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BSR Staff, Christmas Lunch 2022

Director Abigail Brundin and Chair of the Council of Trustees Mark Getty
during the unveiling of Verve by Bridget Riley, May 2023

BSR Staff in Falerii Novi, August 2023

BSR Staff during the unveiling of Verve by Bridget Riley, May 2023

BSR Staff in the library, 2012

BSR staff during a final Mostra, June 2016

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Women’s Day Roundtable | Femicide and gender violence in ancient Rome: evidence from epigraphy and Roman art

Although historical and literary sources from the Roman age report several cases of femicide, i.e. husbands or lovers killing or having their partners killed, and

11 March 2026

18:00 - 19:30

ITALY

Workshop (IT) | The Politics of Dirt: Garbage, Decorum, and Urban Exclusion from Modernity to Today

Please note that the workshop will be in Italian. Download the programme here. Download the book of abstract here. The Politics of Dirt: Hygiene, Décor,

20 March 2026

10:00 - 17:00

ITALY

Conference | William Gell around the World: Research and Engagement

With speakers invited to look at recent and future projects on the numerous notebooks documenting the travels and research of William Gell (1777-1836), the well-known

1 April 2026

10:00 - 17:00

ITALY

Women’s Day Roundtable | Femicide and gender violence in ancient Rome: evidence from epigraphy and Roman art

Although historical and literary sources from the Roman age report several cases of femicide, i.e. husbands or lovers killing or having their partners killed, and

11 March 2026

18:00 - 19:30

ITALY

Workshop (IT) | The Politics of Dirt: Garbage, Decorum, and Urban Exclusion from Modernity to Today

Please note that the workshop will be in Italian. Download the programme here. Download the book of abstract here. The Politics of Dirt: Hygiene, Décor,

20 March 2026

10:00 - 17:00

ITALY

Conference | William Gell around the World: Research and Engagement

With speakers invited to look at recent and future projects on the numerous notebooks documenting the travels and research of William Gell (1777-1836), the well-known

1 April 2026

10:00 - 17:00

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