GAIA in concert
GAIA, young Italian-Brazilian artist, presents her musical universe, singing in Italian, English and Brazilian Portuguese. Following her first performance at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. Gaia will enchant the audience with music that skillfully integrates pop, urban, and South American sounds. One of Italy’s most prominent rising stars in the pop firmament, Gaia climbed […]
Read moreEliseo Mattiacci: Sculpture in Action – Book presentation
Book presentation: Eliseo Mattiacci: Sculpture in Action Chronicling a great postwar Italian sculptor’s years in Rome Published by: Ridinghouse Italian sculptor Eliseo Mattiacci (1940–2019) is known for his contributions to the Arte Povera and Minimalism movements in postwar Italy. This lavishly illustrated publication is the first to focus on Mattiacci’s years in Rome from […]
Read moreVenice Original Project & Exhibition, May 18-25
Venice Original: a project to sustain and promote the artistic and traditional craftsmanship of Venice Wednesday May, 18 2022 – Wednesday May, 25 2022 Italian Cultural Institute A selection of authentic Venetian craftsmanship objects on display at the Italian Cultural Institute on the occasion of Italy on Madison. On May 25, the Venice Original e-commerce […]
Read moreAncient DNA and Human History -Science Talk
The Italian Culture Institute and ISSNAF – Italian Scientist & Scholars in North America Foundation – are glad to invite you to: “ANCIENT DNA and HUMAN HISTORY” May, 24 at 6pm Italian Culture Institute 686 Park Avenue, NY Recent technological advances made it possible for geneticists to recover small DNA fragments from ancient archaeological […]
Read moreVITI & SECCAFIENO “Amarcord” – Concert
VITI & SECCAFIENO “Amarcord” Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone tribute Luca Seccafieno, TrumpetFabrizio Viti, Piano Monday, May 23 2022 8PM Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall Tickets Program MORRICONE Studio No. 1 from Quattro studi per il piano-forte ROTA Trombone Concerto in C Major ROTA Selections from Quinze préludes LUCA SECCAFIENO / FABRIZIO VITI […]
Read moreIdentities. Stolen Art, Stolen Ideas and Protection of Made in Italy
Special Event: Identities. Stolen Art, Stolen Ideas and Protection of Made in Italy May 23, 2022 6PM-8PM Speakers: Lt. Col. Alfio Gullotta Commander of the Group of Rome Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Art Crimes, Art restitution, «Blue Helmets for Cultural Heritage» Alessia Panella Art Law Attorney Stolen Art: International law […]
Read moreVoyage to Procida Film screening
Screening of the docufilm Voyage to Procida, written and directed by Federico Siniscalco, in collaboration with Tom Mooney (Set New York) and Fabrizio Varesco (Set Procida): a story about sea travel and seafaring, and a tribute that the director wanted to pay to one of the most beautiful places in the world, the Gulf of Naples. […]
Read moreStudy Session – The Spirit of Assisi Past and Present
Study Session – The Spirit of Assisi Past and Present May 17, 2022 11 AM Istituto Italiano di Cultura *** On the occasion of the exhibition: Il Museo della Memoria (Museum of Memory), 1943-1944 dedicated to the stories of the rescue of 300 Jews in Assisi. On view at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura until […]
Read moreEnzo Barracco – The Skin of Rock Galapagos
Presentation of the new project by Italian photographer Enzo Barracco about Galapagos that perfectly adds to his series of spectacular photographs of the most remote and fascinating places on Earth. Enzo Barracco, an Emmy Nominated Italian photographer, author of The Noise of Ice Antarctica, chose the Galapagos islands for his latest project: The Skin of Rock Galapagos, […]
Read moreIl Museo della Memoria, Assisi 1943-1944 – Exhibition
Il Museo della Memoria, Assisi 1943-1944 May 5 – June 10, 2022 The exhibition is dedicated to the stories of the rescue of 300 Jews in Assisi, and also promotes the city of Assisi thanks to a video dedicated to the beauties of the city and the Franciscan message. The Museum of Memory, conceived […]
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