Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena PDO—one of the most distinguished products under Italy’s protected designation of origin (PDO) system—is currently touring the United States alongside the Arena di Verona Foundation, supporting the launch of the 2025 Arena Opera Festival as an official supplier. The initiative marks a renewed partnership follo...

Inspired by a real-life story, The Store Under the Portico is an original musical set in Mantova, Italy during the German occupation of Northern Italy in WWII.  Renata Baraldi, affectionately called “Tata” (a Mantovano term for “nanny”), takes over a fabric store for a Jewish family in hiding at the height of fascism (where women were deemed nothin...

Journalist Claudio Pagliara, correspondent-chief of Rai's New York bureau for radio and television news reporting from the United States and North America, the new director of the Italian Cultural Institute on Park Avenue. He was appointed by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the end of a selection process launched in recent months to choose a suc...

February 27 2025, 18:00 (Local time).IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. “The Journey of Phil Trajetta”. Book presentation with the Author Prof. Franco Sciannameo, CFA Eminent Scholar and Professor of Music, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA.  With the kind participation of Diana Castelnuovo-Tedesco, nephew of the famous composer Mario Castelnuovo-...

The award ceremony for the second edition of the Italian Reputation Award will take place on January 18, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. This prestigious honor is granted to individuals who have demonstrated consistent and innovative contributions across various sectors, promoting Italy globally and strengthening its...

Thursday January 23 2025, 6 PM. IIC New York - 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY. A conversation with the author Tania Convertini (Dartmouth College) in conversation with the moderators Iuri Moscardi (Bryn Mawr) and Erica Moretti (FIT. NYC). Imagine transforming the lives of millions of Italians through literacy - not in a traditional classroom, but th...

VERRAZZANO 500, the yearlong celebration of Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York ended on a historic December day with a rare viewing of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s Cellere Codex. The quincentennial of Verrazzano’s entering NY Harbor begun on April 17, 2024, with a Staten Island Ferry journey where Italian American leaders gazed, essenti...

January 14, 15 and 16 2025. IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Free. in collaboration with FUIS (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori) – THE BRIDGE Prize – Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY– HUNTER College, CUNY – FORDHAM UNIVERSITY – RIZZOLI Bookstore. Multipli Forti is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York directed by...

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York is pleased to present the aroundMEny: Living Italy in New York project. This initiative is organized by the Institute in collaboration with GlobalMedia www.globalmedia.it and Per le strade di New York www.perlestradediny.com with the sponsorship of IIC New York and“IWUSA” www.italianwomenusa.com Imagine wa...

Dear friends, We are back from a new interesting trip to the East Coast, where We the Italians participated in some important events: in Washington DC there was the annual meeting of the Transatlantic Investment Committee at the Italian Embassy, and then the traditional reception of Ambassador Mariangela Zappia at Villa Firenze, and again the day d...