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June 2018
2018 McKim Medal Gala Celebrates Sir Antonio Pappano and Roberto Benigni
The American Academy in Rome celebrated its fourteenth annual McKim Medal Gala at Villa Aurelia in Rome.
May 2018
AAR and Longwood Gardens to Present “Designing Water”
Registration is open for Designing Water, a two-day symposium.
April 2018
Scenes from the 2018–19 Rome Prize Ceremony
View photographs of the 2018–19 Rome Prize Ceremony at Cooper Union.
In Memoriam: Giovanni Cimoroni
We were all shocked and saddened at the sudden loss of our colleague, Giovanni Cimoroni, a longtime member of the AAR staff and community.
Welcome to the Spring 2018 issue of AAR Magazine
This Spring 2018 issue of our biannual magazine highlights recent work and collaborations by our 2017–18 Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows.
L’American Academy in Rome annuncia i nuovi Vincitori del Rome Prize e gli Italian Fellows
L’American Academy in Rome ha annunciato i vincitori del Rome Prize 2018–19 e le Italian Fellowship dedicate agli artisti e studiosi italiani.
Announcing the 2018–19 Rome Prize Winners and Italian Fellows
The American Academy in Rome announces the winners of the 2018–19 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships.
In Memoriam: Henry A. Millon
Henry A. Millon, dean emeritus of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, died on April 2, 2018. Millon was a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome in 1960, a Resident in 1966, Director from 1974 to 1977, and a Trustee from 1977 to 1994.
In Memoriam: Drue Heinz
Drue Heinz, a spirited philanthropist for literature and the arts, died on March 30, 2018, in Lasswade, Scotland. A Trustee of the American Academy of Rome from 2001 to 2004, she endowed the Drue Heinz Librarian and the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize in Literature
March 2018
Scharoun Ensemble 2018
On 2–3 February, the renowned Scharoun Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performed two concerts at the American Academy in Rome as the culminating events of a week-long residency. This is the tenth year of the group’s annual visit and concert series for the AAR community and the city of Rome.
February 2018
Blackout: Allora & Calzadilla Opening on 15 February
MAXXI is presenting a project by the American artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla called Blackout.
January 2018
Black Value Opening on February 8
The exhibition Black Value, composed of current and former Academy Fellows, opens 8 February in Florence.
Tony Kushner's Centennial Medal Speech
The celebrated playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner delivered a delightful Centennial Medal Speech during the American Academy in Rome’s 2017 Fall Gala.
Lynne C. Lancaster Is Appointed Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the Humanities
Lynne C. Lancaster, an archaeologist, architectural historian, educator, and 2002 Fellow, has been selected as the next Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the Humanities at the American Academy in Rome.