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We lead a transformative interdisciplinary community producing world-class research and practice in the heart of Rome. Inspired by this remarkable city, staff and fellows collaborate across art, architecture, archaeology and the humanities, drawing on deep networks, skills and knowledge to contribute to the intellectual and creative cultures of the UK, Italy and the wider world.

 

Who We Are

We lead a transformative interdisciplinary community producing world-class research and practice in the heart of Rome. Inspired by this remarkable city, staff and fellows collaborate across art, architecture, archaeology and the humanities, drawing on deep networks, skills and knowledge to contribute to the intellectual and creative cultures of the UK, Italy and the wider world.

What We Do

What We Do

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October– December 2026 Events

Supporting the BSR

October– December 2026 Events

Supporting the BSR

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ITALY
Exhibition | Cent’anni a Roma: The Abbey Awards, 1926–2026
Founded by Gertrude Abbey in 1926, the Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Scholarships (now the Abbey Awards) have supported generations of British and American painters
4 November 2026
18:00 - 21:00
ITALY
In Conversation | Robert Harris on Agrippa
(Italian below) Robert Harris presents his new novel Agrippa, published this autumn in English and Italian, in conversation with Italian author and former judge Giancarlo
6 November 2026
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Fine Arts Event | Embodying the Archive: hands in touch with her life’s work
This promenade performance invites the audience to follow artists Holly Davey and Eloise Fornieles into the depths of the Fine Art Archive at the British
18 November 2026
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