The Italian Cultural Institute in New York was founded in 1961 by the Italian Governent. Its mission is to promote Italian languages and cultures in the United States.
Under the guidance of its trustees at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its advisory board, and its staff, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York fosters cultural exchanges between Italy and the U.S. in a variety of areas, from the arts to the humanities, to science, and technology.
Central to the Italian Cultural Institute’s activity is its collaboration with the most prominent academic and cultural Institutions of the East Coast. The scientific exchanges, the organization of, and support to, visual arts exhibitions, the grants for translation and publication of Italian books, inspire and nourish the Institute’s initiatives.
In particular, we focus on the relation between memory and innovation, identity and indentities in Italian civilization. The Italian Cultural Institute of New York, therefore, provides an “open window” on main cultural and social aspects of past and current Italy.