• International Observatory for Cultural Heritage

    The Benin Bronzes: Towards the Resolution of a Long-Standing Dispute?

    Speakers from Africa, Europe, and the U.S.

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    Recital

    American Voices: Selected Piano Works by Black and Native American Composers

    Four works composed for Arciuli, and two world premieres

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    Italy's Cultural Heritage Protection Unit

    Interview with Roberto Riccardi

    On looted art, an unparalleled database of stolen works, and cultural diplomacy

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    Current Fellows

    The scholars with Fellowships from the Academy this year bring projects in architectural preservation, neuroscience, economic history, art, and other fields.

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    Amatrice in Focus—Earthquakes & Photography

    After the earthquake

    An online exhibition by Italian Academy Fellow Francesco Gangemi

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The Italian Academy of Columbia University

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CONCERT on MAY 6 & recent events

International Observatory for Cultural Heritage, Symposium
  • Fri, Apr 9, 2021
    9:30 am     to Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 1:45 pm

The Benin Bronzes: Towards the Resolution of a Long-Standing Dispute?

View video here below (Panel 2 starts at 1:59:49). The Benin Bronzes were looted in 1897 from the Royal Palace of Benin City during a punitive expedition amid the British colonial expansion into...
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Emanuele Arciuli in his studio. The painting behind him is “Takes His Guns” by Kevin Red Star.
Recital
  • Fri, Apr 16, 2021
    7:00 pm     to Tue, Jun 1, 2021, 9:00 pm

American Voices: Selected Piano Works by Black and Native American Composers

Part of Carnegie Hall’s “Voices of Hope: Artists in Times of Oppression” festival Connor Chee: Navajo Vocable no. 9 (...
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Concert
  • Thu, May 6, 2021
    7:00 pm

Quartetto Prometeo: Beethoven and Arcana

Giulio Rovighi, violin Aldo Campagnari, violin Danusha Waskiewicz, viola Francesco Dillon, cello A fresh approach to Beethoven and the Baroque: in this new concert, the Quartetto Prometeo—a vibrant...
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A Carabiniere officer in her TPC uniform examines the damage on a Guercino painting stolen from Modena in 2014 and recovered in Morocco.
International Observatory for Cultural Heritage, News Flash
  • Fri, May 7, 2021
    7:00 am     to Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 5:00 pm

The Role of the Carabinieri in the Protection of Cultural Heritage

General Roberto Riccardi, leader of Italy's Cultural Heritage Protection Command talks with Barbara Faedda, Executive Director of the Italian Academy, about illegal excavations of archaeological...
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Kansas state Rep. Christina Haswood being sworn in to office at the State Capitol in Topeka in January 2021.
  • Fri, May 7, 2021
    8:00 am     to Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 11:45 am

Women's History Month 2021: Interview with Rep. Christina Haswood

For March, Women's History Month, the Academy’s Executive Director, Barbara Faedda, has already...
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Valeria Valente
  • Fri, May 7, 2021
    9:30 am     to Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 10:00 am

International Women’s Day 2021: On Violence against Women

“Femicide and gender violence are not emergencies; they are structural phenomena.” To mark International Women’s Day 2021, the Academy looks at the pressing issue of violence against women. Barbara...
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