Events

Events

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
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)
The lecture examines patterns of coin circulation in the city of Rome between second and first centuries BC, drawing on evidence from coin finds from urban excavations. Building on research

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
13 May 2026
18:00 - 19:30 at the American Academy in Rome
Material Environments | New Evidence for Roman History and Archaeology from the Science of the Human Past
This is the  final in a series of five 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

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
3 June, 18 - 21
4 June, 16 - 19
Summer Open Studios 2026
The British School at Rome is delighted to present Summer Open Studios 2026, an event dedicated to studio visits of artists in residence at the BSR. The artists will be present

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
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)
The lecture examines patterns of coin circulation in the city of Rome between second and first centuries BC, drawing on evidence from coin finds from
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
Material Environments | New Evidence for Roman History and Archaeology from the Science of the Human Past
This is the  final in a series of five lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the
13 May 2026
18:00 - 19:30 at the American Academy in Rome
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
Summer Open Studios 2026
The British School at Rome is delighted to present Summer Open Studios 2026, an event dedicated to studio visits of artists in residence at the BSR.
3 June, 18 - 21
4 June, 16 - 19
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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