4th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD
Showcasing Italy and the Italian taste in the world, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is a yearly initiative developed to promote Italian culinary traditions and food-and- wine connoisseurship as a distinctive trait of Italian identity and culture. The theme of the fourth edition this year is Food Education: The Culture of Taste. […]
Read moreBangla
The Italian Cultural Institute is happy to co-present the film Bangla at the 3rd i International South Asian Film Festival. An awkwardly charming 22-year-old Italian-Bengali panics when he falls in love with an impulsive and spirited Italian girl. The attraction between them is immediate, and Phaim will have to figure out how to reconcile his […]
Read moreAlessandro Baricco | The Game
Italian writer Alessandro Baricco presents his latest book The Game (Einaudi, 2018), which deconstructs our transition from analogical to digital reality and its repercussions on our society. Baricco will also hold a lecture at Stanford University on November 15. Organized by the IIC San Francisco in collaboration with IIC Los Angeles and UC Berkeley. Free […]
Read moreFederico Rampini: When Our History Begins
Renowned Italian journalist Federico Rampini presents his book When Our History Begins. The Great Turning Points of the Past that Shaped the World We Live in Today (Quando inizia la nostra storia. Le grandi svolte del passato che hanno disegnato il mondo in cui viviamo) (Mondadori, 2018). History is the teacher of life: it is […]
Read moreSister Cities Assisi and San Francisco celebrate 50th Anniversary
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of San Francisco and Assisi joining together as Sister Cities, and the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis’s visit to the Holy Land, Maestro Cosimo Prontera will offer two organ concerts, in San Francisco and in San Jose. With the support of the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural […]
Read moreLiterary Foosball
Celebrate the XIX edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World and win lots of Italian books! Subscribing is easy: Choose your partner Bring one Italian book you like–new, or used in good condition (that’s your subscription fee!) The title of the book will be your team’s name Teams are subject to […]
Read moreIo, Leonardo | XIX Edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World
On the occasion of Leonardo500 and the XIX Edition of Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco is pleased to present the American premiere of Io, Leonardo (I, Leonardo), a cinematographic journey into the life of the great artist, with the participation of Luca Argentero, protagonist of […]
Read moreMontalbano’s Croquettes – Gli Arancini di Montalbano | 19th Week of the Italian Language in the World
On the occasion of the 19th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco pays tribute to the recently deceased author Andrea Camilleri with an event entitled Gli arancini di Montalbano. PROGRAM 6:00pmReading of excerpts from the Italian version of the book Gli arancini di […]
Read more19th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD | Italian on Stage
Theater, melodrama, song and more: Italian on Stage is the theme chosen this year for the 19th Edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (October 21-27), in which Embassies, Consulates and Institutes of Culture will organize events to promote Italian throughout the world. The Week of the Italian Language in the […]
Read moreFlesh & Blood
Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum, opening on October 17th at the Seattle Art Museum, offers a rare opportunity to experience the fierce beauty of art from the 16th and 17th centuries. Renowned Renaissance artists such as Titian and Raphael join Baroque masters including Artemisia Gentileschi, Jusepe de Ribera, Guido Reni, and […]
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