lecture > Opera and the Built Environment – A Book Presentation
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington hosts the presentation of “Opera and the Built Environment” by Professor Laura Vasilyeva (Johns Hopkins University). In conversation with Professor Anthony R. DelDonna (Georgetown University), Professor Vasilyeva explores the global proliferation of the classic Italian opera house design — the teatro all’italiana — and examines how its core architectural […]
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docufilm > Operation Trieste Bathyscaphe
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents the docufilm Operation Trieste Bathyscaphe, directed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory, which chronicles one of the 20th century’s greatest marine exploration achievements—a symbol of courage, innovation, and international collaboration. On January 23, 1960, the bathyscaphe designed by Auguste Piccard reached 10,916 meters in the Mariana Trench, piloted by Jacques […]
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cinema > Italian & French Film Festival 2026 @ University of Richmond
March 27-30, 2026 The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents the inaugural Italian and French Film Festival at the University of Richmond and the historic Byrd Theatre in Richmond, Virginia. Free and open to the public, the festival features eight contemporary Italian and French films, plus Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers marking its 60th […]
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music / language >Dante’s Other Cantos – with Music Band The i-Talians
PROGRAM (desktop) PROGRAM (mobile) On the occasion of Dantedì 2026, join us at the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Society of Washington, for an evening at the crossroads of great literature and music.Italian and international songwriting has long drawn inspiration from the literary canon — and Dante’s case is […]
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design > RE-DESIGN | REGENERATING SPACES, OBJECTS, IDEAS, RELATIONS
The Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with Italian Design Week, celebrate Italian Design Day 2026 with an exploration of sustainable design and creative empathy through the lens of Mario Cucinella Architects. Featuring the MCA Sustainability Box—a traveling sculpture and interactive “totem of cards”—this event invites audiences […]
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lecture> The Model of Women’s Football in Italy: Sara Gama
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington is pleased to present an afternoon with Sara Gama at Georgetown University, in collaboration with Professor Laura Benedetti, Chair of the Department of Italian Studies. This event is part of the Institute’s broader commitment to sports diplomacy — an initiative that explores how athletic exchange can strengthen ties between […]
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opera / lecture > Teatro San Cassiano (1637): Restoring the World’s First Public Opera House to Venice
PROJECT BROCHURE The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the European-American Cultural Foundation, presents an extraordinary evening celebrating the birth of opera and the rebirth of the Teatro San Cassiano. This special American launch announces the visionary project to reconstruct and restore Venice’s first public opera house — inaugurated in 1637 and the […]
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festival > Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour 2026 (Opening Night)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and the Italian Program at the University of Maryland are pleased to invite you to a conversation on Italian cinema in the ’60s as part of Il Cinema Ritrovato On Tour film festival. This year the festival will open on March 4 with a conversation about Italian cinema in the 1960s at the Italian […]
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music > An Afternoon of Opera – at GW’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
March 1, 2026 at 2:30 pm The GW Corcoran Music Program will present an operatic concert featuring student, alumni, and faculty performers. This concert will be held in the Salon Dore in the Corcoran Flagg Building in conjunction with the exhibition, Callas at La Scala: Costumes for Ifigenia, Amina, Anna, Fiorilla in the Luther W. […]
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language > Torquato Tasso and Female Patrons: A New Reading History
February 26, 2026 The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies of Georgetown University, presents “Torquato Tasso and Female Patrons: A New Reading History“, a talk by Dr. Kate Driscoll. Torquato Tasso (1544–1595), Italy’s finest poet at the twilight of the Renaissance, has long been cast as a solitary […]
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