virtual exhibit > DANTE PLUS 700 USA
21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World Dante is perhaps the best known poet in the world, and the Divine Comedy has certainly influenced the imagination of every generation that has come after it. The work of Il Sommo Poeta (the Supreme Poet) endures across space and time, remaining very much alive in […]
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book > ACCADEMIA DELLA CRUSCA: DANTE, L’ITALIANO
XXI EDIZIONE DELLE SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA NEL MONDO Come ogni anno, l’Accademia della Crusca ha predisposto un volume dedicato al tema della Settimana, “Dante, l’italiano”, che potrà essere scaricato gratuitamente, nel periodo fra il 18 e il 24 ottobre, al seguente link: http://www.goware-apps.com/dante-litaliano-giovanna-frosini-giuseppe-polimeni-cura/ A partire dal 25 ottobre il volume sarà disponibile unicamente a […]
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film > THE HAND OF GOD (È stata la mano di Dio)
THE HAND OF GOD (È stata la mano di Dio) Oscar®-winning (The Great Beauty) Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino returns to Mill Valley Film Festival with his most personal movie to date, about an awkward young man (Filippo Scotti) growing up in ’80s Naples, for whom life isn’t easy: There’s trouble brewing between his parents, his […]
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San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade
The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade returns to the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, October 10, 2021! The Italian Heritage Parade will be the first major parade to take place in the city since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and will once again coincide with San Francisco Fleet Week. We Hope to See […]
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literature > LITALY: New Italian Writing in Translation
LITaly: New Italian Writing in Translation On the occasion of Litquake, San Francisco Literary Festival Over the past 50 years, contemporary Italian authors familiar to American readers were largely limited to Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, Primo Levi, and a handful of others. But thanks in part to the popularity of author Elena Ferrante—the so-called “Ferrante Effect”—the […]
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K-12 poetry contest > 21st WEEK OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World In honor of the 21st annual Week of Italian Language in the World, Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles & San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles & San Francisco, would like to invite K-12 students […]
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webinar > THE HISTORY OF MOSAIC ART IN FRIULI
On the occasion of the special exhibit ITALIAN-AMERICAN ICONS: MOSAIC PORTRAITS at the MarinMOCA, the Italian Cultural Institute is hosting a webinar on the HISTORY OF MOSAIC ART IN FRIULI with the exhibit’s curator, Guglielmo Zanette, and Denise Toson, guest artist and instructor. Join us to discover the fascinating history and traditions of mosaic art in Friuli, a […]
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teatro > IL CONTAFAVOLE
L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco è lieto di presentare IL CONTAFAVOLE, uno spettacolo di burattini creato dalla compagnia teatrale Teatro Verde espressamente per l’Isituto di Cultura di San Francisco e di Chicago. La serie fa parte del programma IIC SF per bambini ed è articolata in otto episodi dedicati ai nostro giovane pubblico, recitati in […]
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art exhibit > ITALIAN-AMERICAN ICONS: MOSAIC PORTRAITS
Experience this stunning exhibition of contemporary mosaic portraits created by the talented young artists of the internationally-known Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli based in Northern Italy. The work of these skilled artists utilizes a mix of found materials and age-old mosaic art techniques to create iconic portraits that offer a fresh take on an ancient medium. […]
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webinar > [Part 2] Art, Science, and Mythology of Wine in Ancient Mediterranean Cultures
Domestication of the wild grapevine was a fundamental step in the history of agriculture and civilization. A product of nature and, above all, of mankind, wine is the protagonist of incredible stories dating back to the origin of the Mediterranean civilization. From the Ancient Near East to Etruria, Rome and the vineyards of Pompeii, this […]
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