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    Fellows for 2017-18

    Weinberg Fellowships in architectural history and preservation

    The Fellows' topics are: conservation in Turkey; Piranesi; landscape protection across nations; the Renaissance Veneto

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    Fellows 2017-18

    23 researchers in various disciplines will join the Academy, along with 4 special Weinberg Fellows

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    Early-music star Jordi Savall was here talking about the music of the Venetian Republic

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The Italian Academy of Columbia University

A center for advanced research in history, science, culture, and society; founded in 1991 by Columbia University together with the Republic of Italy.

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  • Fri, Sep 1, 2017
    10:00 am

New Fellows 2017-18

The scholars arriving for the 2017-18 academic year are: Fall 2017 – Spring 2018 Donna Bilak Columbia University Michael Maier's Atalanta fugiens and playful humanism Dusan Boric Cardiff University...
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Concert
  • Tue, Oct 3, 2017
    7:00 pm

Momenta Quartet

Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 3      inspired by Thomas Mann's “Death in Venice”Claude Baker: Third String Quartet      world premiere; inspired by Liszt's “Years of Pilgrimage: Italy”...
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Humanities & Neuroscience, Roundtable Discussion
  • Thu, Oct 19, 2017
    4:15 pm to 6:15 pm

Music and Meaning – Seminars in Society and Neuroscience

Welcoming Remarks:David Freedberg, Director of the Italian Academy, Columbia Pamela H. Smith, Seth Low Professor of History, Columbia Speakers:David Huron Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor...
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