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On Dante, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Montaigne

Carlo Ginzburg, Fellow in 2021-22, will give three lectures this semester

Mar 16: Machiavelli & Michelangelo »
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Recital

Emanuele Arciuli, piano: Black and Native American Composers

Four works composed for Arciuli, and two world premieres

April 16 »
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021

Exclusive interview with Senator Liliana Segre

On Auschwitz, hate speech, racism—and the Capitol Hill assault in the U.S.: "Fascism can return"

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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

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

Lecture

Tue, Mar 16, 2021
12:00 pm

Carlo Ginzburg on Machiavelli and Michelangelo

Carlo Ginzburg, Italian Academy Fellow 2021-22, appears now in a series of online lectures: February 23: On Dante: “...

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News Flash

Sun, Mar 21, 2021
10:15 am

Alessia Mastrodonato serves as Guest Editor for Frontiers journal

Alessia Mastrodonato, Visiting Scholar at the Italian Academy, is serving as Guest Editor for “...

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Lecture

Tue, Apr 6, 2021
12:00 pm

Carlo Ginzburg on Montaigne

Carlo Ginzburg, Italian Academy Fellow 2021-22, appears now in a series of online lectures: February 23: On Dante: “...

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A display of Benin Bronzes in the British Museum (Photo: Joy of Museums CC BY-SA)

International Observatory for Cultural Heritage, Symposium

Fri, Apr 9, 2021
9:30 am to 2:00 pm

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

The Benin Bronzes were looted in 1897 from the Royal Palace of Benin City during a punitive expedition amid the British colonial expansion into West Africa. Their status is now central to the...

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