Events archive

I MUSICI DI ROMA

AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART CONCERT Concert: 6:30 pm – West Building, West Garden Court As part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art, the program features a concert by I Musici di Roma PROGRAM Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – […]

BLINDLY by Claudio Magris

Book presentation and signing Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and Georgetown University. With a labyrinthine narrative structure Magris’s novel Blindly recounts the history and geography of the twentieth century, its horrors, hopes, and revolutions. The whirling monologue of its fictional protagonist, who impersonates illegal immigrants, partisans, and fugitives across widely different lands and seas, […]

Sarnari: Fragments

Exhibition Opening – October 18, at 7PM ON VIEW: By appt. (Mon-Fri:10am-12/2pm-4pm), Reservations at iicwashington@esteri.it Introduction by David Gariff, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Musical performance by Duff Davis, guitar & Herbert Scott, saxophone. EXHIBIT: October 18 – November 18, 2012 Around the imposing Grande Onda, a triumphant black wave (137”x1200”) which invades a […]

KIDS EURO FESTIVAL 2012

Europe comes to Washington this fall with an arts festival starring the most talented European children’s entertainers in performances all around the city. Magicians, storytellers, an orchestra, dancers and puppeteers are just a few of the exciting acts scheduled to appear during almost four weeks of wonderful artistic adventures – no passport required! Kids Euro […]

Roots of Nineteenth-Century Virtuosity

at National Gallery of Art Concert Preconcert Talk: 6:00 pm – West Building Lecture Hall Concert: 6:30 pm – West Garden Court As part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art, the program features a preconcert talk by David Gariff […]

JOURNEY TO ITALY

AT NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art. Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia, 1954), director Roberto Rossellini’s modernist breakthrough often compared to James Joyce’s writings or Michelangelo Antonioni’s films, has just been restored by […]

Subsonica, Negrita and Emma Re

Hit Week 2012 – 6th Edition Hit Week is a multi-city festival celebrating Italy’s burgeoning musical creativity. It is returning to the U.S. to shine a light on the country’s fresh sounds, bringing arena-packing headliners and thoughtful new acts to the U.S. and Canada. From DJ sets to full-on rock shows, Hit Week showcases the […]

Affetti Italiani

Lecture: David Gariff – Concert: Vivaldi Project CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT Lecture: 6:00 pm – Auditorium Concert: 7:00 pm – Atrium DOORS OPEN FOR CONCERT UNTIL 7 PM As part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art, tonight’s program features a […]

A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film

Giovanni Cariani, A Concert, 1518-1520 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Bequest of Lore Heinemann in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann October 10 (Wednesday) Embassy of Italy: 6:00 pm – Auditorium Pre-concert talk Italian Masterpieces of the Baroque and Rococo in the National Gallery of Art by David Gariff 7:00 pm – […]

ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK IN THE WORLD OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 1, 2012 OCTOBER 10 AFFETTI ITALIANI – concert Embassy of Italy: 6:00 pm – Auditorium Pre-concert talk Italian Masterpieces of the Baroque and Rococo in the National Gallery of Art by David Gariff 7:00 pm – Atrium Concert – The Vivaldi Project Affetti Italiani ( […]