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The BSR is an interdisciplinary research institute in Rome for the arts, humanities and social sciences

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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What legacy will you leave? 🏛️ As the BSR celebrates 125 years, we're looking to the next 125. Gifts in wills, like those from Tim Llewellyn and Peter J. Smith, help future artists, architects and scholars thrive. bsr.ac.uk/join-support...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📢 CFP: "Architectural and Design Crossovers – Modern Italy in Comparative Perspective", conference BASMI, Senate House (London), January 2027. Deadline: 7 October 2026. Info: asmi.conference.2027@gmail.com
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We are thrilled to open the 2026–27 academic year with our new award holders, as we celebrate the BSR's 125th anniversary! bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...
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Award-Holders 2026–27 Award-Holders 2026-27 HUMANITIES FINE ARTS ARCHITECTURE Dr Sara Borrello Ralegh Radford Rome AwardeeSept – Dec 2026 Children’s Urban Memories: Material Evidence and the Agency of...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The British School at Rome mourns the passing of Professor Lorenzo Quilici on the 13 August, a leading archaeologist in Italian topographical studies and an Honorary Fellow of the BSR.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Meet the Fellow: Ethan Scanlon, Leverhulme Study Abroad Student at the British School at Rome, who examined how ancient Rome gets hijacked in the present, tracing the use of classical imagery in the iconography of the Italian far right, from the Fascist period to today: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Ethan Scanlon - bsr.ac.uk
Ethan Scanlon, Leverhulme Study Abroad Student at the British School at Rome from October 2025 to July 2026, shares insights into the development of his research project, “What’s past is present: A cr...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Meet the Fellow: Valeria Tettamanti, Ecole française de Rome Awardee, explored how science was made accessible to women in Italy at the turn of the 20th century through a rarely studied source: the Italian feminine press: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Valeria Tettamanti - bsr.ac.uk
Valeria Tettamanti, Ecole française de Rome (résidence scientifique jeunes chercheurs UNIONE –November 2025-July 2026) Awardee, discuss her project “Popular science in Italian feminine press at the tu...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Emlyn Dodd on how Falerii Novi has strengthened ties between the BSR and UK universities and helped launch a new generation of archaeological careers. 🎓🏛️ Read more here: bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #8 | Emlyn Dodd on Six Years of collaboration between the BSR and UK Universities - bsr.ac.uk
Emlyn Dodd is former Assistant Director of the British School at Rome, an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Classical Studies at the University of London, and now a lecturer at Adelaide University....
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On the blog: the stories of Bertie and Arin, two very different routes to the same trench at Falerii Novi🏛️ Read more here: bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #7 | Voices from the Trench: A Season at Falerii Novi for the students - bsr.ac.uk
This year marks the first milestone for the excavations at Falerii Novi: after five years of excavation, work now begins on the publication. What began with a season of non-invasive survey has, over t...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Suckling pig, tiny birds, charcoal and slag: this season's soil samples at Falerii Novi are revealing both diet and ironworking on site. Angela Trentacoste explains what it all might mean. 🐖🔥 Read more here: bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #6 | Angela Trentacoste: Reading diet and metalworking from the smallest finds - bsr.ac.uk
This year’s work for Angela Trentacoste has centred on bulk sampling: collecting soil samples from across the site and processing them to recover the plant, animal, and other remains that are otherwis...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This year's dig at Falerii Novi continued the excavation of a monumental building found in 2025. The new trench revealed vaulted rooms, staircases, paved roads and traces of ancient metalworking. 🏛️🔍 @stephenkay.bsky.social @emlynkd.bsky.social @ics.bsky.social Read here: bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #5 | Continuing the Dig: Stephen Kay on this year's Excavation at Falerii Novi - bsr.ac.uk
This season picks up where 2025 left off, continuing the excavation of the large, monumental building uncovered last year, a structure that saw successive phases of reuse after its construction in the...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Meet Sara Fabbri, archaeology survey technician at the BSR, mapping every wall and location of all small objects found at Falerii Novi. Regular drone flights, GPS-georeferenced orthophotos, 360° laser scanning of the structures, and she still finds the time do some digging! bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #4 | Mapping the Excavation: Sara Fabbri on topography at Falerii Novi - bsr.ac.uk
Sara Fabbri working on site, photo by Nicholas Berardo, 2026 Alongside the trenches and the finds, every excavation depends on a less visible kind of work: the constant effort to record, position, and...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
PhD candidate Emma Richard-Trémeau has been cataloguing ceramics at our Falerii Novi excavation and the story they tell about diet and change over time is fascinating. From rich imperial feasts to late antique stews: food, fire and everyday life at Falerii Novi. 🏺 bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #3 | Food, Fire and Everyday Life at Falerii Novi: A Conversation with Emma Richard - Trémeau - bsr.ac.uk
Emma Richard-Trémeau is undertaking a Collaborative Doctoral Award at the University of Durham and BSR. As part of her training, she spent a placement month at Falerii Novi, assisting with the care, w...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A number scratched into clay before firing. A 2nd century BCE Roman craftsman already knew exactly where this terracotta piece would fit on the temple roof: piece number six in an ancient assembly sequence. Falerii Novi keeps rewriting what we thought we knew. 🏛️ bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #2 | Traces of the Sacred: Architectural Terracottas from Falerii Novi - bsr.ac.uk
Among the most remarkable finds from the excavation at Falerii Novi is a fragment of architectural terracotta dating to the second century BCE, a reminder that the site’s history stretches far beyond ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What does Roman life look like up close? Cinnabar pigment, precious but poisoning containing mercury. A perfectly intact bone die. Glass gaming pieces. Tiny cosmetic containers and bone hairpins. All from our excavation at Falerii Novi. 🏺 Read more: bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...
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Stories from Falerii Novi #1 | Falerii Novi Reveals Its Treasures - bsr.ac.uk
This year Falerii Novi tells the story not only of the wealthier members of society but also of the normal citizens in Roman period – their domestic lives, the games they played, the objects women use...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
✨ We've just published online a remarkable manuscript that belonged to Giacomo Lauro, an engraver, printer and antiquarian active in Rome between 1583 and 1645. 🔗 Explore the manuscript: digitalcollections.bsr.ac.uk/giacomo-laur...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌿Meet the architect: Odile Lamy 🔗 Read Odile's blog here: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-arc...
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Meet the architect: Odile Lamy - bsr.ac.uk
In this blog, Odile Lamy – Conseil des arts e des lettres du Québec Residency at the BSR from April to June 2026 – reflects on her project “Pines of Rome“. After working with wood buildings for many y...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
⚱️Meet the artist: Richard Malone Derek Hill Scholar has spent his residency at the BSR exploring materiality, labour and the surfaces we take for granted, from Etruscan urns to fresco repairs and Roman street graffiti. 🔗 Read Richard's blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...
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Meet the artists: Richard Malone - bsr.ac.uk
In this blog, Richard Malone, Derek Hill Scholar at the British School at Rome (February–March 2026), discusses the project he developed during his residency: “A Record of Tenderness: Exploring Queer ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This month our Archaeology Manager @stephenkay.bsky.social and Survey Technician Sara Fabbri are conducting geophysical prospection at the interethnic sanctuary and Roman town of Lucus Feroniae, a few kilometres north of Rome.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🔥Meet the fellows: Simon Keay Awardee in Mediterranean Archaeology Dr Jana Kopáčková 🔗 Read Jana's blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Dr Jana Kopáčková - bsr.ac.uk
Jana Kopáčková, Simon Keay Awardee in Mediterranean Archaeology from April to June 2026, shares insights into the development of her research project, “Roman Olive Oil and Wine Production Between the ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🔥Meet the artist: Genevieve Felix Reynolds 🔗 Read Genevieve's blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...
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Meet the artists: Genevieve Felix Reynolds - bsr.ac.uk
National Art School, Sydney Resident Genevieve Felix Reynolds (April – June 2026) reflects on her residency and her research at the BSR in a new blog. A photograph is silent: its integral meaning is o...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🏡Meet the artist: Danny Leyland Abbey Scholar Danny Leyland has spent his residency collecting images of houses, cabins and sheltersbuilding a visual language around what it means to withdraw from the world, and the impossibility of ever fully doing so. Read Danny's blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...
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Meet the artists: Danny Leyland - bsr.ac.uk
In this blog, Danny Leyland, Abbey Scholar at the BSR from September 2025 to June 2026, shares reflections on his residency experience and the research he presented during the Summer Open Studios with...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Behind every research project at the BSR, there are the many people who made it possible. As part of our 125th anniversary event last month, we presented a selection of recently funded research projects - work made possible by the members and donors who support the BSR.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🏛️Meet the fellow: Frances Myatt bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Frances Myatt - bsr.ac.uk
Frances Myatt, Rome Awardee at the British School at Rome from April to June 2026, shares insights into the development of her research project, “Lady in a Landscape: Imagining Livia in Elizabeth Bowe...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🏛️Meet the artist: Josh Juett In this blog, Josh Juett, Helpmann Academy Resident (April–June 2026), presents “The Symbolic Object and the Formation of Self,” a project developed during his residency: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...
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Meet the artists: Josh Juett - bsr.ac.uk
In this blog, Josh Juett, Helpmann Academy Resident (April–June 2026), presents “The Symbolic Object and the Formation of Self,” a project developed during his residency. Over the past three months, I...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Two new resources on Carlo Labruzzi (1748–1817) and his Via Appia aquatints: 📂 Digital Collections project page → researchprojects.bsr.ac.uk/s/carlo-labr... 🎨 Virtual exhibition→ virtualexhibitions.bsr.ac.uk/omeka-s/s/lo... Same fascinating material, two ways to explore it.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Last month, during our 125th anniversary event, we unveiled ‘Making an Impression’, an exhibition focused on graphic identity and print culture at the BSR. 125 years of visual history, told through posters, publications and print. 👉 Virtual exhibition coming soon![
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
125 years of art, research and culture - and tonight, we celebrated with joy. ✨ We said a heartfelt thank you to Mark Getty KBE after 8 years as Chair, and welcomed Sir Nigel Carrington to the role. Excited for what's next. Help the BSR thrive for the next 125 years: bsr.ac.uk/join-support...
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join-support-memberships - bsr.ac.uk
Memberships Memberships Summer Open Studios 2023 Unveiling of Verve by Bridget Riley, May 2023 Director Abigail Brundin and Chair of the Council of Trustees Mark Getty during the unveiling of Verve by...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚦 Meet the Fellow: Mark Farid 🚦 What does crossing the road reveal about how we are governed? BSR Rome Research Fellow Mark Farid has spent his residency finding out, filming pedestrian crossings in eight cities across seven countries. 🔗 Read Mark's blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...
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Meet the artists: Mark Farid - bsr.ac.uk
In this blog, Mark Farid, Rome Research Fellow from April to June 2026, reflects on his residency experience and the research he presented at the Summer Open Studios in June 2026. At a Crossroads What...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
⚡ Meet the Fellow: Dr Peter Agócs ⚡ BSR Hugh Last Fellow Dr Peter Agócs is spending his spring in Rome not just admiring the ancient city - but tracing the footsteps of a hero who walked these hills long before Romulus ever did. 🔗 Read Dr Agócs' blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Peter Agócs - bsr.ac.uk
Peter Agócs, Hugh Last Fellow at the British School at Rome from April to June 2026, shares insights into the development of his research project, “Heracles in Italy: A Study of Religion, Society and ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
To mark our 125th anniversary, BSR Archivist Alessandra Giovenco has gone back to the very beginning, exploring the founding records that shaped the institution we are today. bsr.ac.uk/the-weight-o...
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The Weight of Words. A Glimpse into the British School at Rome's Early Years through its founding records - bsr.ac.uk
Corporate records can tell us a great deal about an institution’s historical trajectory. They provide insight into its life through official documents, decisions, and discussions recorded in Minute Bo...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
💫 Meet the Fellow: Professor Mary Laven 💫 bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Professor Mary Laven - bsr.ac.uk
Professor Mary Laven, BSR Associate Fellow at the British School at Rome from January to June 2026, shares insights into the development of her research project, “Diversifying the Italian Renaissance”...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The British School at Rome extends its warmest congratulations to Alison Brooks on being awarded an OBE. An exceptional architect and valued member of our Faculty of Architecture, Alison will also be directing the BSR's Reading Rome course this September. bsr.ac.uk/the-bsr-cele...
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The BSR Celebrates Alison Brooks OBE - bsr.ac.uk
The British School at Rome extends its warmest congratulations to Alison Brooks on being awarded an OBE. An exceptional architect and valued member of our Faculty of Architecture, Alison will also be ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The City of Rome Course is an intensive 8-week residential course held at the BSR, unlocking Rome for postgraduates from UK and other BSR partner universities. Next course: April–May 2027 Deadline to apply: 15 November 2026 bsr.ac.uk/research-pra...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The British School at Rome is very sad to learn of the death of Professor Rosamond McKitterick. .
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
From digitising artworks to funding student bursaries, every gift helps the British School at Rome thrive. Support research, creativity, and cultural exchange for the next 125 years. Donate or learn more: bsr.ac.uk/125th/
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125th - bsr.ac.uk
125th 125th Celebrate 125 years of the BSR For 125 years, the British School at Rome (BSR) has been a beacon of cultural exchange, research excellence, and artistic innovation. Founded in 1901, the BS...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📢 The BSR invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral scholars for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026, with the BSR as host institution. 3 years to pursue independent research in Rome. Deadline: Thu 2 July 2026 📩 research@bsrome.it Details: bsr.ac.uk/british-acad...
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 - bsr.ac.uk
The British School at Rome (BSR) invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral scholars who wish to apply for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships with the BSR as the host institution. The...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Great progress being made in our second week of excavations at Falerii Novi!
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We are thrilled to share the latest updates from our ongoing excavations at #FaleriiNovi! This week we had a full trench tour of our excavations, led by our talented participating students. Stay tuned for more updates as the season progresses, there is so much more to come!
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Please note that Library and the Archive will be closed on Thursday 25 June, and from 1 to 31 August!
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Marina Tzortzakaki, intern at our Research Collections, has been piecing together the story of Romualdo Moscioni's Apulia Monumentale series, 235 photographs of medieval Puglia, commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Public Education in 1891. bsr.ac.uk/apulia-monum...
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Apulia Monumentale – Rethinking nationalism in 19th century Italian photography through archival research - bsr.ac.uk
Fig. 1 “Arco di Traiano a Benevento, facciata orientale”, in: R. Moscioni, Apulia Monumentale (BSR Research Collections, ES-PH/13/59) Working with archival collections is rewarding, particularly when ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A new season of excavations commenced this week at Falerii Novi! Over the next 4 weeks the joint BSR & ICS team will continue investigating the monumental building discovered last year.
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The BSR is delighted to invite you to the conference "Greek Manuscripts in Renaissance Venice: the Library of Guillaume Pellicier" (18–19 June 2026). The final AHRC project event explores Pellicier’s library, his role as bishop and ambassador, and its Venetian context: bsr.ac.uk/conference-g...
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Conference | Greek manuscripts in Renaissance Venice: the library of Guillaume Pellicier - bsr.ac.uk
The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture in Europe. Its Greek manuscripts ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
💫 Meet the Fellow: Phaedra Criaco 💫 How were Rome’s roads built? Phaedra Criaco explores the stone, labour, and logistics behind the ancient road network. Read it now: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...
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Meet the fellows: Phaedra Criaco - bsr.ac.uk
Phaedra Criaco, Macquarie Gale Rome Scholar at the British School at Rome from January to June 2026, shares insights into the development of her research project, “The Material Development of Roads in...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Applications are now open for the Rick Mather Rome Fellowship in Architecture, offered in collaboration with the Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation. Apply now: bsrome.slideroom.com#/Login
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Join us on 4 June for ‘Under Tension: Reconstructing the Hippocratic Bench from Antiquity to Today’, a hands-on workshop led by Rome Fellow Silvia Marchiori: bsr.ac.uk/under-tensio...
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Under Tension: Reconstructing the Hippocratic Bench from Antiquity to Today - bsr.ac.uk
Historians have long used re-enactment to recover the experiential knowledge of early modern scientific practices, baking cakes using early modern recipes and recreating alchemical experiments. But wh...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Exhibition banners at the British School at Rome have been given a #second #life. In collaboration with an Italian artisan, we’ve transformed selected banners from past exhibitions into #unique #handcrafted pencil cases and pouches. ♻️🧵
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Step inside the studios of BSR’s artists in residence. Summer Open Studios 2026: 3–4 June. Meet the artists, discover their work, and join the conversation. Free entry. bsr.ac.uk/summer-open-...
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Summer Open Studios 2026 - bsr.ac.uk
The British School at Rome is delighted to present Summer Open Studios 2026, an event dedicated to studio visits of artists in residence at the BSR: Mark Farid – Rome Research Fellow, Lisa-Marie Harri...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Today the archaeology team is in heart of Naples, Piazza San Domenico, conducting GPR survey with the Università di Napoli Federico II and Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per il Comune di Napoli. The new study is investigating the ancient city walls of Neapolis!
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Applications are now open for the British School at Rome Associate Fellowships (2026–2027). A fantastic opportunity for UK and Commonwealth researchers based in Rome with external funding to join the BSR community as an Associate Fellow. Apply by 15 June: bsr.ac.uk/open-call-bs...
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OPEN CALL BSR Associate Fellowships (2026–2027) - bsr.ac.uk
Applications are now open for the British School at Rome Associate Fellowships (2026–2027). A fantastic opportunity for UK and Commonwealth researchers based in Rome with external funding to join the ...
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British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Join us for Poetry Reading Night: "Insults To Rome", an evening of spoken word and live readings inspired by Samuel Hasler’s new artwork Insults To Rome — a playful invitation to look at the city through humour, irreverence, and strange affection. bsr.ac.uk/poetry-readi...
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Poetry Reading Night | Insults To Rome - bsr.ac.uk
An evening of words, in all kinds of forms blending art writing, poetry, performance, insults, and sweet nothings. The event takes the title of a new artwork ‘Insults To Rome’ by artist, Sam Hasler, a...
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