October 30, 2023 Allison Emmerson Appointed Interim Mellon Humanities Professor The archaeologist and Tulane University professor Allison L. C. Emmerson (2019 Fellow) will become interim Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor starting in January 2024. Read more
October 26, 2023 Call for Submissions for “Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome” The Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome invites submissions for volume 69, to be published in fall 2024. Read more
October 24, 2023 21 Books by AAR Fellows and Residents to Read This Fall AAR has assembled a diverse array of books by or featuring our Fellows and Residents to read this fall. Read more
October 23, 2023 AAR Director Aliza Wong Gives an Update from Rome Aliza Wong, now in her second full year as Director, spoke to us about what she is looking forward to this academic year, the upcoming I Nostri Pini di Roma concert, and the challenges of one-hundred-year-old plumbing. Read more
October 16, 2023 Fellows Gather in AAR’s New York Office to Celebrate 2023 Accomplishments A gathering of Fellows in New York. Read more
October 11, 2023 News from the RSFP and Fausto’s Fall Recipe We spoke to RSFP Head Chef Fausto Ferraresi, who shared updates on recent activities at the Rome Sustainable Food Project—and a recipe for Tuscan bean soup. Read more
October 9, 2023 First Career Retrospective of John Rhoden Opens at PAFA The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts opened an exhibition of the sculptor John Rhoden, the first Black visual artist to win the Rome Prize. Read more
October 5, 2023 Courtney Bryan Wins a MacArthur Fellowship Please join us in congratulating the pianist, composer, and 2020 Rome Prize Fellow Courtney Bryan, who has just won a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. Read more
October 4, 2023 Honoring Adam D. Weinberg In honor of Adam D. Weinberg, AAR is sharing this short video about his thoughts on the American Academy in Rome and its community of Fellows and Residents. Read more
October 2, 2023 From the Archives: Electronic Music at AAR In 1961, Otto Luening turned the composers’ listening room into a full-blown studio for producing electronic music. Read more
September 28, 2023 A New Light Installation from Genuardi/Ruta The duo Genuardi/Ruta, consisting of visual artists Antonella Genuardi and Leonardo Ruta, returns to Rome this week to debut Luci di via, an outdoor site-specific project curated by Giuliana Benassi for Matèria. Read more
September 27, 2023 Friends of AAR Gather at Italian Consulate in New York to Welcome President Peter N. Miller On Tuesday evening friends of the Academy gathered for a reception at the Consulate General of Italy in New York to welcome recently appointed AAR President Peter N. Miller. Read more
September 22, 2023 Philip Guston and Italy The retrospective Philip Guston Now, opening next month at Tate Modern in London, gives us occasion to revisit the artist’s “lifelong intense romance” with Italy and his ties to the American Academy in Rome. Read more
September 20, 2023 Shows Featuring AAR Fellows and Residents to See This Fall These museum and gallery exhibitions feature the work of Rome Prize Fellows and Residents—in some cases directly inspired or initiated during their time at the Academy. Read more
September 19, 2023 Peter N. Miller: What Is an “American” Academy in Rome? Last week AAR President Peter N. Miller delivered his first talk to a packed lecture room at the American Academy in Rome. Read more
September 14, 2023 When in Rome: Italian Fellows This month we highlight the favorite places of our Italian Fellows, who come to AAR from across Italy and bring with them a unique perspective that enriches the AAR community. Read more
September 5, 2023 AAR Welcomes 2023–24 Rome Prize Winners and Italian Fellows The Academy is grateful to reopen this month for yet another season, and to welcome our new class of Rome Prize winners and Italian Fellows to the Eternal City. Read more
September 1, 2023 From the Archives: The Urban Legacy of Ancient Rome The Urban Legacy of Ancient Rome is a website offering nearly 1,500 digitized photographs by Ernest Nash from AAR’s Fototeca Unione. Read more
August 23, 2023 AAR Announces Residents for Fall/Winter 2023 The American Academy in Rome today announced its slate of Residents for fall and winter 2023. Read more
August 17, 2023 In Memoriam: Adam T. Foley Adam T. Foley, a classicist, historian, and a 2016 Rome Prize Fellow in Renaissance and early modern studies, has died. Read more