Tutta Colpa di Freud (Blame Freud)
with N.I.C.E Festival MOVIE SCREENING Reaching its 24th year of activity in the US – which is where the festival’s first edition originally took place to subsequently be expanded in many other countries throughout the world – N.I.C.E. can proudly claim to have greatly contributed in raising awareness and appreciation towards Italian cinema abroad. The […]
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Poetry at the Embassy with Grace Cavalieri
The Italian Cultural Institute and the American Initiative For Italian Culture present the premiere of a new publication by Bordighera Press The Mandate of Heaven (Poems of an Italian Childhood) with poems by Grace Cavalieri, with Italian translations by Sabine Pascarelli. Grace and Sabine reads are in English and Italian. The evening features musical interludes […]
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Brain Studies Research: Alzheimer & Autism – at Georgetown University
A conference on the latest research on brain studies in two areas: Alzheimer and Autism. SPEAKERS: DR. PIETRO CALISSANO (photo), President, European Brain Research Institute Rita Levi Montalcini University of Rome “Alzheimer & Autism: A Scientific, Social and Human Challenge” DR. REBECCA LANDA, Director, Center for Autism & Related Disorders Kennedy Krieger Institute “Advances in […]
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Titian’s “Danaë” during World War II
at National Gallery of Art Brigitte Daprà, director of exhibitions and loans, Superintendency of Cultural Heritage for the City and the Museums of Naples and the Royal Palace of Caserta, talks about the historical events during World War II that forced the relocation of over 6,000 artworks, including Titian’s Danaë, from Naples to several secure […]
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TO LEAD TO LEARNING, NOT TO MADNESS
eBooks & eSerials at the Library of Congress The Library of Congress’s mandate to build its formidable collection does not halt at the boundary between print and digital. Over the past few years, the Library has heightened its focus on digital publications and has seen great progress in this sphere with its eDeposit for eSerials […]
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Torneranno i Prati
Centenary of the First World War Movie screening The Italian Centenary of the First World War, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute are pleased to present the premiere of Torneranno i Prati, a movie by Ermanno Olmi produced by Cinema Undici and Ipotesi Cinema with Rai Cinema. On the same day – […]
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Morality and Beauty: Marco Bellocchio
At National Portrait Gallery – McEvoy Auditorium Marco Bellocchio is probably best known in North America for his singular early works like Fists in the Pocket (I pugni in tasca), a 1965 film that heralded the student rebellions of the late 1960s. As an artist, Bellocchio embraces polarizing themes of politics and philosophy, death and […]
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Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier, Artistic Director
at Library of Congress – Coolidge Auditorium Winner of the 2012 Gramophone Recording of the Year & Baroque Vocal Award, Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis has taken the early music scene by storm with scintillating recordings and live performances. Since its founding in 2004 the ensemble has become a mainstay at music festivals throughout Europe, and […]
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Encyclomedia, directed by Umberto Eco
The first digital platform for the conservation and transmission of the European Cultural Heritage Encyclomedia, directed by Umberto Eco. The first digital platform for the conservation and transmission of the European Cultural Heritage is a conference on digital publishing. Danco Singer, director of the project, explains how technology can be used to organize information in […]
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Kids Euro Festival
The 7th Edition of All free performances Welcome to the seventh edition of the Kids Euro Festival! It’s like a trip to Europe — but you don’t need a passport! Kids Euro Festival is a festival of European arts and culture that presents free activities to metro-area families. Performances, concerts, workshops, movies, storytelling, puppetry, dance, […]
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