Home News and Events Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, joins the Academy Recital by Cecilia Molinari: Two Centuries of Italian Music (Mon, Sept 25) The Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture: Recognizing the Stranger (Thu, Sept 28) Ray’s Birthday Suit: a premiere by David Del Tredici (Wed, Oct 11) Cultural Heritage and War: What Can Be Done (Thu, Nov 9) Dacia Maraini on her childhood captivity (Tue, Nov 14) Recent publication — A Lost Mediterranean Culture: The Giant Statues of Sardinia's Mont'e Prama Recent publication — Italian Opera in the United States, 1800–1850: At the Origins of a Cultural Migration Gallery Exhibition — The Ancient City of Tharros: Rich Tombs and Extensive Ruins from Punic and Roman Times (Ongoing) Online Exhibition — The Ancient City of Tharros: Rich Tombs and Extensive Ruins from Punic and Roman Times In memoriam: Francesco Pellizzi (1940-2023)