International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2016
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2016, the Embassy of Italy with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Centro Primo Levi New York, will present “The Complete Works of Primo Levi”, the Italian-born chemist who wrote, among other books, “If This Is a Man”, his haunting account of Auschwitz. The event […]
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Movie Screening: La Sedia della Felicità by Carlo Mazzacurati
SYNOPSIS: Bruna is a beautician who struggles to make ends meet. Betrayed by her boyfriend and hounded by an unscrupulous vendor, she receives a deathbed confession by one of her usual manicure customers who is in prison. Mother of a famous bandit, Norma Pecche has hidden a treasure of jewels in one of the chairs in […]
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ITALIAN SHORT FILM DAY 2015
December 21st is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and so the day in which short films are celebrated worldwide. The first edition was organized by the Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée in France in 2011. It has rapidly spread throughout Europe and today takes place in […]
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The Season Bids Us – at The Church of the Reformation
The Italian violinist Giovanni Antonio Guido spent most of his life in France and published his Scherzi Armonici sopra le Quattro Stagioni dell’Anno (The Four Seasons) in the early 18th century in Versailles. It is not certain whether these delightful pieces for violins and bass preceded those of Vivaldi, but both composers included charming poems […]
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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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