Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016 Hours: 6:00 p.m. Site: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago - 500 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 Organized by: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago In collaboration with: http://davinciflight.eventbrite.com Join us for the second of three lectures about Leonardo da Vinci by Daniele Macuglia, Universi...
READ MOREThe spectacular story of Rome's origins, expansion and fall have provided Hollywood screenwriters with a rich storehouse of material to mine over the course of the 20th century. Some topics, such as gladiators or Caesar and Cleopatra, remain perennial favorites, while other themes, such as Roman daily life, have been given new attention, e...
READ MOREThree American thiefs arrive in Naples with the intention of stealing the treasure of San Gennaro. However the Americans do not know how to skillfully move about in the picturesque town. The customs of the natives are incomprehensible to them. So the thieves, two men and a woman , seek the advice of Don Vincenzo, the celebrated thief, who, even tho...
READ MOREYou are cordially invited to attend Open House Thursday, April 11th, 2013 5:30 - 8:00 pm ItalCultura at the Italian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1405
READ MORE2015 will mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri in 1265, and the 31st year since the first Lectura Dantis Newberrania. This lecture examines Dante’s description of the shape, motion, size, color, and configuration of the three giri (“rounds”) of the Trinity in Paradiso 33.115-120, in order to envision what the Pilgrim...
READ MOREItalian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)Chicago, IL. "Dante and the Limits of the Law", a book presentation by Professor Justin Steinberg, University of Chicago with the participation of Emanuele Coccia, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris"Dante and the L...
READ MOREOn the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day,the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Silvio Marchetti,is pleased to invite you to "The Thread of Memory - projects and experiences on the memories of the Holocaust in Saluzzo and the Province of Cuneo" with the participation of Paolo Allemano, Mayor of Saluzzo, Sandro C...
READ MOREThe Director of the Italian Cultural InstituteSilvio Marchettiis pleased to invite you to the exhibition: "Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri: The American West through Italian Eyes" Meet the Artist. Serpieri is one of the leading European comics artist in U.S. This exhibition showcases Serpieriʼs love for images of the American West, that he conso...
READ MOREThe Italian Cultural Institute presents Andreas Vesalius (1515-1564): A Pioneer in Medicine, a lecture by Prof. Damiano Rondelli, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, on Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. Professor Rondelli will talk about the life of Andreas Vesalius, a professor of anatomy at the University of Padova, who in 154...
READ MOREDate: Friday, September 18, 2015 Hours: 2:30 p.m. Site: Navy Pier - 600 E Grand Ave - Chicago, IL 60611 In collaboration with: http://expochicago.com/_dialogues Featuring Artist Diego Perrone, Curator Ilaria Bonacossa, Director of MUSEION Letizia Ragaglia, and Founder of ARTUNER Eugenio Re Rebaudengo Presented as part of EXPO Chic...
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