15 Oct-8 Dec. In celebration of its 125th anniversary in 2019–2020, the American Academy in Rome (AAR) is inviting leading artists and thinkers to investigate the impact of the city of Rome, its artefacts and its narratives.

Exhibitions, publications and public programmes will explore the presence of history in the context of a more global, technologically linked era.

It will investigate how encounters with Rome resonate throughout the arts and the humanities in the US and around the world. Curated by Peter Benson Miller, the exhibition Encounters revisits some decisive interdisciplinary encounters at AAR, exploring their long term impact on American culture across a variety of fields.

In particular, the exhibition examines the interplay between visual art, music, literature and architecture fueled by important exchanges set against and engaging the city of Rome, its monuments and urban space.