser
Visual Arts
Cynthia Liu
Ancient Studies
Sean Mooney
Environmental Arts & Humanities
Chuna McIntyre
Environmental Arts & Humanities
Katharine Ogle
Environmental Arts & Humanities
Heather Hart
Visual Arts
Paula Gaither
Ancient Studies
Daniel J. Sheridan
Tsao Family Rome Prize
John Mulhall
Medieval Studies
Kevin Martín
Modern Italian Studies
Katherine Dennis
Ancient Studies
Oswald Huỳnh
Musical Composition
Darcy Tuttle
Ancient Studies
Charles Leavitt
Modern Italian Studies
Adam Summers
Environmental Arts & Humanities
Lembit Beecher
Musical Composition
Heather Scott Peterson
Design
William Pedrick
Ancient Studies
Ginny Sims-Burchard
Design
Tameka Baba
Landscape Architecture
Eva Del Soldato
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
Stefano Milonia
Medieval Studies
Margo H. Weitzman
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
David Keplinger
Literature
Sean Burkholder & Karen Lutsky
Landscape Architecture
Cory Henry
Architecture
Jefferson Pinder
Visual Arts
Buy tickets for the November 2 celebration.