2012 McKim Medal Gala

Serata celebrativa delle arti

Comunicato stampa

The American Academy in Rome honors
Maestro Riccardo Muti

Valentina Moncada Di Paternò, Dinner Chairman

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The McKim Medal Gala fosters as well as celebrates international creative and intellectual exchange in the arts and humanities. Proceeds from the dinner support scholarships at the Academy for Italian artists and scholars, and make it possible for one Academy Fellow each year to attend the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. These fellowships provide both Italian and American winners with important opportunities to pursue their individual studies, to participate in and contribute to international discourse in their fields and disciplines, and to gain experience that will be invaluable throughout their careers.

The McKim Medal was established by the Trustees of the American Academy in Rome in 2005 to be an annual prize that honors an individual whose work internationally, most particularly in Italy and in the United States, has contributed significantly to the arts and humanities. Named for Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909), noted architect who established the Academy in 1894, the prize recognizes as well an individual whose work and life exemplify creative and intellectual exchange across the arts, scholarship, language, and culture. The medal awarded each year was designed for the Academy by Cy Twombly.

For information please contact Inga Clausing at +39 06-5846-474, or write to [email protected]

McKim Medal Laureates are:
2011 Luigi Ontani, artist
2010 Miuccia Prada, fashion designer
2009 Ennio Morricone, composer and music conductor
2008 Franco Zeffirelli, producer and director
2007 Umberto Eco, writer
2006 Cy Twombly, artist
2005 Renzo Piano, architect