We are deeply grateful to our faithful supporters who have, once again, ensured the McKim Medal Gala will be a success. Through our friends, we have achieved full capacity at the event and as a result, are not able to offer additional tickets or tables at this time. Thank you for your interest.

If you are interested in being added to the waiting list for the event, please contact Inga Clausing at i.clausing [at] aarome.org (i[dot]clausing[at]aarome[dot]org).

The American Academy in Rome will hold the next McKim Medal Gala on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

The two honorees this year are Virgilio Sacchini, researcher and surgeon, and Giuseppe Tornatore, filmmaker and screenwriter.

The McKim Medal was designed by Cy Twombly and crafted by BVLGARI.

Wine for the evening will be provided by Paolo e Noemia d’Amico Wines and Château d’Esclans Whispering Angel Côtes de Provence Rosé, and cocktails by Quattro Gatti Gin.

One of the highest-profile cultural events of the social calendar in Rome, 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, and whose life exemplifies creative and intellectual exchange across the arts, scholarship, language, and culture.

Proceeds from the evening support Academy programs and American, Italian, and international artists and scholars, providing them with important opportunities to pursue their individual studies, to participate in and contribute to international discourse in their fields and disciplines, and to gain experience that will be invaluable throughout their careers.

June 4, 2025
7:30pm
Villa Aurelia
Largo di Porta San Pancrazio, 1
00153 Rome

Gala Chair

Beatrice Bulgari

Honorary Gala Chairs

Ginevra Elkann
Margherita Marenghi Vaselli
Carla Markell
Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi

Founding Gala Chair

Verdella Caracciolo De Benedictis

Gala Committee

Alessia Antinori
Ludovica Amati
Mercedes T. Bass
Donella Bossi Pucci
Laura Cibrario Franzan
Inga Clausing
Noemia d’Amico
Eugenia d’Aurelio
Delfina Delettrez Fendi
Elena Di Giovanni
Andrea Donzelli
Cole Frates and Alexandra De La Mora
Paola Gaetani d’Aragona
Francesco Gianni
Valeria Giuliani
Eugenio Grippo
Pepi Marchetti Franchi
Alessia Margiotta Broglio
Alexandra Massimo di Roccasecca
Antonio Monfreda
Martine Orsini
Diamara Parodi Delfino
Mirella Petteni Haggiag
Diana Picasso
Ines Torlonia Theodoli Clarke
Paola Ugolini
Virginia Valsecchi
Osanna Visconti di Modrone
Mafalda von Hessen
Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis

Corporate Lead Sponsor
 

Corporate Patrons

Lottomatica Group

Corporate Supporters

Assicurazioni Generali
Bloomberg
Carla Fendi Foundation
Chiomenti
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Edizione SpA
Fendi
Fincantieri SpA
Fondazione Iris
Gagosian
Gianni & Origoni
Giorgio Armani
Jefferies
Ralph Lauren
The Social Hub
Valentino SpA

Learn more about past Academy benefits, including the McKim Medal Gala, the New York Gala, and the Cabarets.