language > My mama notarizes & also makes risotto by Filippo Capobianco
May 1, 2025 ~ 6 pm The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents “Mia mamma fa il notaio, ma anche il risotto” (My mama notarizes & also makes risotto) by Filippo Capobianco, 2022 National Champion of LIPS and 2023 World Champion of Poetry Slam. “Mia mamma fa il notaio, ma anche il risotto” combines the […]
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lecture > The Methods and Materials of Piranesi
April 29, 2025 at 6 pm The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, at The George Washington University, presents an evening dedicated to discussing the etching and engraving methods and materials employed for the masterful creation of work from “Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City.” Speakers […]
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multimedia > ORA. The limits of the planet
DOWNLOAD PROGRAM April 17, 2025 ~ 6 pm The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents “ORA. The limits of the planet”, an animation project for videomapping and soundtrack, directed by Francesca Pasquinucci and Davide Giannoni of Imaginarium Studio, with music by Puccini, Castelnuovo – Tedesco, Rota, Respighi, played by pianist Giorgio Martano, and real “sounds” […]
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art & music> Piranesi’s Rome ~ Harpsichord concert and exhibition catalogue book launch
DOWNLOAD PROGRAM April 10, 2025 ~ 6 pm The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington in collaboration with the Music Program of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the Columbia College of Arts and Sciences of The George Washington University, invites you to a harpsichord concert dedicated to Baroque Italian music from the […]
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concert > Italian Piano Visions: from War to Cinema
April 4, 2025 ~ 6 pm The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents “Italian Piano Visions: from War to Cinema“, an exceptional evening in the company of two internationally acclaimed pianists, Roberto Prosseda and Alessandra Ammara, who will be performing their renewed and updated piano duet repertoire. On April 4, at 6 pm, at Levine […]
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cinema > Green Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz
March 27, 2025 ~ 6 PM The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and the DC Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) present the screening of “Green Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz” (2023, Muse Factory Project), directed by Francesca Molteni and Mattia Colombo. The movie portrays the green architectural revolution envisioned by architect and industrial designer Emilio Ambasz, a […]
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book > Dante and Performance
March 25, 2025 ~ 6 PM The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and the Department of Italian Studies and the Global Medieval Studies Program at Georgetown University, College of Arts and Sciences, present a conversation on “Dante’s performance: music, dance and drama in the Commedia” a book by Professor Francesco Ciabattoni. Join us, the author, […]
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art > Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City
March 21, 2025 – May 22, 2025 ~ By Appointment only The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington in collaboration with the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, at The George Washington University, presents “Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City“, an exhibition curated by Professor Rachel Pollack and Olivia Kohler-Maga, Assistant Director of the Brady Art Gallery, […]
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cinema > Richmond Italian Film Festival
March 21 – 24, 2025 The first edition of the Richmond Italian Film Festival starts on March 21 and runs through March 24. The festival, curated by Professor Luca Peretti, Assistant Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Richmond, showcases some of the best Italian films of the last two years and a rediscovered […]
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Art > Piranesi’s Rome: View of the Eternal City ~ Opening
March 20, 2025 ~ 6 PM The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington in collaboration with the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, at George Washington University, presents “Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City“, an exhibition curated by Professor Rachel Pollack and Olivia Kohler-Maga, Assistant Director of the Brady Art Gallery, showcasing Giovanni Battista Piranesi‘s 18th century […]
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