Exhibition Opening: “Queen” by Antonio Gibotta
4th WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD Join us on November 18th as we inaugurate the 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World with the opening of the exhibition “Queen: culture – traditions – taste”, a visual journey by World Press Award Winner photographer Antonio Gibotta curated by FIOF (International Fund for […]
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Remo Anzovino in concert
The Embassy of Italy in Washington, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is pleased to invite you to a recital by pianist and composer Remo Anzovino. Considered one of the most influential, innovative and eclectic exponents of the Italian contemporary music scene, Remo Anzovino, winner of “Nastro d’Argento 2019″ (special category “Music in Art”), […]
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2019 ISSNAF ANNUAL EVENT – Science and Beauty: Leonardo’s Legacy
“Science and Beauty: Leonardo’s legacy.” This will be the theme of the 2019 Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America (ISSNAF) Annual Event, held at the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC, under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. This year, the program is linked to the commemoration of the 500th anniversary […]
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WOMEN WHO JAZZ: Maria Pia De Vito
Italian singer Maria Pia De Vito is one of the leading improvising vocalists in Europe. She studied operatic and contemporary singing, piano, percussion and ethnic polyphony before turning to jazz. Testament to her incredible versatility – from scat singing to human beatboxing – De Vito’s performances featured artists such as Joe Zawinul, Michael Brecker, John Taylor, Rita […]
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Stories from Italy with Jhumpa Lahiri @ Georgetown University
The Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Department of Italian and the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University invite you to a book presentation by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri. Jhumpa Lahiri is one of the most important voices of American literature. Her debut book, Interpreter of Maladies, won the […]
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Il vizio della speranza (The Vice of Hope) by Edoardo de Angelis
Two years after presenting Indivisible at the Toronto Film Festival, Italian filmmaker Edoardo De Angelis comes back with Il Vizio della Speranza (The Vice of Hope), a stunning neorealist drama with a cherry of magical realism on top. The film is a collaboration between De Angelis and his real wife Pina Turco, who plays the […]
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Artificial Intelligence
The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute of Georgetown College, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology, is pleased to sponsor a seminar and discussion on a timely topic related to the latest research on AI visual intelligence, applications for human-centered AI, […]
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LEO DA VINCI: Mission Mona Lisa
Now in its 12th year Kids Euro Festival is one of the largest performing arts festivals for children in America, bringing Europe’s most talented children’s entertainers to the DC metro area each fall for two weeks of free performances, concerts, workshops, movies, storytelling, puppetry, dance, magic, and cinema. With programs both for the general public and for school […]
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Italian Language and Culture Conference: Challenges in the 21st Century Italian Classroom
19th WEEK OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD The Department of Italian at Georgetown University, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC and the Italian Cultural Institute, are pleased to announce a symposium for educators focusing on the challenges to research and teaching that 21st century classrooms and learning environments pose. In […]
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Il Bacio di Tosca, a film by Daniel Schmid
19th WEEK OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD For the closing event of this year’s Settimana della Lingua Italiana, please join the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Switzerland to the United States for a special screening of Tosca’s Kiss by Daniel Schimd, restored to its full glory for Dustin […]
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