KIDS CORNER
A Journey for Children EU Open House Event Here are the programs and activities dedicated to our special little guests: Face Painting (sponsored by Ducati) Artistic Ceramic Painting (Casa Italiana) Travel Paper Crafts and a Journey into Marco Polo’s Venice: gondolas, masks and puppets (American Association of the Teachers of Italian) Journey into Italian Words […]
Leggi di più
From Amerigo Vespucci to space exploration, learn how Italians “discovered” the world. Admire art exhibits, be captivated by Italy and Made in Italy cars and design. Take a Journey to Italy on Stilts with Musetta’s Valzer to the tunes of Puccini’s La Bohème and Verdi’s La Traviata. Enjoy great food, play games and much more. […]
Leggi di più
Meet Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori
A Journey into Space EU Open House Event Meet a real astronaut and begin your journey into space! Colonel Roberto Vittori will meet the audience, present real footage from his own journey into space and answer all your questions. LOCATION Embassy of Italy 3000 Whitehaven Street NW Washington, DC 20008 EU OPEN HOUSE – BLUE […]
Leggi di più
IN…CANTO: A MAGICAL JOURNEY WITH THE ITALIAN FAIRY
A Journey into Magic EU Open House Event The Italian Fairy brings the audience of all ages to experience the beauty of the italian language and culture through her original songs and simple coreography: numbers, colors, how to set the table, fruit, animals and much more. Children as well as adults will enjoy the Italian […]
Leggi di più
Blue Eyed Souls Band Performance
A Journey into Music EU Open House Event The Blue Eyed Souls is the Lycée Rochambeau band organized by English and History professor, Mr. Howard Carey. Created in 2011, the band continues to evolve, despite the departure of many beloved musicians. The group currently numbers 16 students, spanning from 8th to 12th grade: Bliss Bagnato-Conlin […]
Leggi di più
Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds
A Journey into Discovery – A Multimedia Presentation EU Open House Event A multimedia presentation that will allow visitors to virtually leaf through the pages of Leonardo’s da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds on computer devices. Visitors will learn that centuries before flying machines were invented, the seeds of ideas that would lead […]
Leggi di più
Open Walls Baltimore 2
with Italian Artist OZMO Open Walls Baltimore 2 is an international festival of site-specific street and installation art. This year’s edition will include over fifteen artists from Baltimore, New York, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Peru who will each create a large-scale painted mural and/or installation on privately and publicly owned buildings in the […]
Leggi di più
Peace Through Music “In Our Age”
at DAR-Constitution Hall Georgetown and a coalition of partners from around the world will present a historic musical celebration of the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII in the spirit of Pope Francis at DAR Constitution Hall. Sir Gilbert Levine will lead Carnegie Hall’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Krakow Philharmonic […]
Leggi di più
Measuring Time with the Sun
The Astronomical Use of Basilicas in Italy A conference by Prof. Costantino Sigismondi A conference by Professor Costantino Sigismondi on measuring time with the sun. Through the construction of meridians (lines through which the sun crosses at noon) in Italian churches, increased precision and accuracy in solar astrometry was achieved. From the Italian Renaissance through […]
Leggi di più
Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio
Clash of Civilization over and Elevator at Piazza Vittorio MOVIE SCREENING A small culturally mixed community living in an apartment building in the center of Rome is thrown into disarray when one of the neighbors is murdered. An investigation ensues and as each of the victims neighbors is questioned, the reader is offered an all-access […]
Leggi di più