01. November 2026 - 01. November 2036

MODERN AGE
09. November 2026 - 10. November 2026
The Union of Brest 1596 and Beyond. Towards an Entangled and Social History of Church Unions in the Early Modern Era

International conference in cooperation with the École française de Rome

9 November 2026: DHI Rome 

10 November 2026: École française de Rome (Piazza Navona, 62)



MODERN AGE
09. November 2026
Union from Below? Improvisation and Everyday Life in Rome's Quest for Union with the Nestorians, 1616–1617

John-Paul Ghobrial (University of Oxford)

Keynote Lecture within the conference The Union of Brest 1596 and Beyond. Towards an Entangled and Social History of Church Unions in the Early Modern Era.

German Historical Institute in Rome

17.00–18.30 



MIDDLE AGES
09. November 2026
Anja Božič

Ciceronianus vel Christianus: San Girolamo tra Medioevo e Umanesimo
Chair: Paul Oberholzer SJ

Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Palazzo Frascara, Aula F104 (Piazza della Pilotta 3, Rome)

16.30



CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
10. November 2026
Italia-Germania 1933. Esposizioni, diplomazia e propaganda

Laura Moure Cecchini (Università di Padova)

German Historical Institute in Rome

18.00–20.00

Please register for in-person or online attendance

For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.



CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
12. November 2026 - 13. November 2026
Asymmetrische Beziehungen – Asymmetrische Verhältnisse

Annual conference of the Working Group "Historische Soziologie" of the German Sociological Association (DGS) in cooperation with the German Historical Institute in Rome 

German Historical Institute in Rome

For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.



MODERN AGE, CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
12. November 2026
Von asymmetrischen Verhältnissen zu asymmetrischen/ungleichen Beziehungen. Die Etablierung der spanischen Kolonialherrschaft in Amerika und Othering-Prozesse zu ihrer Aufrechterhaltung

Silke Hensel (University of Cologne)

Keynote Lecture within the conference "Asymmetrische Beziehungen – Asymmetrische Verhältnisse".

German Historical Institute in Rome

18.00–20.00 



MIDDLE AGES
13. November 2026
Santi Quattro Coronati: cappella di San Silvestro, chiesa, chiostro e Aula gotica

Kordula Wolf

Meeting point: 17.00, Entrance of SS. Quattro Coronati, Via dei Santi Quattro, 20

Fee: 13 euros (please bring the exact amount in cash).
There is no disabled access.

Limited number of participants: 15

Please register by 11 November 2026 at
  info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it. Questions about the tour can also be sent to the email address provided.

Guided tour in Italian language



MUSIC HISTORY
16. November 2026 - 18. November 2026
Comparative Perspectives on Genetic Criticism in Music

International conference in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences Mainz and the International Musicological Society (IMS).

German Historical Institute in Rome



MUSIC HISTORY
16. November 2026
Genetic Criticism across Disciplines

Dirk Van Hulle (Oxford-Antwerpen)

Keynote Lecture within the conference "Comparative Perspectives on Genetic Criticism in Music".

German Historical Institute in Rome

18.00–20.00

Please register for in-person or online attendance

For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.



CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
19. November 2026 - 20. November 2026
Politica e sicurezza nell'Italia meridionale tra periodo napoleonico e postfascismo (1800–1950)

International study day

German Historical Institute in Rome 

For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.



CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
19. November 2026
Carboneria e Tugendbund tra età napoleonica e restaurazione. Un confronto

Marco Meriggi (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

Keynote Lecture within the conference "Politica e sicurezza nell'Italia meridionale tra periodo napoleonico e postfascismo (1800–1950)".

German Historical Institute in Rome

18.00–20.00

Please register for in-person or online attendance

For any issues with registration please contact: info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it.



CONTEMPORARY HISTORY, MODERN AGE, MIDDLE AGES
24. November 2026
Restauro del Libro Antico tra Arte e Scienza

Alessandra Liberatore

Meeting point: 15.00, Reception of the German Historical Institute in Rome, Via Aurelia Antica, 391

Fee: Free admission. Free parking is available on site.

Limited number of participants: 15

Please register by 23 November 2026 at
  info-event[at]dhi-roma[dot]it. Questions about the tour can also be sent to the email address provided.

Guided tour in Italian language



MIDDLE AGES
26. November 2026
Oriental Carpets in Renaissance Art and Public Discourse. Cultural Transfer between the Middle East, Italy and Eastern Europe

Speaker: Alexandr Osipian (Leipzig, Germany)
Discussant: Nicole Kançal-Ferrari (Kartal/İstanbul, Turkey)

Event within the framework of the seminar series "Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History", organised by the German Historical Institutes in London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw.

Livestream

17.00–18.00

Flyer and complete programme of the seminar series

Contact: Kordula Wolf

Registration



MIDDLE AGES
03. December 2026 - 04. December 2026
(Re) Framing Empire (X-XV sec). Neue Perspektiven zum Hoch- und Spätmittelalterliches Kaisertum/Nuove prospettive e ricerche sull'Impero pieno e tardo medievale

International conference in collaboration with ISIME (Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo) and the University of Turin

3 December 2026: German Historical Institute in Rome 

4 December 2026: ISIME (Piazza dell'Orologio 4, Rome)



MIDDLE AGES
28. January 2027
The Italian States and the Black Sea during the First two Centuries of the Ottoman Lake (1475–1570). A General Perspective

Speaker: Alessandro Flavio Dumitrașcu (Institute for South East European Studies of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania)
Discussant: Molly Green (Princeton University, USA)

Event within the framework of the seminar series "Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History", organised by the German Historical Institutes in London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw.

Livestream

17.00–18.00

Flyer and complete programme of the seminar series

Contact: Kordula Wolf

Registration



MUSIC HISTORY
15. March 2027 - 19. March 2027
Musikstadt Rom: Theatralität und (Selbst)Inszenierung

Musicological study course in cooperation with the University of Music and Performing Arts of Mannheim.

We look forward to receiving applications until 22 November 2026 via our application portal.

German Historical Institute in Rome



MIDDLE AGES
25. March 2027
The Byzantine Philosopher Michael Psellos and the Transcending Powers of Music in Transcultural Comparison with Arabic and Latin Voices of the 10th–11th Century

Speaker: Michael Eberle (Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany)
Discussant: Yasemin Gökpınar (Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany)

Event within the framework of the seminar series "Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History", organised by the German Historical Institutes in London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw.

Livestream

17.00–18.00

Flyer and complete programme of the seminar series

Contact: Kordula Wolf

Registration



MIDDLE AGES
30. March 2027 - 03. April 2027
Spring School "Schlaglichter der italienischen Geschichte im Mittelalter"

Spring School in cooperation with the RWTH Aachen University, with financial support by the Friends of the German Historical Institute in Rome.

We look forward to receiving applications until 30 November 2026 via our application portal.

German Historical Institute in Rome



MIDDLE AGES
27. May 2027
Between Castile, Granada, and the Maghreb. Diplomatic Entanglements and Political Exile in the 14th-Century Nasrid Emirate

Speaker: Ghadi Mohamed Amer (University of Granada, Spain)
Discussant: Amira K. Bennison (University of Cambridge, UK)

Event within the framework of the seminar series "Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History", organised by the German Historical Institutes in London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw.

Livestream

17.00–18.00

Flyer and complete programme of the seminar series

Contact: Kordula Wolf

Registration