DC Jazz Festival – Jazz Violin 2.0, Luca Ciarla in concert
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington DC, in collaboration with the DC Jazz Festival, invite you to attend the concert Jazz Violin 2.0, presenting Luca Ciarla. Italian musician Luca Ciarla redraws the borders of jazz violin with a loop pedal, his voice and electronics. One by one, he performs live all the roles, playing his instrument like a […]
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Digital Media and the Challenge of Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: New Ways of Knowing about Our Past
A EUNIC Washington D.C. conference on how technology can help us safeguard our common cultural heritage. The conference Digital Media and the Challenge of Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: New Ways of Knowing About Our Past will focus on how new Information and Comunication Technologies (ICT) are already playing an important role on the understanding and preservation […]
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Safeguarding Our Cultural Heritage: The Challenges of International Cooperation in a Global World
A EUNIC Washington D.C. conference on addressing the protection of cultural heritage in a global world. Safeguarding Our Cultural Heritage: the Challenges of International Cooperation in a Global World will bring together the expertise of multilateral organizations, in addition to both American and European institutions, to discuss the current challenges faced in protecting our shared cultural […]
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EUROSIA SHORTS 2016
EuroAsia Shorts proudly presents an annual week of short films from Europe, Asia, and the United States screened at embassies and cultural centers throughout Washington, D.C. Every night includes a cultural Q&A and discussion with experts, and several nights include special reception events! Join an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian. This Year’s Theme: […]
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Protecting mankind’s cultural heritage in crisis areas. From experiences on the field to the training of “First Aiders” in Washington DC. By Alessandro Bianchi, with the participation of Aparna Tandon
What can be done in areas of conflict to save cultural heritage? How do we deal with destruction and how can we restore what has been damaged? While actors from the international community are engaged on the field in safeguarding our shared memories of the past even in the most dangerous and dramatic circumstances, new […]
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THE MUSEUMS DIPLOMACY: FROM HIEROGLYPHS TO NEW MUSEUM LANGUAGES AND JOINT RESEARCH
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington DC invite you to The Museums Diplomacy – From hieroglyphs to new museum languages and joint research – a conversation with Christian Greco, Director of the Museo Egizio in Turin. ON VIEW – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY UNTIL JUNE 24TH (Monday to Friday from 10am-12noon/2pm-4pm) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT: […]
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“GENOVA PER NOI” Musica, Poesia, Storia e Territorio
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington DC, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC, presents “GENOVA PER NOI” Musica, Poesia, Storia e Territorio, a performance by The i-Talians (songs of De André, Conte, Fossati, Tenco) with a commentary on songs by Prof. Francesco Ciabattoni (Georgetown University), author of La citazione è sintomo d’amore. Historical […]
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The Romantic Guitar from Naples to Barcelona
Two guitarists Pino Feola and Krishnasol Jiménez Moreno will perform works from the 1800s, by such composers as Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani and Fernando Sor. Both musicians will perform on two original guitars built by French lute makers C. Roudholf in 1810 and R. Lacote in 1830, the latter described in the Universal […]
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From Florence to the Colosseum: the role of private organizations in the safeguard of cultural treasures
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington DC invite you to this lecture with Simonetta Brandolini d’Adda, president of “Friends of Florence” and Fred Hiebert, Archaeology Fellow at the National Geographic. Opening remarks by Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Armando Varricchio, and Director of the UNESCO Office in New York and The […]
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“The Etruscans – An Amazing People”
The Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society of the Washington, DC Area, presents “The Etruscans – An Amazing People”, a program by Ms. Carla Kosciuszko. Ms. Kosciuszko will discuss the significance of the Etruscans to the foundation and history of Italy; theories of the origins of Etruscans; their alphabet (language); areas of Italy in which Etruscan […]
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