kids > In biblioteca in italiano 2025-2026
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington invites you to explore a curated selection of books for young readers and to take part in our monthly series of gatherings “In biblioteca in italiano.” Kids between 4 and 10 are warmly invited to join us and Fiorenza Castelli for a fun journey through wonderful stories in Italian […]
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exhibition > Callas at La Scala: Costumes for Ifigenia, Amina, Anna, Fiorilla
*** CHECK GWU OPERATING STATUS *** January 21 – March 21, 2026 Free and open to the public: Wednesday – Saturday, 1:00-5:00 pm Closed on US Holidays and during GW School Breaks For the first time in the United States, six original opera costumes created for Maria Callas at La Scala in Milan are being exhibited at the […]
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music > Notes of Resilience: Musical Bridges between Ukraine, Italy and the United States
February 20, 2026 The Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine to the United States of America, present a concert featuring Ukrainian-Italian violinist Anastasiya Petryshak and Italian pianist Lorenzo Meo performing works that bridge three nations: Ukraine, Italy, and the United States. The […]
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language > Torquato Tasso and Female Patrons: A New Reading History
February 26, 2026 The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies of Georgetown University, presents “Torquato Tasso and Female Patrons: A New Reading History“, a talk by Dr. Kate Driscoll. Torquato Tasso (1544–1595), Italy’s finest poet at the twilight of the Renaissance, has long been cast as a solitary […]
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music > An Afternoon of Opera – at GW’s Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
March 1, 2026 at 2:30 pm The GW Corcoran Music Program will present an operatic concert featuring student, alumni, and faculty performers. This concert will be held in the Salon Dore in the Corcoran Flagg Building in conjunction with the exhibition, Callas at La Scala: Costumes for Ifigenia, Amina, Anna, Fiorilla in the Luther W. […]
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