The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington DC invite you to this lecture with Simonetta Brandolini d'Adda, president of "Friends of Florence" and Fred Hiebert, Archaeology Fellow at the National Geographic.   Opening remarks by Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Armando Varricchio, and Director of the UNESCO Office...

Embassy of Italy, Auditorium - 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW - Washington, DC 20008 Tuesday, November 24, 2015 from 6:30 pm To 8:00 pm Organized by : Ambasciata d'Italia / Istituto Italiano di Cultura Entrance : Free of Charge - RSVP RequiredPlease click on "Make a Reservation" by November 24, 2015 at 2 PM The Embassy of Italy and the It...

The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, presents a documentary selection, from the four part television series "Great Conversations in Music", featuring some of the world's most renowned artists in candid and revealing discussions, with the participation of Marta Istomin and Anne McLean (Senior Producer, Libra...

"Heritage in Danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the Requalification of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage" opens on September 7, 2016. The exhibit is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Washington, in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi di Torino (Research Archaeological Excavations Center of...

Si svolgerà dal 10 settembre fino a gennaio 2014 in Italia e negli Stati Uniti la manifestazione "Siamo quel che mangiamo? Sostenibilità ed arte", frutto di uno scambio artistico e culturale tra istituzioni formative per riflettere sul tema della nutrizione intesa come cultura, necessità, piacere e consapevolezza.   La manifestazione prevede...

Where: Embassy of Italy - Auditorium, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 When: 09/15/2016 - Doors open between 6:00pm and 6:55pm Info: Photo id and qr-code reservation required - Please note: reservations accepted exclusively through eventbrite. No phone or email rsvp available. Thank you for your understandi...

Roberto Pomili, composer, conductor and international musician, is considered one of the best tango double bass players and composers of his generation. Musical reviews have said that Pomili deserves not only to be heard but seen playing to fully understand and appreciate his authentic identification in Tango music.   Since 1995 he has had t...

Celebrate the wonders of the holiday season and Italian culture at SAAM. Enjoy performances by The Italian Fairy, The Flusso Dance Project, seasonal music by The Capital Hearings, and traditional Italian bagpipers, as well as festive craft activities, face painting, café specials, and more. As our Italian friends say, "Buone Feste!"   This p...

January 13, 2015 at 6:30PMEmbassy of Italy - Auditorium3000 Whitehaven Street NWWashington, DC 20008   The Cineforum 2015, our monthly screening of Italian movies, remembers and honors the recent loss of one of the greatest Italian actresses, Virna Lisi, with one of the films that made her famous. Pietro Germi's film centers on three st...

The Italian Cultural Institute and the American Initiative For Italian Culture present the premiere of a new publication by Bordighera Press The Mandate of Heaven (Poems of an Italian Childhood) with poems by Grace Cavalieri, with Italian translations by Sabine Pascarelli.   Grace and Sabine reads are in English and Italian. The evening feat...