Medici con l’Africa
di Carlo Mazzacurati The documentary opens in the historic headquarters of Medici con l’Africa Cuamm (Doctors with Africa, University College of Aspiring and Medical Missionaries) in the center of Padua. Don Dante Carraro is a priest. He is also a cardiologist and for the last four years has been the director of Cuamm. There is […]
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AlmaLaurea
AlmaLaurea, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian Cultural Institute, cordially invites you to the presentation of the ALMALAUREA University Consortium, during which AlmaLaurea meets companies and American Institutions. To attend this event at the Embassy of Italy, RSVP HERE VIDEO STREAMING PROGRAM 4:30PM Welcome Greetings Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Andrea […]
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Barrique: The Third Life of Wood
A second chance for young people and a third use of fine French timber – First a tree, then a wine barrel, now a piece of art. This is the essence of Barrique: The Third Life of Wood . This project was conceived by San Patrignano and famous Italian wood designer Maurizio Riva. The project […]
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FELLINI’S 8 1/2
at AFI Silver 50th Anniversary 50TH ANNIVERSARY! In his films with Federico Fellini, actor Marcello Mastroianni always registered as an alter-ego for the director, but never more so than here, where he plays Guido, a director who, following an enormous hit, has no idea what his next film will be about. Creatively stifled and unsure […]
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Tour Around Italy
Photographs from ANSA News Agency An exhibit on fascinating photographs taken by the leading Italian news agency Ansa Walk Through: May 23 On display: May 20 – May 24, 2013 Sara Forden (Bloomberg), Ryan Lizza (New Yorker), Frances Sellers (Washington Post), and Marcello Campo (ANSA) will provide a commentary on the Italy they know and […]
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SUDESTIVAL in DC brings to the USA films that participated in the 2013 SUDESTIVAL competition. It offers six feature films and three shorts, which will reveal to the American audience aspects of the most contemporary Italian reality through the lens of a new generation of talented filmmakers. Following this first edition, SUDESTIVAL in DC will […]
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Michelangelo’s David-Apollo: AN OFFER HE COULDN’T REFUSE
Lecture by Dr. Alison Luchs Michelangelo created the statue now known as David-Apollo around 1530 to please the tyrannical governor of Florence, Baccio Valori. This unfinished work was recently lent by the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence to the National Gallery of Art, where it was on view from December 13, 2012, to March 7, […]
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EUROVISION 2013
at the Embassy of Sweden LIVE HD Broadcast from the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. 39 countries, 600 million viewers – only one winner! Join Europe on May 18 for a LIVE High-Definition broadcast from the song contest in Malmö. The Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC, in partnership with the EU Delegation and European Broadcasting […]
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Roberto Palomba: Italian Industrial Designer
at Artisphere Presented by Apartment Zero at Artisphere on the occasion of The Washington, DC International Design Festival and in conjunction with The Next Wave: Industrial Design Innovation in the 21st Century. Experience this unique opportunity to meet one of the world’s most prolific and sought-after product designers, direct from Milan. Roberto Palomba founded Milan-based […]
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Tour Around Italy – CANCELLED
Photographs from ANSA News Agency An exhibit on fascinating photographs taken by the leading Italian news agency Ansa THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Walk Through: May 15 On display: May 11 – May 25, 2013 Ryan Lizza (New Yorker), Sebastian Rotella (ProPublica), and Frances Sellers (Washington Post) will provide a commentary on the Italy they […]
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