Past Events

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”

The second annual Open Stacks: Scholars’ Presentations will showcase the work of 2025 Rome Prize and Italian Fellows in the humanities.

A writer, archaeologist, and historian will discuss how turn of the century Rome became a center of archaeological research, began a campaign for modernization, and fostered a nascent women’s movement in Italy.

This illustrated lecture by Katherine Jansen examines the critical role that the veil of Veronica played in the foundation of the Roman Jubilee in 1300 by Pope Boniface VII.

Talking Architecture is a series of talks in collaboration with La Sapienza and Casa dell’Architettura dedicated to new orientations and outstanding achievements in contemporary American architecture.

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners, Italian Fellows, and Affiliated Fellows present their work. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

Circolo Gianicolense is a joint seminar series for fellows at the Norwegian Institute in Rome, the American Academy in Rome, and Institutum Romanum Finlandiae.

Fellow Shoptalks are a forum in which Rome Prize winners, Italian Fellows, and Affiliated Fellows present their work. Shoptalks are occasionally streamed live on Zoom and posted to the Academy’s YouTube channel.

Naomi Ehrich Leonard will be in conversation with composer Alvin Curran and poet Erica Hunt about the ways in which group decisions are taken in a creative and collaborative setting.

This talk will explore the dual nature of generative AI as a cultural transformation and a material force.