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Library of the BSR, 2023
Studio of Laura White, 2023
Unveiling of Verve, the first ceiling mural by Bridget Riley, at the BSR, 2023
Screening of ‘Daphne was a torso ending in leaves’ by Catriona Gallagher, On the meaning of ‘Gossip’, 2023
Research Collections Exhibition ‘Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Prints from the Research Collections of the BSR’, June 2023
Cornelia Parker giving a lecture at the BSR, 2023
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ITALY
UK
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ITALY
11 March 2026
18:00 - 19:30
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 although we know how restrictive
ITALY
20 March 2026
10:00 - 17:00
Workshop | The Politics of Dirt: Garbage, Decorum, and Urban Exclusion from Modernity to Today
Download the programme here. Download the book of abstract here. The Politics of Dirt: Hygiene, Décor, and Control in the Italian City Most of us take clean public spaces for
ITALY
1 April 2026
10:00 - 17:00
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 English antiquary and topographer, the
ITALY
8 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
City of Rome | The Aventinus Minor Project: Repartitioning Defensive, Domestic, and Religious Space on a Roman Hill
This lecture presents the preliminary excavation results of the Aventinus Minor Project’s from 2021-2024 and contributes to recent reinterpretations of Rome’s defensive, domestic, and religious topography across space and time.
ITALY
15 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
City of Rome | Janiculum and Janus: A Reassessment of Cult and Topography
This paper examines a specific dimension of the multiform cult of Janus, with particular attention to its Roman topography and the problematic evidence for his cult places. While his sanctuary
ITALY
22 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
City of Rome | Coin Circulation in Late Republican Rome: Monetary Pools, Mobility, and the Presence of Non-Roman Coinage (c. 120–80 BC)
This lecture presents the preliminary excavation results of the Aventinus Minor Project’s from 2021-2024 and contributes to recent reinterpretations of Rome’s defensive, domestic, and religious topography across space and time.
ITALY
29 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
City of Rome | Taming the Tiber. Roman Water Management in the Tiber Valley and its Impact on Riparian Communities
Flooding has formed one of Rome’s most persistent environmental challenges and during the Roman era the city was subject to frequent and devastating inundations. Throughout the Roman period, public institutions
ITALY
6 May 2026
18:00 - 19:30
City of Rome | Resurrecting a ‘Ghost Inscription’ from the Colosseum
This paper offers a detailed reconsideration of inscribed blocks found in the ‘Colosseum’, which were reused in late antiquity, leaving behind only dowel holes from their original text. It re-examines
ITALY
20 May 2026
15:30 - 19:30
City of Rome Workshop | From Itineraria to Instagram: Approaches to Visiting Rome from Antiquity to the Present Day
Guidebooks, prints, maps, photographs, and social media have all been used to convey the history and physical heritage of Rome to travellers, actual and prospective. Artists and authors’ representations and
ITALY
18 - 19 June 2026
TBD
Conference | Greek manuscripts in Renaissance Venice: the library of Guillaume Pellicier
The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture in Europe. Its Greek manuscripts
ITALY
18 June 2026
18:00 - 19:30
Material Environments | The Water-mills on the Janiculum and the Gothic Siege of Rome
This is the third in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the academic year 2025-2026. Through several evening
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 | The Politics of Dirt: Garbage, Decorum, and Urban Exclusion from Modernity to Today
Download the programme here. Download the book of abstract here. The Politics of Dirt: Hygiene, Décor, and Control in the Italian City Most of us
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
City of Rome | The Aventinus Minor Project: Repartitioning Defensive, Domestic, and Religious Space on a Roman Hill
This lecture presents the preliminary excavation results of the Aventinus Minor Project’s from 2021-2024 and contributes to recent reinterpretations of Rome’s defensive, domestic, and religious
8 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome | Janiculum and Janus: A Reassessment of Cult and Topography
This paper examines a specific dimension of the multiform cult of Janus, with particular attention to its Roman topography and the problematic evidence for his
15 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome | Coin Circulation in Late Republican Rome: Monetary Pools, Mobility, and the Presence of Non-Roman Coinage (c. 120–80 BC)
This lecture presents the preliminary excavation results of the Aventinus Minor Project’s from 2021-2024 and contributes to recent reinterpretations of Rome’s defensive, domestic, and religious
22 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome | Taming the Tiber. Roman Water Management in the Tiber Valley and its Impact on Riparian Communities
Flooding has formed one of Rome’s most persistent environmental challenges and during the Roman era the city was subject to frequent and devastating inundations. Throughout
29 April 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome | Resurrecting a ‘Ghost Inscription’ from the Colosseum
This paper offers a detailed reconsideration of inscribed blocks found in the ‘Colosseum’, which were reused in late antiquity, leaving behind only dowel holes from
6 May 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
City of Rome Workshop | From Itineraria to Instagram: Approaches to Visiting Rome from Antiquity to the Present Day
Guidebooks, prints, maps, photographs, and social media have all been used to convey the history and physical heritage of Rome to travellers, actual and prospective.
20 May 2026
15:30 - 19:30
ITALY
Conference | Greek manuscripts in Renaissance Venice: the library of Guillaume Pellicier
The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture
18 - 19 June 2026
TBD
ITALY
Material Environments | The Water-mills on the Janiculum and the Gothic Siege of Rome
This is the third in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the academic
18 June 2026
18:00 - 19:30

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