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… | Barbara Faedda
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
06/29/2026
At ICCROM (the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral met with the Academy's Interim Director, Barbara Faedda, to discuss areas of mutual interest between ICCROM and the Academy's International Observatory for Cultural Heritage (IOCH). The meeting focused on exploring opportunities for collaboration and developing joint programs and initiatives in support of the shared commitment to cultural heritage.
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06/25/2026
Today, Carlo Birrozzi, Francesca Fabiani, & Barbara Faedda met about the exhibition of Vincenzo Castella's photos of Renaissance buildings (at the Academy in November). This show is the 1st collaboration on a series with the ICCD, Italy's Central Institute for Cataloging and Documentation.
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06/24/2026
At the Galleria Borghese today: Francesca Cappelletti, Director of the museum, talked with Barbara Faedda, Interim Director of the Italian Academy, about strengthening ties and exploring future collaborative cultural initiatives.
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06/23/2026
Wed, Jun 24, 6PM - 8PM:
Open Studio event at EFA Studios (323 W 39th St. 3Fl, NYC) featuring Premio New York prize winners Binta Diaw & Sara Ravelli.
RSVP is suggested: write to [email protected].
Columbia University, Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York, EFA Studios
06/23/2026
Today, Barbara Faedda, the Academy’s Interim Director, was at the Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History to talk with its Director, Tanja Michalsky—a former Academy Fellow—about new collaborations; part of the long and successful partnership between the two institutions.
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06/17/2026
Farewell to Carlo Ginzburg, a dear friend of the Academy and a Senior Fellow since its founding. He delivered several lectures here over the years, including a memorable talk just two years ago. That evening remains vividly etched in the collective memory of our community. https://tinyurl.com/yry4tebn
06/16/2026
Productive working session today at the Institute for the History of the Italian Risorgimento. Academy Interim Director Barbara Faedda met with Institute Director Professor Alessandro Campi and Deputy Director Dr. Marco Pizzo to advance the implementation of joint programs that will be launched in fall 2026 under the Academy’s International Observatory for Cultural Heritage. Looking ahead to a new phase of international collaboration in cultural heritage.
Istituto Risorgimento Vittoriano ,
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