Det norske institutt i Roma

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Det norske institutt i Roma ("Norwegian Institute in Rome") is a Norwegian scientific institute based in Rome . It serves Norwegian scholars and students as a basis for archaeological and art-historical research on Italy and the Mediterranean as well as related fields of research. The institute was founded on February 13, 1959 as an institution of the University of Oslo , which is assigned to the Faculty of History and Philosophy.

history

The initiative to found the institute went back to the archaeologist Hans Peter L'Orange , who carried out groundbreaking research together with the Danish archaeologist Ejnar Dyggve at the probably Longobard church of Santa Maria in Valle in Cividale del Friuli . The institute should serve as a permanent basis for such research in Italy. The funds were provided partly by private donations and partly by the Norwegian state. The first director until 1973 was Hans Peter L'Orange.

The institute was initially located in an apartment on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II , before moving into a villa in Via XXX Aprile on the Gianicolo in Trastevere in 1962 . The building, which dates back to 1920, was converted for this purpose in the early 1960s.

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tasks

While the research supported by the institute was originally aimed primarily at medieval art history and classical archeology, the area of ​​research has expanded considerably and today, in addition to studying antiquity and investigations into the early church, also includes research into architectural theory and the history of ideas, religion and theology, and language and classical literature.

The institute offers courses in archeology and art history to students from all universities in Norway, conducted by researchers at the institute and professors from the universities and the head of the institute. In addition, an interdisciplinary course on Rome between late antiquity and modernity is offered.

The institute's library comprises around 25,000 books, which are expanded by 300–400 volumes annually. In addition, the institute has maintained a photo archive since 1963 with around 3,000 glass slides and 3,500 negatives that document the institute's scientific research, for example on the Tempietto longobardo in Cividale del Friuli, the Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina , and the Arch of Constantine in Rome.

As a bridge between the cultures of the Mediterranean and the Norwegian intellectual life, the institute plays an outstanding role in the study and training of Norwegian humanities scholars.

literature

  • Roy T. Eriksen, Kristin Bliksrud Aavitsland: På klassisk green, Det norske institutt i Roma from 40 år. Oslo 1999, ISBN 82-7694-053-6 .

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