The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, Columbia University

09/23/2026

Yesterday, the Academy’s Interim Director Barbara Faedda officially opened the Fall events program with a sparkling exchange between Carmen Bambach and Michael Cole about the blockbuster Raphael exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum . Their lively dialogue drew a large audience and filled our Teatro.

09/21/2026

Tomorrow! Tues, Sept 22, 6PM
If the registration list fills up, we expect to accommodate standby guests at the door. "Raphael at the Metropolitan Museum: Carmen Bambach talks with Michael Cole"
​Massive, moving, and marked by fresh insights, the first comprehensive exhibition on Raphael in the U.S., Raphael: Sublime Poetry (which was at The Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this year) was a masterpiece of scholarship and diplomacy by its curator, Carmen C. Bambach.
She brought together a display of 237 works, including some of the artist’s greatest masterpieces and lesser-known treasures, to tell a new story of Raphael’s talents.
Dr. Bambach is an expert in such achievements: she is the acclaimed Renaissance scholar who curated two earlier blockbusters, Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman in 2003 and Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer in 2017–18.
In a conversation with Columbia Professor Michael Cole, she will look back at the planning and the triumphant ex*****on of this year’s exhibition, which was seen by more than 562,000 visitors over its three-month run. https://tinyurl.com/5ysd373k

09/21/2026

New Fellow joining the Academy:
Mali Caterina Alinejad Zanjani; Project: “Avicenna's political uses in Renaissance Italy”
https://tinyurl.com/y7aawfns
See all Fellows: https://tinyurl.com/5afsx4kv

09/17/2026

New Fellow joining the Academy:
Davide Albertini; Project: “Linking latent factors to functional subnetworks in the monkey motor cortex”
https://tinyurl.com/mt8s4hz6
See all Fellows: https://tinyurl.com/5afsx4kv

09/16/2026

The Academy is welcoming a new group of scholars and scientists. Please read about the Fellows' projects below, and check our website for details on Fall events. https://tinyurl.com/5afsx4kv

09/16/2026

Next Tues, Sept 22, 6PM
"Raphael at the Metropolitan Museum: Carmen Bambach talks with Michael Cole"
​Massive, moving, and marked by fresh insights, the first comprehensive exhibition on Raphael in the U.S., Raphael: Sublime Poetry (which was at The Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this year) was a masterpiece of scholarship and diplomacy by its curator, Carmen C. Bambach.
She brought together a display of 237 works, including some of the artist’s greatest masterpieces and lesser-known treasures, to tell a new story of Raphael’s talents.
Dr. Bambach is an expert in such achievements: she is the acclaimed Renaissance scholar who curated two earlier blockbusters, Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman in 2003 and Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer in 2017–18.
In a conversation with Columbia Professor Michael Cole, she will look back at the planning and the triumphant ex*****on of this year’s exhibition, which was seen by more than 562,000 visitors over its three-month run. https://tinyurl.com/5ysd373k

09/11/2026

Tue, Sept 22, 6PM
"Raphael at the Metropolitan Museum: Carmen Bambach talks with Michael Cole"
​Massive, moving, and marked by fresh insights, the first comprehensive exhibition on Raphael in the U.S., Raphael: Sublime Poetry (which was at The Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this year) was a masterpiece of scholarship and diplomacy by its curator, Carmen C. Bambach.
She brought together a display of 237 works, including some of the artist’s greatest masterpieces and lesser-known treasures, to tell a new story of Raphael’s talents.
Dr. Bambach is an expert in such achievements: she is the acclaimed Renaissance scholar who curated two earlier blockbusters, Leonardo da Vinci: Master Draftsman in 2003 and Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer in 2017–18.
In a conversation with Columbia Professor Michael Cole, she will look back at the planning and the triumphant ex*****on of this year’s exhibition, which was seen by more than 562,000 visitors over its three-month run. https://tinyurl.com/5ysd373k

08/21/2026

Emerging Italian artists can have a 5-month residency in NY—with a stipend. We are glad to be a founding partner of this program that has brought in 52 artists over the years.
Deadline: Sept 18
Premio NY: https://tinyurl.com/3devp3mw
Details: Now open—the call for applications for the 22nd edition of the “Premio New York,” a residency program for emerging Italian artists. The program is sponsored by THE General Directorate for Growth and Export Promotion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, and Columbia University's Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America.
The two winners will spend five months in New York (February through June 2027), with the aim of developing their creative skills while immersing themselves in the cultural and artistic environment of this city.
Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea , Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York, EFA Studios
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07/20/2026

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It is always a deeply moving experience to return to Nuoro and visit the Casa Museo Grazia Deledda. One hundred years after she was awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Italian Academy and I look forward to honoring this extraordinary Sardinian writer on October 15, together with Jhumpa L...

07/10/2026

Yesterday, the Academy’s Interim Director, B. Faedda, had a productive meeting in Cabras with Mont’e Prama Foundation President A. Muroni and Sardinia Regional Representative G. Cadeddu. The new display of the Giants is truly spectacular, and the Museum continues to welcome an ever-growing number of visitors from around the world. Special thanks to the Museum’s archaeologists for their insightful guided tour and for sharing their expertise. We are thrilled to continue this exciting partnership and look forward to many more successful initiatives together.
Columbia University
Issnaf - Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation
Anthony Muroni
Fondazione Mont’e Prama