Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World
This exhibition will feature works from world-renowned archaeological museums in Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Spain, and the United States. Power and Pathos, the first comprehensive monograph on large-scale Hellenistic bronze sculpture that counts 18 loans from outstanding Italian Museums, explores this unique role of bronze as a medium of prestige […]
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STELLE NELLA NOTTE
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with COMITES Washington, cordially invites you to an evening of music with Stelle Nella Notte. Stelle Nella Notte is a group of friends who share a love of music, and jazz. Our set list includes music from The Great American Songbook and classic Italian songs of our heritage. Event […]
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Italian Holiday Family Festival at Smithsonian American Art Museum
Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture at SAAM. Enjoy performances by The Italian Fairy, The Flusso Dance Project, seasonal music by The Capital Hearings, and traditional Italian bagpipers, as well as festive craft activities, face painting, café specials, and more. As our Italian friends say, “Buone Feste!” This program is presented […]
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Dante Alighieri’s 750th Birthday Anniversary at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress European Division, its Poetry and Literature Center, its Rare Book and Special Collections Division and its John W. Kluge Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. present Dante’s Alighieri’s 750th Birthday Anniversary at the Library of Congress featuring a panel discussion of […]
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European Union Film Showcase at AFI Silver
Now in its 28th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington audiences. This year’s selection of more than 50 films includes international film festival award winners, European box-office hits and debut works by promising new talents, plus many countries’ official Oscar® submissions for […]
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Italy and the Alyah Beth, a conference by Simonetta Della Seta
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute cordially invite you to Italy and the Alyah Beth, a conference by Simonetta Della Seta. Alyah Beth (literally the second ‘ascent’) is the name of the operation organized by the Jewish Agency to save the Jews Holocaust survivors and bring them to the Land of Israel […]
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FLORENCE CAPITAL OF ITALY 1865-1871
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute cordially invite you to a photo exhibit with a conference and a concert on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Florence Capital of Italy. Through the eyes of photographer Jon Guido Bertelli, this exhibition shows the places of the city linked to Florence capital. Prof. […]
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1824-2015: Museo Egizio. New Connections and Archaeological Contextualization
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History and the Embassy of Italy cordially invite you to a lecture by Dr. Christian Greco, Director of the Egyptian Museum, Turin Founded in 1824, the Museo Egizio is today one of the world’s largest museums dedicated to ancient Egyptian Art outside of Egypt. Vast holdings include a statue […]
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N.I.C.E. Festival USA – Movie Screening of Italo by Alessia Scarso
2015 marks the 25th Edition of the New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E) Festival in the United States with stops in San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. N.I.C.E. plays an important role in the dissemination of Italian cinema abroad, with particular attention given to Italian younger authors, who are as original as they are […]
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Alfredo Casella. A Musician between Two Worlds
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute cordially invite you to a special event in collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. We celebrate the National Symphony Orchestra’s first performances of music by Alfredo Casella conducted by Maestro Gianandrea Noseda, one of the composer’s great champions. PANEL DISCUSSION WITH: […]
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