Istituto Di Cultura - San Francisco

Ten stories from Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece, The Decameron, read in English and Italian. Written in a time of plague, these tales still have the power to lift the spirits and comfort the soul. Episodes will be released weekly, starting June 30, on our YouTube channel. A production of the Italian Cultural Insti...

The next edition of the Art Quadriennale, titled FUORI, curated by Sarah Cosulich and Stefano Collicelli Cagol and organized by Fondazione La Quadriennale di Roma and Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, will be open to the public from October 29, 2020 to  January 17, 2021 at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. The Art Quadrienn...

The 4th edition of Italian Design Day in the World (IDD) will take place in 100 cities all over the world and focus on Drawing the Future. Development, Innovation, Sustainability, Beauty. As in the past editions, the theme will be expressed with particular attention to sustainability by 100 “Italian design am...

Ille hic est Raphael timuit quo sospite vinci, rerum magna parens et moriente mori.“Here lies that famous Raphael by whom Nature feared to be conquered while he lived, and when he was dying, feared herself to die."Pietro Bembo, inscription on Raphael’s sarcophagus. Pantheon, Rome   Raphael: The Lord of the...

Art, Labor, and Artificial IntelligenceA conversdation between Italian artist Elisa Giardina Papa, curator Valentino Catricalà and Claudia Schmukli (Curator, De Young Museum, t.b.c.) In this webinar presentation, Elena Giardina Papa will present her most recent trilogy of work dedicated to the topic of labor...

Cinema Italian Style 2020 brings the best in new Italian cinema right to your home with a virtual edition featuring work from established masters and new voices and pre-recorded filmmaker Q&As. Passes go on sale on November 19, and the full lineup and tickets will be released on December 3 at https://www.si...

During his all-too-brief career, Raphael of Urbino (1483-1520) frequently benefited from the patronage of women and painted works intended for female viewers ranging from noblewomen to nuns. In Urbino, Città di Castello, and Perugia, Raphael created large altarpieces and small, delicate paintings for women and, i...

CAFFÈ LETTERARIO, our new virtual book club, gives you the opportunity to meet new friends who share your interest in the Italian language and literature. The first book we’ll read and discuss is Elena Ferrante’s La vita bugiarda degli adulti(The Lying Life of Adults). Once you sign up and become a memb...