Highlights from the cultural world of Rome
The 38 member institutions of the association ‘Unione internazionale degli Istituti di Archeologia, Storia e Storia dell'Arte in Roma’ (UNIR) are marking their 80th anniversary with a conference in Rome.
From 21 to 25 November, the Fondazione Pro Arte e Musica Sacra is organising its 25th music festival in Rome’s major basilicas, featuring sacred music by Mozart, Perosi and Monteverdi. To mark the occasion, the RIGG is organising a fundraising trip.
From 6 March to 5 July 2026, the Museo del Corso – Polo Museale in Rome will be exhibiting around 50 masterpieces by European artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Frans Hals, Jan Steen, Lucas Cranach, Titian, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese, Orazio Gentileschi, Velázquez and Caravaggio.
On 4 May, at the suggestion of the Comitato Papa Pacelli-Associazione Pio XII, a conference on Pope Pius XII will take place at the Minerva (Sala dei Papi) at 5 pm, featuring presentations by Johan Ickx, Andrea Tornielli, Stefan Heid and Fabrizio Campi OP.
The renowned archaeologist Filippo Coarelli will be giving lectures in May and June at the Fondazione Marco Besso (Largo di Torre Argentina) in Rome on Laocoön, Sperlonga and Rhodes.
Prelate Paul Knopp, the long-serving curate and chaplain at the Church of Santa Maria dell'Anima, has died at the age of 87 in his home diocese of Cologne. During his time in Rome (1968–2000), Knopp was a member of the Roman Institute of the Görres Society. In Rome, he carried out exemplary work among German-speaking Catholics, later also supported by the German-speaking pilgrim pastoral care service.
The Vittoriano and the Palazzo Venezia (VIVE) are organising joint lectures under the auspices of the UNIONE, focusing on the theme of foreign nations (Spaniards, English, etc.) in Rome. These lectures are recorded and can be viewed on YouTube.
Since 2023, the Sant'Anselmo Forum has been organising lectures for a wider audience, mostly in Italian. Anyone wishing to engage personally with the relationship between faith and reason is welcome to attend.
Deadline: 30 May
Various universities and the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences are planning to publish a book on Francis of Assisi and are inviting submissions.
In addition, a conference on Francis, entitled "Francesco e la storia tra Novitas e Traditio" will be held on 25–26 May in Rome.
Deadline: 25. März
The Sangalli Institute (Florence) is organising an intensive course on Roman archives on the topic of ‘Francescani e Gesuiti dall’Italia al mondo. Carisma, storia, arte, missioni’ (Franciscans and Jesuits from Italy to the world. Charisma, history, art, missions).
Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft
