British School at Rome
| British School at Rome | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1901 |
| Location | Rome, Italy London, United Kingdom |
| Type | Research center Humanities & Visual Arts |
| Director | Christopher Smith |
| Website | Official website |
The British School at Rome is the United Kingdom's leading humanities research institution abroad.
Its mission is "to promote knowledge of and deep engagement with all aspects of the art, history and culture of Italy by scholars and fine artists from Britain and the Commonwealth, and to foster international and interdisciplinary exchange."
It was established in 1901 and granted a Royal Charter in 1912.
Today the BSR awards highly competitive residential scholarships and fellowships to artists and scholars from across the Commonwealth for periods from 3 to 12 months.
Awards are made in the following fields
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- Archaeology of Italy and the Mediterranean
- Late Antique and Medieval History
- Renaissance and Enlightenment studies
- Modern Italian Studies
- Architectural History
- Architecture including Landscape Architecture
- Visual Arts
All scholars, artists and award holders share the same purpose built building located north of the Pincio in the elegant Parioli district. The main structure of the British School at Rome was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (inspired by the upper storey of St Paul's Cathedral in London) for the British Pavilion at the International Exhibition held in Rome in 1911 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unification of Italy. Shortly afterwards the land was offered by the Italian state to the British people for the establishment of the BSR and the conversion to a permanent building was completed in 1916.
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List of Directors [edit]
- Gordon McNeil Rushforth - First Director[1]
- Sir Henry Stuart-Jones (1903 – 1905)[2]
- Thomas Ashby (1906 - 1925)[3]
- Bernard Ashmole (1925 – 1928)[4]
- Arthur Smith (1928 – 1930, 1932)[5]
- Ian Richmond (1930 – 1932)[6]
- Arthur Smith (1932) - Second term[5]
- Colin Hardie (1933 – 1936)[7]
- Ralegh Radford (1936 – 1939)[8]
- No director during World War II (1939 - 1945)
- John Bryan Ward-Perkins (1946 – 1974)[9]
- Dr David Whitehouse (1974 – 1984)[10]
- Professor Donald A. Bullough (1984) - Acting Director[11]
- Professor Graeme Barker (1984 – 1988)[12]
- Professor Richard Hodges (1988 – 1995)[13]
- Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (1995 - 2009)[14]
- Professor Christopher Smith (2009 - current)[15]
Bibliography [edit]
- T. P. Wiseman, A Short History of the British School at Rome, 1990
- A. Wallace-Hadrill, The British School at Rome: One Hundred Years, 2001
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "History". The British School at Rome. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "STUART-JONES, Sir Henry". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
- ^ "ASHBY, Thomas". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
- ^ Boardman, John (2004). "Ashmole, Bernard (1894–1988)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b "SMITH, Arthur Hamilton". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
- ^ "RICHMOND, Sir Ian". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
- ^ "HARDIE, Colin Graham". Who Was Who. A & C Black. May 2009.
- ^ "RADFORD, (Courtenay Arthur) Ralegh". Who Was Who. A & C Black. May 2009.
- ^ "WARD-PERKINS, John Bryan". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
- ^ "WHITEHOUSE, Dr David Bryn". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012.
- ^ "BULLOUGH, Prof. Donald Auberon". Who Was Who. A & C Black. December 2007.
- ^ "BARKER, Prof. Graeme William Walter". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012.
- ^ "HODGES, Prof. Richard Andrew". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012.
- ^ "Prof Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, OBE, FSA". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Staff and Fellows". The British School at Rome. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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