Roberta Casagrande-Kim

Roberta Casagrande-Kim is an archaeologist and a curator of ancient art exhibits. Dr. Casagrande-Kim holds a B.A. in Christian Archaeology from the Università degli Studi di Torino (Italy) and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Roman Art and Archaeology from Columbia University. Curator at ISAW of Measuring and Mapping Space: Geographic Knowledge in Greco-Roman Antiquity, When the Greeks Ruled Egypt: From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, and Romance and Reason: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past, Dr. Casagrande-Kim is a specialist in Roman funerary practices and beliefs in the Afterlife, Late Antique urbanism, and Greco-Roman mapping. She has worked extensively in archaeological excavations in Italy, Israel, Egypt, and Turkey.

Roberta started her tenure as ISAW's Director of Exhibitions in 2022, leading the exhibition team in presenting ancient art shows that combine ISAW's rigorous scholarly approach with narratives that engage wider audiences.