✨We’re excited to share the BSR programme for January–March 2026!✨ A new season of events is about to begin, and we look forward to seeing many of you in Rome very soon! bsr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

In this blog, Janette Parris, Bridget Riley Fellow from October 2025 to March 2026, reflects on her residency experience and the research she presented at the Winter Open Studios in December 2025. bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

Dr Fiona Sit, Rome Awardee from the University of Leeds, shares insights into the development of her research project, “Refugee Identities and Sculptural Practice in Seventeenth-Century Rome.” Read her blog now! bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...

🎄 Holiday wishes from the BSR team and our Award Holders! A busy year full of new ideas, research challenges, shared discoveries, and hard work — wrapped up with vegan pudding, homemade torrone, and tombola 🎉 See you in January, with new things coming soon ✨

The Robert Adam Rome Scholarship in Architecture offers a 3-month fellowship for architects and scholars to explore the tradition and evolution of classical architecture in Rome and throughout Italy—examining its lasting impact on urban form. 🔗 Apply at the link in bio or: bsrome.slideroom.com

The BSR is pleased to share that Giambattista Marras, Rome Fellow 2024–25, has published a new article in collaboration with Angela Trentacoste, PJ Smith Senior Fellow in Archaeology at the BSR. Read it now: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

🌟 The Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship 2026–2027 🌟 We’re delighted to announce the newly expanded three-month Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship at the BSR — supporting painters & draughtspeople and continuing Derek Hill’s legacy of artistic exchange in Italy. Apply here: bsr.ac.uk/new-open-cal...

💫 Meet the Artist: Bishwadhan Rai 💫 Sainsbury Scholar at the BSR from September to December 2025, Bishwadhan Rai reflects on his residency in a new blog, tracing the emotional, material, and intellectual currents that shaped his time in Italy: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

Great lecture tonight by Dr. Jacopo Tabolli, as part of the Material Environments series, in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome. Check our website to discover the programme: bsr.ac.uk/category/eve...

We’re thrilled to share that Dr Angela Trentacoste, PJ Smith Senior Fellow in Archaeology at the BSR, has been awarded a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant!

The British School at Rome and its community are saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Anna Gallina Zevi, for many years the Soprintendente of the archaeological park of Ostia Antica and an Honorary Fellow of the BSR.

💫 Meet the Artist: Owain Train McGilvary 💫 Creative Wales-BSR Fellow Owain Train McGilvary shares reflections from his residency at the BSR in a new blog. 🔗 Read Owain’s blog and discover more about his residency journey: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

It’s Day of Giving! Support the BSR and help keep creativity alive in Rome. Every gift counts 💛 bsr.ac.uk/make-donation/ For more information, please contact [email protected]

💫 Meet the Artist: Juan Bolivar 💫 Ahead of the Winter Open Studios 2025, UAL Rome Research Fellow Juan Bolivar shares reflections from his residency at the BSR in a new blog. 🔗 Read Juan’s blog here: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

Richard Robinson reflects on the British School at Rome’s unexpected tea odyssey and the meaningful connections it reveals! Read the article here: www.madfestlondon.com/insights/art...

The Architectural Association has launched the 2026 Architecture Through Media Forums, a series exploring how architecture is communicated through film, publishing, design, exhibitions, and digital media. The first one will take place at the BSR. More info: bsr.ac.uk/call-for-sub...

Today, Raphaële Mouren (Head of Research Collections at the BSR) is taking part in the conference “Il rumore della carta”, with her presentation “Travelling with Books: Thomas Ashby’s Collection at the Library of the British School at Rome.” More info: biblio.fbk.eu/convegni/#ru...

This is the second in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the BSR. 🗓 10/12/25, 6 PM No More Water but the Fire Next Time: Excavating the Healing Landscape of San Casciano dei Bagni W/ Jacopo Tabolli (Unistrasi): bsr.ac.uk/material-env...

💫 Meet the Architect: Sibghat Khan 💫 Ahead of the Winter Open Studios 2025, Giles Worsley Rome Fellow (Sept–Dec 2025) Sibghat Khan shares reflections from his time at the BSR in a new blog exploring his project “Rome and the Case for Living Monuments.” Read the blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-arc...

📚✨ Holiday Hours Alert! ✨📚 Our Library and Archive will be taking a break from 20 December 2025 all the way to 6 January 2026. We’ll miss you—but we’ll be back refreshed and ready for a new year! And just a little heads-up: on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Library will close early at 12:30 PM.

Applications are invited for the 2026-7 Jill Franklin Fellowship in Romanesque Architectural History at the British School at Rome. The closing date for applications is 31st January, 2026: bsr.ac.uk/the-jill-fra...

We are pleased to invite you to this conference, which will take place on 4 December in Toronto, featuring BSR Archaeology Manager @stephenkay.bsky.social

💫 Meet the Artist: Danny Leyland💫 Ahead of Winter Open Studios 2025, Abbey Scholar Danny Leyland shares reflections on his BSR residency — from artist books made of fragments to paintings exploring the mystery of images. Read his new blog: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

From 15 November to 12 April 2026, don’t miss the exhibition “Impressioni dal vero. La via Appia e la via Latina nei disegni di Maria Barosso” at the Capo di Bove archaeological complex in Rome, featuring pieces from the BSR Research Collection. 👉 More info: www.turismoroma.it/en/events/im...

Are you a Newcastle University staff member? For the academic year 2025/26, one Fellowship will be available for to travel to the BSR - apply now! bsr.ac.uk/newcastle-un...

The BSR is delighted to present Winter Open Studios, an annual event that invites the public into the working spaces of our artists in residence. The opening night will take place on 3 December, from 6 to 9 pm, with an additional open session on 4 December, from 4 to 7 pm: bsr.ac.uk/winter-open-...

We were delighted to welcome figurative artist Jonathan Yeo to the BSR to meet our residents and see our amazing spaces!

Deadline extended: 28 November Apply now! bsr.ac.uk/research-pra...

The BSR was present at the #historyday! #histday25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social

You’re Invited! Join us for the conference “So Close and Yet So Far: A Critical Approach to Mobility in the Past”, organised in collaboration with the British School at Rome. 🗓 Date: 13 November 📍 Location: German Archaeological Institute, Via Sardegna 79, Rome www.dainst.org/veranstaltun...

Now @theees.bsky.social is sat alongside our BIRI colleagues from @bsrome.bsky.social at #HistDay25 @ihr.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social

Suzanne Santoro in conversation with Dr Alessia Zinnari ‘I was determined to stay’: Suzanne Santoro – Art and 1970s Feminism in Rome Watch the recording of the talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dloZ...

💫Meet the Fellows: Jess Venner💫 Dr Jess Venner, Rome Fellow at the BSR, is developing her project "Mapping Urban Agricultural Spaces in Early Imperial Etruria and Latium: A Pilot Study". 🔗Read Jess' blog and discover more about her research journey here: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-fel...

💫Meet the Artist: Sarah Casey💫 Ahead of the Winter Open Studios 2025, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Research Resident Sarah Casey shares her reflections on her time at the BSR in a new blog. 🔗 Read Sarah’s blog and discover more about her residency journey here: bsr.ac.uk/meet-the-art...

On Friday evening, @stephenkay.bsky.social, Archaeology Manager at the BSR, was awarded Honorary Citizenship (“Cittadinanza Onoraria”) by the Comune di Fabrica di Roma.

Read the blog by Beth Hicks John of Stiff & Trevillion Architects, reflecting on their experience taking part in this year’s Reading Rome architecture course at the BSR: www.stiffandtrevillion.com/journal/blog...

Rushforth Lecture | Plants, Animals, and Minerals in Early Medieval Rome 🗓️ 19 November 2025 🕕 18:00–19:30 📍 In person & online bsr.ac.uk/rushforth-le...

Just out! Robert Coates-Stephens’ Statues After the End of Sculpture is now on our weekly picks. Come take a look! 👉 bsr.ac.uk/new-book-by-...

This past week, the archaeology team @stephenkay.bsky.social @emlynkd.bsky.social @levine.bsky.social & Sara Fabbri returned to Paros, Greece, for a second season of geophysical survey.

Missed Professor Beltramini's lecture? Watch it here: youtu.be/oBNe2gcS_IA

✨ Rebecca Scott Rome Residency for Artists (North West England) 2026-7 ✨ This residency offers you the chance to focus fully on your practice, away from everyday distractions. Accommodation, meals, and dedicated support from the BSR team are all provided. More info: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 ASTERISKS 🗓 26 November 2025 | 18.00 📍 British School at Rome Performances with Jahān Khājavi, Eloise Fornieles and Nathalie di Sciascio bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 Transformative Justice Creative Writing Workshop 🗓 12 November 2025 | 15:00 – 18:30 📍 British School at Rome 🎟 In English | Free with registration until 6 November → bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...

𝐀𝐍𝐙𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐀 | 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘶 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 📅 9 novembre 2025 | 15:00 – 18:30 📍 Libreria Antigone Roma – Via degli Ausoni 45, Roma 🎟️ In lingua italiana, partecipazione gratuita su iscrizione fino al 2 novembre → bsr.ac.uk/anzi-parla-p...

✨ Anzi Parla — Eloise Fornieles’ solo exhibition in Italy opens on the 5 November at 6 pm at the BSR! We’re thrilled to present this bold new body of work drawing on Eloise's research into voice, protest, and anonymity. More info here: bsr.ac.uk/exhibition-a...

We were delighted to welcome members of the UK Parliament—both from the House of Commons and the House of Lords—on Monday, 6 October, to the British School at Rome. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen UK–Italy relations and explore shared cultural and research interests.

🎓 Congratulations to Dr Poppy Grima! We are delighted to announce that Poppy Grima, the first doctoral student to undertake a Collaborative Doctoral Award with the British School at Rome, in partnership with Durham University, has successfully completed her PhD.

“I was determined to stay”: Suzanne Santoro – Art and 1970s Feminism in Rome In conversation with Dr Alessia Zinnari 🗓 29 October 2025 | 🕕 18:00–19:30 BST 📍 Hybrid event – Free in person / Register to watch online: bsr.ac.uk/i-was-determ...

When I sit in the @bsrome.bsky.social courtyard I always think about my MA research on Roman gardens & how they were healthy spaces. Despite the chaos of Rome (which is just on the other side of the walls), it’s so peaceful here. Full of greenery, water & the sounds of nature 🦅 🌲 ⛲️ #RomanGardens

The British School at Rome, in partnership with the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, invites applications from exceptional early- to mid-career artists working in painting, drawing, or sculpture for a six-month residency from September 2026 to March 2027: bsr.ac.uk/new-open-cal...