An AUR alumni reunion is being planned in Rome from May 23 to 25, around Commencement time, and we hope many alumni will be able to come back to campus and enjoy the events we are preparing for the occasion. Please confirm your attendance no later than March 15 either on our AUR Facebook page or by sending an E-mail to [email protected]. Here is a...

by Cinzia Dal Maso   Your first impact with Diocletian's Baths in Rome is the garden entrance: an oasis of peace opposite the bustle and noise of neighboring Termini train station. In fact, the station's name, "Termini," is a corruption of the Latin "thermae" or "baths," which came to indicate this Roman neighborhood over the centuries....

In the lofty and impressive Borghese Gallery in Rome, the Polo Museale of the City of Rome and the Soprintendenza Special for Historic, Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological Heritage present Giacometti. La Scultura until May 25th, 2014. The exposition brings one of the 20th-Century's unparalleled artists, Alberto Giacometti, to the Eternal City; acco...

Dr. Richard Hodges, President of The American University of Rome, has taken on the Presidency of LoveItaly!, a non-profit, crowdfunding initiative that takes a revolutionary approach to the conservation and promotion of masterful Italian works of art – allowing the participation of all in the preservation and curatorship of the wonders of Italian h...

by Zoe Romanowsky   You may have had the good fortune of gazing at the Sistine Chapel, but there's probably a lot you still don't know about it. Look no further than art historian Elizabeth Liv's "tour-de-force talk" given at TEDGlobal in Geneva.   Lev is a dynamic guide, revealing what Michelangelo was up to when he set out to work w...