Stay with Us

Stay with Us

Award-holders, residents and staff during lunch, photo by Antonio Masiello
Dining Room, photo by Luana Rigolli
Award-holders in the terrace
Snack bar, photo by Luana Rigolli
Senior Maintenance Officer Fulvio Astolfi with his tools, photo by Antonio Masiello
2024 Abbey Scholar in Painting Tura Oliveira in the residents’ kitchen, photo by Antonio Masiello
Award-holders, residents and staff during lunch, photo by Antonio Masiello
Lecture Theatre, photo by Antonio Masiello
Lecture Theatre, photo by Antonio Masiello
Seminar Room, photo by Antonio Masiello

The BSR would like to welcome you to join our residential community of artists and scholars for an ideal place to pursue your independent research and interests.

Our residential community is often made up of:

BSR award-holders
BSR Members
Taught course participants

And many others throughout the year. We have existed and evolved over 100 years to provide support for world-class academic research and creative practice. Our environment is designed to maximise your research time and our staff are dedicated to helping you, from your first cappuccino of the day to accessing the resources you need. We welcome scholars and other supporters seeking to become members of the BSR and to contribute to our unique research environment. Everyone staying at the BSR must be a member. We invite you to join us.

The BSR would like to welcome you to join our residential community of artists and scholars for an ideal place to pursue your independent research and interests.

Our residential community is often made up of:

BSR award-holders
BSR Members
Taught course participants

And many others throughout the year. We have existed and evolved over 100 years to provide support for world-class academic research and creative practice. Our environment is designed to maximise your research time and our staff are dedicated to helping you, from your first cappuccino of the day to accessing the resources you need. We welcome scholars and other supporters seeking to become members of the BSR and to contribute to our unique research environment. Everyone staying at the BSR must be a member. We invite you to join us.

Latest Events

Latest Events

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

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