2024

Call for papers: International conference in Rome, late November/ early December 2025

Every autumn, the Norwegian Institute in Rome offers students from Norwegian universities the opportunity to study in the embrace of the Eternal City, learning about its rich history, stunning art, and astonishing architecture. Starting in September, the Institute offers two courses, and Martine Wergeland Ulseth shares her experiences of Rome, the Institute, and the courses.

Burial Practices and Societal Change is the focus of the book edited by Irene Selsvold (post-doctoral fellow at the Norwegian Institute) and archaeologist Frida Espolin Norstein. 

The Norwegian, Finnish, Danish and Swedish Institutes in Rome collaborate with the nordic embassies and the Scandinavian Assosciation to offer the public in Rome a wide range of events underlining the relations between the Nordic countries and the eternal city.  

The Norwegian Institute in Rome promotes sustainable transportation methods and encourages longer stays in Rome. In September, Vegar and Peder travelled from Ski in Norway to Rome over the course of a week, enjoying the journey through Europe from the train window, sidewalks, and museums. They recommend combining the journey with experiences along the route!

MA- and PhD students and researchers are welcome to study written medieval sources (manuscripts and archival material) in the Latin language through participation at this FIDEM course in Rome in the coming Spring.  

The Norwegian Institute has reopened its newly renovated villa

Thanks to a donation from the Hans Rasmus Astrup Foundation, the Norwegian Institute in Rome has been able to appoint a postdoctoral researcher specialising in historical connections between Rome and Scandinavia. In September, we welcomed Synnøve Midtbø Myking to DNIR. 

DNIR’s visiting fellows, guest researchers, and invited lecturers present their current research. Presentations are usually in English.

Cathrine Tønseth Sundém and Sigurd Meklenborg-Salvesen have both had semester-long stays at The Norwegian Institute in Rome in recent years. They are now taking their experiences from Rome with them as they embark on their master's programmes in England, funded by the prestigious Aker Scholarship.

The rehabilitation of the Institute building and other renovations are entering an exciting phase. The colours are starting to cover increasingly more of the facades, and the office floor and the terraces are ready to be tiled.  

The University of Gothenburg and the Institutes soon-to-be research fellow Irene Selsvold are currently in the midst of an exciting excavation project in Vulci in the summer heat, and invited us to a tour of the excavation area.  

Irene will soon be our new colleague in Rome, Her research concentrates on Late Antiquity, burial traditions and societal changes, but her interests go well beyond that. 

The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on 17th of May 1814. It is celebrated as Norway's national day, also in Rome. Norwegian visitors and expats gather at the non-catholic cemetery, at the grave of P.A. Munch.  

The Norwegian Institute has strengthened its bond to neighbours and  collaboration partners during the restoration of the Norwegian house in Viale Trenta Aprile 33.  It would hardly have been possible to organise the course in classical studies this Spring, if it had not been for the generosity and collaboration with The Finnish institute and the Circolo Scandinavo. 

We are delighted to present a digital exhibition showcasing the history of our Institutional building on the Gianicolo Hill in Rome. 

We are pleased to announce the publication of vol. 34 ns. 20 (2022) of our journal, ACTA ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia. Simon Malmberg, Eivind Heldaas Seland and Christopher Prescott curate this issue, a collection of articles titled City, Hinterland and Environment: Urban Resilience during the First Millennium Transition

The award was presented for the first time on Tuesday 19 March 2024 in connection with the Humanities Festival at the University of Oslo. Five candidates from three different universities in Norway were nominated.

The Norwegian Institute in Rome has received the news of the passing of our former Director Magne Malmanger on 12^th December 2023 with deep regret and sorrow.

The Institute is now covered by scaffoldings and remains closed to the public throughout the spring term. The facades are being renovated, one floor is being remodelled, and the tiles on the upper rooftop terrace are replaced. 

A 3,5-year position is available from September 2024. We call for applicants!