Irene Bald Romano
Tel: (520) 626-1377
Email: ireneromano@email.arizona.edu
Education
- Classical Archaeology – University of Pennsylvania, 1980
- B.A. English/Classics – Manhattanville College, 1973
Positions
- Deputy Director, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
- Research Social Scientist, School of Anthropology
- Research Professor, Department of Art History
Previous Positions
- Executive Director, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 2006-2012
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1980-2004
- Consulting Scholar/Research Associate, Mediterranean Section, 1988-present
- Co-curator and Coordinator, “Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans” exhibition, 2000-2004
- Consulting Curator, “The Ancient Greek World” exhibition, 1992-1994
- Coordinator of Exhibitions and Museum Services Division, 1985-1989
- Registrar, 1984-1988
- Acting Registrar, 1983-1984
- Assistant Registrar, 1981-1983
- Intern in Collections Management, 1980-1981
Other Academic Appointments
- Research Associate, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 2004-2012
- Instructor, College of General Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2003
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Franklin and Marshall College, 1990
- Lecturer, Graduate Group in Classical Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania, 1982-1987
Archaeological Field Work
- Senior Archaeologist and Contributing Scholar, Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, Arcadia, Greece, 2008-present
- Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum Team in collaboration with Nordic Institutes in Rome, Excavations of the Villa Santa Maria, Lake Nemi, Italy, 2001-2002
- Staff Member, Corinth Excavations, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Corinth, Greece, 1977; 1981
- Staff Member, Corinth Computer Project, Corinth, Greece, 1989, 1990-1992, 1998-1999
- Staff Member, University of Pennsylvania Excavations, Gordion, Turkey, 1978-1979
- Staff Member, Deya Archaeological Project, Mallorca, Spain, 1973
- Student Excavator, Alcudia Archaeological Project, Mallorca, Spain, 1973
Published Books
- Jointly with Keith DeVries, David G. Romano, Yelena Stolyarik, and Donald White, The Ancient Greek World, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, 1995, reprinted 2003.
- The Terracotta Figurines and Related Vessels, Gordion Special Studies, Vol. II, University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, 1995.
- Jointly with David Gilman Romano, Catalogue of the Classical Collections of the Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, PA, 1999.
- Jointly with Donald White, Ann Blair Brownlee, and Jean MacIntosh Turfa, Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, 2002.
- Classical Sculpture: Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek, and Roman Stone Sculpture Collection, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, 2006.
Published Articles, Book Reviews, Contributed Chapters
- Over 30 peer-reviewed, as single author, primary author, or co-author with scholars from Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, and U.S.
Research Interests
- Archaeological and museum collections
- Greek and Roman sculpture
- Ancient Greek Religion and Cult Practices
- Museology
- Consulting Scholar/Research Associate, Mediterranean Section, 1988-present
- Co-curator and Coordinator, “Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans” exhibition, 2000-2004
- Consulting Curator, “The Ancient Greek World” exhibition, 1992-1994
- Coordinator of Exhibitions and Museum Services Division, 1985-1989
- Registrar, 1984-1988
- Acting Registrar, 1983-1984
- Assistant Registrar, 1981-1983
- Intern in Collections Management, 1980-1981