Upcoming events

May 14–November 9, 2025
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 28–August 24, 2025
Rome
Exhibition

Sublime Cliché: Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome

Sublime Cliché marks the third edition of the Festival of Foreign Academies and Cultural Institutes in Rome, on view at MACRO and curated by Saverio Verini.

June 4, 2025
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Open Stacks 2025: Scholars’ Presentations

Open Stacks 2025

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
Benefit

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

Open Studios 2025

The American Academy in Rome will showcase the work of its Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows in the arts this summer during Open Studios 2025.

June 10–September 14, 2025
Rome
Exhibition

Wangechi Mutu – Shavasana I at the American Academy in Rome

AAR presents Shavasana I (2019) on the occasion of the solo exhibition Poemi della Terra Nera by Wangechi Mutu (2019 Resident) at Galleria Borghese. 

June 16, 2025
Rome
Lecture/Conversation

Rosi Braidotti – Future Relics: Bell Jars, Black-Outs, and Biomes

Rosi Braidotti, Distinguished University Professor Emerita at Utrecht University and founding director of the Centre for the Humanities in Utrecht, will explore “Future Relics: Bell Jars, Black-Outs, and Biomes”

June 25, 2025
Rome
Seminar/Workshop

The Queer Jubilee: 25 Years of Resistance

World Pride Rome 2000 marked a turning point for queer and trans rights, challenging the Vatican’s Jubilee through public resistance and visibility, and shaping new forms of activism commemorated through this giornata di studio and its critical reflections.

June 26–27, 2025
Rome
Conference/Symposium

New Insights on Roman Economy and Society

This two-day conference will focus on innovative research emerging from the study of Roman-period economies and societies.


 

November 6, 2025
New York
Benefit

New York Gala 2025

The next New York Gala will take place on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at the New York Public Library’s Bartos Forum.