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    Exhibition thru Oct. 31 (weekdays)

    “Full of Enthusiasm”: American Buyers Captured by Italian Fashion in the 1950s

    Gallery hours 9:30–4:30 (Mon–Fri)»
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    Recital

    Ramin Amir Arjoman, piano

    Two works by Giacinto Scelsi and an improvisation by Arjomand

    Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 8:00 pm »
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    Deadline December 2

    Fellowships 2020-2021

    The Academy welcomes candidates from all countries, at the post-doctoral or faculty level, to its multi-disciplinary program.

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    Fellows 2019–20

    Incoming researchers in various disciplines at the Academy
    (including 2 Bodini Fellows, 4 Weinberg Fellows, and a Nomis Fellow)

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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

International Observatory for Cultural Heritage, Workshop, Exhibition
  • Thu, Oct 3, 2019
    3:30 pm     to Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 4:30 pm

Cultural Heritage Practices & Critical Fashion Theory

The Exhibition continues through Oct. 31. Details on the Workshop that took place on Oct. 3: WELCOMING REMARKS: Barbara Faedda (Italian Academy) INTRODUCTION: Barbara Faedda and Lynda Dematteo...
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Recital
  • Thu, Nov 7, 2019
    8:00 pm

RAMIN AMIR ARJOMAND, piano

Arjomand: Improvisation Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Illustrazioni ("Four illustrations of the metamorphoses of Vishnu," 1953) Scelsi: Poemi (1934/1937) J.S. Bach: Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor (Well-...
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Symposium
  • Fri, Nov 15, 2019
    3:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Competing Truths: Art and the Objects of History after the Council of Trent

This is a two-day symposium to be jointly held at the Italian Academy and The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library on November 15 and 16. The event will bring together scholars and museum...
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Concert
  • Wed, Nov 20, 2019
    7:00 pm

Magdalena Baczewska and the Cassatt String Quartet

Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7:00 PM, esteemed pianist (and Director of Columbia’s Music Performance...
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Recital
  • Tue, Dec 3, 2019
    7:00 pm

RESONANT CITY: VENICE

This work for solo cello, vocal ensemble, and ambient sound digitally recorded in Venice by Liberovici, brought to Columbia by Yale University's noted musicologist Professor Ellen Rosand, evokes that...
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