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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.

FEATURED EVENTS

News Flash
  • Sat, Sep 1, 2018
    6:00 am

New Fellows 2018–19

The scholars who will join the Academy in 2018–19 bring projects in architectural preservation, neuroscience, art, history and pre-...
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Concert
  • Wed, Oct 3, 2018
    7:00 pm

Concerts: Fall 2018

Wed October 3 at 7 PM FRANCESCO DILLON, cello EMANUELE TORQUATI, piano Giacinto Scelsi: To the Master Ryan Carter: break; (world premiere) Marco Momi: Unstill -- written for Dillon/Torquati (US...
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Exhibition
  • Wed, Oct 10, 2018
    5:00 am     to Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 1:00 pm

Ground Truth: Records of Dispossession, Destruction, and Return in the Naqab

The Center for Palestine Studies, in partnership with Zochrot,...
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News Flash
  • Mon, Oct 15, 2018
    9:00 am

Cultural Heritage in Fall 2018 at the Academy

The International Observatory for Cultural Heritage will present many events in the autumn—and will welcome its second group of 4 Weinberg Fellows. Events: Symposium on Lorenzo Da Ponte and the...
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Symposium
  • Mon, Oct 15, 2018
    9:45 am to 5:00 pm

Lorenzo Da Ponte and the Birth of Italian Opera in New York

Celebrating the first modern American performance of Lorenzo Da Ponte’s L’ape musicale. The schedule is below. Organizers: Francesco Zimei (Istituto Abruzzese di Storia Musicale, L’Aquila - Teramo)...
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Humanities & Neuroscience, Conference
  • Tue, Nov 27, 2018
    9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration

Pre-registration required; registration opens Sept. 5th. Organizers: Francesca Bartolini (Columbia) and Frank Polleux (Columbia) This symposium will tackle some of the cellular mechanisms that go...
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