Back from Italy
Join the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Association of American College and University Programs in Italy, for an exhibition featuring a variety of designs and projects by architecture students who studied in eleven different American university programs in Italy (Rome, Florence, Genova). The panels displayed will provide an […]
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Italo by Alessia Scarso
The film, based on a true story recounts the sad childhood of young Meno (Vincenzo Lauretta) following the loss of his mother. Italo, a stray dog that reached the Sicilian village of Scicli in a Fall morning, follows him home and wreaks havoc in the city, where the Mayor, Antonio (Marco Bocci), Meno’s father, issued […]
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Shortcut to Europe – European Union Embassies’ Open House
On May 13th, 2017 the European Union Embassies and the EU Delegation to the United States open their doors to the public for the annual EU Embassies’ Open House: a day of family fun, food, culture and more. The event offers visitors a rare look inside the embassies and provides a unique opportunity for […]
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Rethinking Giorgio de Chirico
Laura Mattioli in conversation with Renato Miracco The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Culture Institute in Washington, D.C., welcome Laura Mattioli, the founder/president of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) in New York City, where the exhibition “Giorgio de Chirico – Giulio Paolini / Giulio Paolini – Giorgio de Chirico” is currently on view through June […]
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Marco Bagnoli, Domenico Bianchi, Remo Salvadori: From the Olnick Spanu Collection @ Hillyer Art Space
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, May 5, 6-9pm (FREE, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED) ON DISPLAY: May 5 – July 2, 2017 Nancy Olnick, Giorgio Spanu, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC are pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition Marco Bagnoli, Domenico Bianchi, Remo Salvadori: From The Olnick Spanu Collection, on […]
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Me ne frego (I Don’t Care)
This documentary tells the story of the fascist regime attempt to “reform” the Italian language. This is the story of a little-known failed experiment. The documentary examines the words of Benito Mussolini, school-children indoctrination, and the repression of everything that was different from the fascist ideal for the “new Italian” that had to adapt to […]
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Voice as a Bridge
The American Initiative For Italian Culture and The Italian Cultural Institute/Embassy of Italy present INTERNATIONAL POETRY MONTH an evening of poems from around the world Renato Miracco and Grace Cavalieri host poets reading English, with translations in Italian, Russian, Persian, Indian, Gaelic, French, Chinese, Latin American, Spanish, African- American, Polish, Arabic, African. Music provided by guitarist Michael Davis. […]
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Italian Archaeological Research in Cahokia, Illinois
Please join us at the Embassy of Italy for a talk by professor Davide Domenici about the Cahokia Project. Since 2011, an Italian research project has been underway at Cahokia, IL, one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in the United States, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project was […]
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The Stuff of Dreams ** NEW SCREENING ON APRIL 29TH **
This fanciful reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Tempest transports the action to a Mediterranean island prison, where a shipwreck strands a traveling theater troupe and a gang of criminals. The prison’s governor must determine who is the actor and who is the convict. Theater impresario Oreste demands to put on a show, The Tempest, to prove his actors’ talents, […]
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La Sedia della Felicità
THIS EVENT STARTS AT 6:00 PM Bruna is a beautician who struggles to make ends meet. Betrayed by her boyfriend and hounded by an unscrupulous vendor, she receives a deathbed confession by one of her usual manicure customers who is in prison. Mother of a famous bandit, Norma Pecche has hidden a treasure of jewels in […]
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