Maria Sole Tognazzi: Portrait of My Father
In preparation for the film series dedicated to Italian icon Ugo Tognazzi at the Castro Theatre, the Italian Cultural Institute is screening Portrait of My Father (2010). Directed by Tognazzi’s daughter Maria Sole, the film is an affectionate tribute revealing the complicated brilliance of Ugo Tognazzi, both as a famous actor and as a family […]
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Primo Levi: Full Face and Profile
The year 2019 marks the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi, a writer and chemist who, like no one else before him, was able to represent the Shoah and its echoes in literature. Levi’s precision and linguistic clarity make him one of the most significant Italian writers of the last century. Professor Marco […]
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A Passion for Italy
Best seller authors Dianne Hales and Frances Mayes present their latest books La Passione and See You in the Piazza in a lively conversation moderated by Kip Cranna, Dramaturg at San Francisco Opera. Free Admission | RSVP Required THE BOOKS Dianne Hales | La Passione: How Italy Seduced the WorldNo country has matched Italy’s impact […]
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The Scientific Genius of Leonardo da Vinci
ITALIAN RESEARCH DAY IN THE WORLD | The Scientific Genius of Leonardo da Vinci A Lecture by Fritjof Capra Leonardo da Vinci, the great master painter and genius of the Renaissance, has been the subject of hundreds of scholarly and popular books. However, there are surprisingly few books about Leonardo’s science. Moreover, most authors who […]
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Leonardo 500 | Leonardo’s Books: New Light on Leonardo’s Intellectual World
Leonardo’s Books: New Light on Leonardo’s Intellectual World Lecture by Prof. Carlo Vecce (University of Naples “L’Orientale”) In our age, Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as an outstanding genius, the lonely forerunner of modern science and technology, able to read directly in the great Book of Nature without the mediation of culture or literacy. His […]
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Italian Design Day | Francesca Molteni: A Tribute to Alessandro Mendini
The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with DZINE, are pleased to present filmmaker, director and design curator Francesca Molteni, ambassador of Italian Design Day in the World 2019. Now in its 3rd edition, Italian Design Day in the World is project launched by the Ministry of […]
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Lawrence d’Italia | Ferlinghetti, FLUXUS poetry in Italy
On the occasion of Lawrence Ferlinghetti‘s 100th birthday, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting Lawrence d’Italia, an photo exhibition by Walter Pescara, curated by Mauro Aprile Zanetti, featuring San Francisco’s first poet laureate, painter, legendary publisher and activist as he performs FLUXUS poetry during his travels in Italy between 2002 and 2005. The exhibition consists […]
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Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile: The Question of Leonardo’s Women, from Vasari to Freud and the Digital Age Lecture by Prof. Henrike Lange, UC Berkeley Organized by the Leonardo da Vinci Society and the Italian Cultural Institute Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F (Opera Plaza) Free Admission | RSVP Required
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Pizza: feminine, plural
Culinary class in Italian contemporary pizza: flour, dough and toppings “Made in Italy” During their visit to San Francisco seven women, extraordinary ambassadors of the art of pizza, offer a lesson on today’s Italian pizza, its flours, dough and seasoning to celebrate International Women’s Day. Giovanna Baratella, Marina Orlandi, Enrica Causa, Claudia Tosello, Eleonora Massaretti, […]
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Love Intrigues in Phoenicia, and Cosmic Tales
Join Ars Minerva‘s artistic director Céline Ricci for an enchanting evening of baroque opera arias! Céline will give us a taste of her upcoming projects, the production of her next opera taking place in Phoenicia, and “Andromeda, A Cosmic Tale.” More details will follow. “Céline Ricci and her Ars Minerva company are a cultural treasure, […]
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