The Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai:
Conservation of the Sixth-Century Mosaic of the Transfiguration Hear Roberto Nardi, founder of the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica and the Archaeological Institute of America Kress Lecturer 2010-2011, tell the fascinating story behind the conservation of the delicate jewel of early Byzantine art, which until recently was close to collapse. Remarks by Prof. Mohamed Helmy ElBorai, […]
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Social in the World
SHORTS SCREENING The new Social World Film Festival in Vico Equense, Italy, is the place where social-oriented cinema from around the world is showcased every year. This screening is a selection of 5 shorts, by Italian directors under 35 years of age, from last year’s Festival and will be introduced by the director and founder […]
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Flangini & Minnelli – Il Cinema Dipinto (ON VIEW: RESERVATION REQUIRED)
Exhibition Opening from 7PM to 8:30PM ON VIEW: By appt. (Mon-Fri:10am-12pm/2pm-4pm), Reservations at iicwashington@esteri.it The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Regione Lombardia, Associazione Giuseppe e Gina Flangini, and Associazione Colosseum Roma, presents the opening of the exhibit Flangini & Minnelli – Il Cinema Dipinto. On the occasion of the opening, Maestro Stefano […]
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Return to the Aeolian Islands
2012 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital Movie Screening Washington, D.C. Premiere Generations of Italian filmmakers have drawn inspiration from the stunning Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily. This journey on a red-sailed tartan boat to the Aeolian Islands, also a personal memoir of filmmaker Giovanna Taviani, looks at the islands that have inspired […]
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Women’s Creativity at the Twilight
Lucrezia Marinella’s Exhortations to Women and to Others if They Please Lecture by Laura Benedetti The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), presents a lecture by Laura Benedetti highlighting the role of women in literature between Renaissance and Baroque. This is our first event celebrating […]
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Noi Credevamo (We Believed)
Cineforum with Italians in DC Movie screening The film tells the story of three guys in the Cilento region: the patriotic Salvatore, Domenico, who believes in friendship and Angelo who believes in violence. Together they join the “Giovine Italia” movement and their lives start taking different paths which retrace some of the historical moments of […]
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An evening with Puccini
The Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, together with The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, and the Italian Studies Program at The Catholic University of America, present an opera concert with arias and duets by Mozart, Verdi and Puccini. This concert will also introduce the School of Music spring opera production of Madama Butterfly scheduled […]
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Costantino Nivola: 100 Years of Creativity (ON VIEW: RESERVATION REQUIRED)
ON VIEW: By appt. (Mon-Fri:10am-12pm/2pm-4pm), Reservations at iicwashington@esteri.it EXHIBITION OPENING: February 24, 2012, 6:30 PM On the occasion of the centennial of Costantino Nivola’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, the Embassy of Italy/Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Regione Sardegna, Fondazione Nivola and Sardegna Turismo, announce the opening of the […]
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SEMINAR: Costantino Nivola: 100 Years of Creativity
Scholars discuss the life and work of Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola. With the participation of: H.E. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Ugo Cappellacci, Presidente Regione Sardegna, Ugo Collu, Presidente Fondazione Nivola, Renato Miracco, Cultural Attachè of the Embassy of Italy, Diane Lewis, Fred Licht and Adrian Nivola. Reception will follow. RSVP […]
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Gli Italiani di New York (Italians in New York)
BOOK PRESENTATION The Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Italians in DC will present the book Gli Italiani di New York, by Maurizio Molinari. The author is the United States correspondent of the major Italian newspaper La Stampa. This event will introduce the book club ParoLab of Italians in DC. This book offers an overview […]
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