THE ITALY-U.S. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FIFTEEN YEARS OF HERITAGE PROTECTION AND CULTURAL COOPERATION
On March 23 at the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C. Italian and U.S. officials, joined by representatives of the private sector, will present to the public the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Italy and the United States concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material Representing the Pre-Classical, Classical […]
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Ella Maillart — Double Journey – at National Gallery or Art
This event is presented at the National Gallery of Art and is part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.In the summer of 1939, photographer Ella Maillart and writer Annemarie Schwarzenbach left Switzerland by car. Their destination was Kafiristan (present-day Nuristan Province) in Afghanistan. Using only the diaries and letters Maillart wrote en […]
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The Voice of A Legend – Celebrating Enrico Caruso – featuring Pasquale Esposito
An extension of the PBS docu-concert “Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso”, this live show is an homage to the world’s first bona fide international recording star, the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso. Born in 1873, Caruso made close to 300 commercially released recordings (the bulk of which you can still get in stores or digitally), and […]
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Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World, a conference by Gianfranco Adornato
Illustrated lectures by Gianfranco Adornato, professor of classical archaeology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; Andrew Stewart, professor of ancient Mediterranean art and archaeology; Nicholas C. Petris, Professor of Greek Studies, University of California, Berkeley and curator of Mediterranean archaeology, Hearst Museum of Anthropology. This program is cosponsored by the Washington DC Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. […]
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Contromano (Bike Repair Shop)
“Contromano” (Bike Repair Shop), is a documentary film written and directed by Stefano Gabbiani, in collaboration with Lacumbia Film and Mufilm. It was made possible by an online crowdfunding campaign and is now presented as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital. Turin is one of the most polluted cities in the world and a […]
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Migration: from Humanitarian Crises to New Opportunities
The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy & the Italian Cultural Institute, cordially invites you to a symposium and discussion FEATURING: ▪ Dr. Stefano ScarpettaDirector of Employment, Labor, and Social Affairs, OECD“The Humanitarian Migration Crisis: the Role of Integration to Address the Challenges and Enhance Opportunities” ▪ Mr. Edward AldenBernard […]
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The Fabric of Venice
The history of Venice is rich with the names of great painters, from Bellini to Titian and Tiepolo to Canaletto. However, Venice is more than the sum of the paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings rendered by its master artists. The defining features of the city begin with the lagoon, and continue with the story of […]
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Exiles: The Wars
Exiles: the Wars is a documentary film about the refugee crisis in various countries affected by conflicts. It was produced by award-winning Italian film maker Barbara Cupisti, produced by Rai Cinema and Clipper Media, and it was awarded the Nastro d’Argento Speciale for “highlighting the strong connection between cinema and journalism when dealing with current dramatic and urgent issues” […]
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They Don’t PAY? We Won’t PAY! by Dario Fo
On the occasion of the 90th birthday of Dario Fo, Nobel Prize in Literature, the Ambassador Theater in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute present They Don’t PAY? We Won’t PAY!, a DC Premiere of Dario Fo’s comedy. The empowering story in which direct democracy is the way to go when government fails to protect citizens’ rights, was inspired by real life […]
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Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe by Dario Fo, with Mario Pirovano (in English)
On the occasion of the 90th birthday of Dario Fo, Nobel Prize in Literature, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Italy, in partnership with the Ambassador Theater, present Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe (Johan Padan and the Discovery of Americas), a theatrical performance by Dario Fo with Mario Pirovano, successful actor at an international level, storyteller, translator […]
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