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Het Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome (KNIR) is een interuniversitaire instelling voor wetenschappelijk onderwijs en onderzoek op het gebied van de geschiedenis, kunstgeschiedenis, archeologie en aanverwante disciplines die een raakvlak hebben met Italië en Rome in het bijzonder.

On June 9, the KNIR hosts the seminar 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 organized by our Fellow Mar...
28/05/2026

On June 9, the KNIR hosts the seminar 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 organized by our Fellow Mario Panico (Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna).

From Soviet material culture to Holocaust belongings to the entangled legacies of colonialism, museum professionals, scholars and artists are increasingly confronted with things that resist straightforward interpretation. These objects can become wounds, to use Roland Barthes’ metaphor, they unsettle and demand ethical accountability. This seminar responds to this challenge and brings together perspectives from art history, semiotics, museum and memory studies to explore the issues around such difficult objects.

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 to secure your spot at KNIR by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
For the livestream, please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YQ0o5I1jTHyylIMw99h-xQ #/registration

ℹ For more information, please visit our website: https://www.rug.nl/knir/news-events/agenda/seminar-objects-as-wounds-thinking-through-difficult-heritage

📣 𝐃𝐞 𝐤𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐣𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐤𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞!Op 20 juni 2026 organiseert het KNIR samen met de KNIR a...
22/05/2026

📣 𝐃𝐞 𝐤𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐣𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐤𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐠 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞!

Op 20 juni 2026 organiseert het KNIR samen met de KNIR ambassadeurs, de Stichting Vrienden van het KNIR, tijdschrift Roma Aeterna en de Werkgroep Italië Studies opnieuw de Dag van Rome in het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden.
De Dag van Rome is dé ontmoetingsplek voor studenten, onderzoekers en liefhebbers van Rome en Italië.
Het thema is dit jaar Vernieuwing & Vernietiging. Er is een veelzijdig programma met presentaties, lezingen, dialogen, rondleidingen, prijsuitreikingen, lanceringen, een sponsormarkt en een afsluitende borrel.

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De kosten zijn € 5, exclusief reserveringskosten en toegang tot het museum. Een toegangsbewijs voor het museum is nodig om de programmaonderdelen te kunnen volgen. De gebruikelijke prijzen en kortingsregelingen zijn hierop van toepassing.

ℹ Het volledige programma is online beschikbaar: https://www.rug.nl/knir/news-events/agenda/dagvanrome2026

You are cordially invited to join the public lecture 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺: 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦...
21/05/2026

You are cordially invited to join the public lecture 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺: 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 on 26 May, 17.30 CEST, at KNIR.

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 to secure your spot at KNIR: [email protected]
For the livestream, please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/T3QjWpRCQM6dBTzssH4dlw #/registration

This public lecture by Dr Laura Ciglioni (Sapienza Università di Roma) is the keynote lecture of 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 “𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝” organized by Dr Carolien Stolte and Dr Daniele Paolini (both Leiden University). In this workshop, papers on the engagements of Italian peace activist(s) from any political or religious orientation, with any region of the decolonizing world, will be presented. Italian peace advocacy provides an especially productive lens through which to view efforts to build broad international coalitions for peace that had to navigate different understandings and practices of peace advocacy. Italy’s long-standing networks of religiously inflected peace organizations on the one hand, and the prominence of the Italian Left in organizations like the World Peace Council on the other, made for a diverse landscape in which a broad spectrum of traditions of peace advocacy co-existed, overlapped, and occasionally diverged. During this workshop, the participants intend to analyse, among other things, to what extent Italian peace movements were privileged interlocutors for actors in the decolonizing world in their intertwined struggles for independence and peace.

The workshop is part of the NWIB Visiting Professorship of Dr Carolien Stolte at KNIR.

ℹ For more information about the workshop and the complete program: https://www.rug.nl/knir/news-events/agenda/workshop-trame-di-pace-italian-peace-advocacy-and-the-decolonizing-world

Day 2 (22 May) of the international conference 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐬 (University of Groningen) turns to the questio...
20/05/2026

Day 2 (22 May) of the international conference 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐬 (University of Groningen) turns to the question of whether settler colonialism should be understood as an exclusively modern phenomenon, analysing forms of colonisation in the pre-modern and early modern world. The conference concludes on the third day with an excursion to the Dutch Colonies of Benevolence, where it will explore settler colonialism and heritage.
You can find 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐 below ⤵

This conference is organised in the context of the 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘴(SECOPS) research programme of KNIR. It explores the extent to which settler colonialism can be understood as a long-term structure that has evolved since antiquity and continues to shape contemporary societies and the global order. It aims to contribute to current debates within Settler Colonial Studies by examining and critically reassessing theories about the structural forces, mechanisms, and consequences of settler colonialism.

ℹ More information on the conference and the full program, as well as a registration form to attend one or more sessions, can be found on our website: https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/research/conferences/settler-colonial-paradigms-2026/programme/program

On May 21, the three-day international conference 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐬 will start at the University of Groningen!T...
19/05/2026

On May 21, the three-day international conference 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐬 will start at the University of Groningen!

This international conference explores the extent to which settler colonialism can be understood as a long-term structure that has evolved since antiquity and continues to shape contemporary societies and the global order. It aims to contribute to current debates within Settler Colonial Studies by examining and critically reassessing theories about the structural forces, mechanisms, and consequences of settler colonialism.

Day 1 of the conference focuses on the modern and contemporary period, discussing the emergence and development of settler colonial structures across different geographical and cultural contexts.
You can find 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏 below ⤵

This conference is organised in the context of the 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘴 (SECOPS) research programme of KNIR.

ℹ More information on the conference and the full program, as well as a registration form to attend one or more sessions, can be found on our website: https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/research/conferences/settler-colonial-paradigms-2026/programme/program

Aanstaande donderdagavond spreekt 𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐑 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 Elisa Pesapane in het Nederlands Praatcafé te Rome. Elisa wer...
19/05/2026

Aanstaande donderdagavond spreekt 𝐊𝐍𝐈𝐑 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 Elisa Pesapane in het Nederlands Praatcafé te Rome. Elisa werkt aan een tentoonstelling en boek voor het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (Leiden, 11 juni - 1 november 2026) waarin tekenwerk, Etruskisch erfgoed en literatuur zijn verweven tot een groot, caleidoscopisch decor. Ze zal vertellen hoe ze tijdens haar verblijf aan het KNIR de ontbrekende puzzelstukken en personages vond voor haar kunstproject ‘ODYSSEUS en de verdronkenen en de geredden’.

Het praatje begint op 21 mei om 20.30 uur in het traditionele Praatcafé Giulio Passami L‘Olio, in Via di Monte Giordano 28, Rome. U kunt vanaf 19.00 uur al terecht voor een hapje in het restaurant. Vergeet niet om uw tafel zelf te reserveren en op tijd te komen. Het Praatcafé biedt de spreker graag een maaltijd en herinnering aan. Dit betalen alle gasten samen, op vrijwillige basis.

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⏰ Apply now for our course 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝟏𝟓𝟓𝟎-𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟎)!This KNIR/Rijksmuseum Seminar offers a uni...
18/05/2026

⏰ Apply now for our course 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝟏𝟓𝟓𝟎-𝟏𝟖𝟓𝟎)!

This KNIR/Rijksmuseum Seminar offers a unique opportunity for object-based research in both Amsterdam and Rome. Over the past decade, the Rijksmuseum has built an important collection of Italian design drawings, acquired through the Decorative Art Fund. This collection forms the primary material for the seminar. Participants will study a selection of drawings as the starting point for their individual research papers. The stay in Rome allows them to deepen their knowledge about Italian drawings and decorative arts, about practices, materials, and techniques, and about the context in which the selected drawings were created, used, and collected.

Dates: 4 September - 13 November 2026
Deadline for applications: 21 June 2026

ℹ For more info and the application procedure ➡ https://www.rug.nl/knir/education/courses/verzameling-cursussen/design-in-rome

University of Groningen
Radboud University
Utrecht University
University of Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University

Former KNIR Scholarshipholder, Dr Robin Oomkes, will discuss the motives the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) had fo...
18/05/2026

Former KNIR Scholarshipholder, Dr Robin Oomkes, will discuss the motives the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) had for making rather excessive gifts – the marble Goethe in Rome’s Villa Borghese and the even more colossal bronze Fridtjov on the Sognefjord in Central Norway – and how they were received by their intended recipients – the people of Rome and Norway. Together with Robin, we will discover what meaning we can ascribe to these huge artworks today.

We extend the invitation of Det Norske Institutt i Roma that is hosting the evening lecture “Goethe and Fridtjov – the Kaiser’s follies in Rome and Norway” by Dr Robin Oomkes, this Wednesday at 18.00 CEST.

ℹ️ https://www.hf.uio.no/dnir/english/research/news-and-events/events/2026/oomkes

📌 Congresso • Roma 𝟐𝟖-𝟑𝟎 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔𝑳'𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂. 𝑼𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒐 𝒅𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆 𝒅𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆Nel 194...
15/05/2026

📌 Congresso • Roma 𝟐𝟖-𝟑𝟎 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝑳'𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂. 𝑼𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒐 𝒅𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆 𝒅𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆

Nel 1946, i direttori dell’Istituto Svedese di Studi Classici, dell’American Academy in Rome, dell’Academia Belgica, dell’École française de Rome, dell’Istituto Storico Olandese di Roma, dell’Istituto Nazionale di Archeologia e Storia dell’Arte, dell’Istituto di Studi Romani, della Scuola Romena di Roma e della Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia firmavano il primo Statuto dell’Unione internazionale. Composta oggi di 38 accademie e istituti, 28 non italiani e 10 italiani, attinenti a 20 paesi, quest’Unione rappresenta, a Roma, una rete di collaborazione internazionale unica nel campo delle scienze storiche e archeologiche nonché un ricco ambito di formazione per giovani artisti e studiosi, e una fonte di iniziative variegate per la promozione delle arti e della cultura.

In occasione della ricorrenza degli ottant’anni della sua fondazione, l’Unione desidera mettere in luce i suoi stretti legami con la città di Roma, centro della storia culturale europea, illustrando il patrimonio che le sue accademie e istituti hanno costituito nel cuore di questa città, nel corso del tempo, grazie alle loro attività di ricerca, di documentazione, di creazione e di scambio culturale continuo. Questo patrimonio, fatto di edifici, di biblioteche, di archivi, di collezioni di fotografie, di stampe e disegni, di oggetti archeologici e di opere d’arte è ancora poco conosciuto. Il congresso vorrebbe contribuire a valorizzarne la fruizione collettiva. Al contempo, si presenteranno diversi progetti attuali o in essere sul patrimonio romano condotti dalle accademie e istituti che estendono le conoscenze sulla storia di Roma e avviano delle linee di ricerche per lo sviluppo futuro della città.
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From 17 to 21 May, KNIR will host the 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 '𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩' tha...
13/05/2026

From 17 to 21 May, KNIR will host the 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 '𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩' that is designed to cultivate the leadership skills of experienced professional service senior leaders (e.g. directors or heads of HR, finances, estates, IT, etc.) and directors of large faculties who aspire to move into more senior positions, become senior leaders of other professional service leaders in their institution, or broaden their impact.

The programme in Rome will include thematic presentations on global trends and strategic professional service leadership in universities, as well as practical workshops, one-on-one guidance, and individual and peer work to foster peer-to-peer exchange and sharing of multi-professional expertise in dealing with challenges. All will be delivered by high-level experts and senior practitioners.

ℹ Want to know more? Go to our webpage to find out more about the HUMANE Leadership Programme and the five-day intensive face-to-face programme in Rome (17-21 May 2026): https://www.rug.nl/knir/news-events/agenda/humane-leadership-programme-preparing-for-strategic-professional-leadership

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐬 (21-23 May) at University of GroningenThe three-day international conference "Set...
12/05/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐬 (21-23 May) at University of Groningen

The three-day international conference "Settler Colonial Paradigms" explores the extent to which settler colonialism can be understood as a long-term structure that has evolved since antiquity and continues to shape contemporary societies and the global order. It aims to contribute to current debates within Settler Colonial Studies by examining and critically reassessing theories about the structural forces, mechanisms, and consequences of settler colonialism.

Day 1 of the conference focuses on the modern and contemporary period, discussing the emergence and development of settler colonial structures across different geographical and cultural contexts. On the second day, the conference turns to the question of whether settler colonialism should be understood as an exclusively modern phenomenon, analysing forms of colonisation in the pre-modern and early modern world. The conference concludes on the third day with an excursion to the Dutch Colonies of Benevolence, where it will explore settler colonialism and heritage.

This conference is organised in the context of the 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘴 (SECOPS) research programme of KNIR.

ℹ More information on the conference and the full program, as well as a registration form to attend one or more sessions ⤵ https://www.rug.nl/research/icog/research/conferences/settler-colonial-paradigms-2026/programme/program

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Martedì 09:00 - 17:00
Mercoledì 09:00 - 17:00
Giovedì 09:00 - 17:00
Venerdì 09:00 - 17:00

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