“The Glove School” exhibition has opened in New York, at the Italian Cultural Institute after a successful run in Italy. The exhibition, scheduled during LINEAPELLE, was organized in collaboration with the Chiroteca Business Network, formed by companies such as Gala Gloves, Artigiano del guanto, Andreano, Gargiulo Leather, and joined together with...
READ MOREMany times we have described the historical and cultural reasons why attacks on Columbus are based on falsehoods, unacceptable and wrong. The Italian American comity is defending itself and the symbol it has chosen, in different ways. One of these ways is the legal way. Those who removed the Columbus statues and cancelled Columbus Day, not only obe...
READ MORE“Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces: Reinterpreting Italian American Public Art in New York City” is the title of the new seminar scheduled in New York, next June. Funded by the federal agency National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and conceived and organized by Rebecca Bauman, Associate Professor of Italian at the Department of Modern Language...
READ MOREIn the bustling heart of New York City’s design district, a new landmark has emerged on the landscape of contemporary design. Kartell, the iconic Italian furniture brand, has opened its flagship store, setting a new benchmark in luxury and innovation in home decor. Since its inception in 1949, Kartell has established itself as a beacon of innovatio...
READ MOREMagazzino Italian Art, the Philipstown museum, has named Filippo Fossati as its new director. He succeeds Vittorio Calabrese, the founding director, who left last month after nine years in the position. Fossati, who was born in Turin and lives in New York City, is a curator and consultant who, most recently, worked with the New York School of the A...
READ MOREAlmost 19 years after its last visit, Italy will return to the United States for friendlies against Venezuela and Ecuador next month. The Azzurri will face Venezuela for the first time on March 21 at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium — the home of Lionel Messi — before travelling to New York to play Ecuador three days later. Italy has played Ecuador tw...
READ MOREOn Jan. 25, Brooklyn Eagle food columnist and Editor-in-Chief of the “Good Food” newsletter, Andrew Cotto, presented his lecture “Italian Food as a Muse” at the Columbus Citizens Foundation (CCF), a non-profit organization that fosters appreciation of ItalianAmerican heritage and achievement. The event took place at the CCF townhouse, an opulent ma...
READ MOREIt’s easy to understand the allure of Little Italys in New York City and beyond. With the simple turn of a corner, bustling metropolitan streets transform into age-worn neighborhoods, ones in which the Italian history and tradition of a nation thrive. Along the well-loved sidewalks, scents of freshly made bread fill the air, mingling with cornersto...
READ MOREIn the heart of Manhattan, a culinary event is set to unfold at Lucciola Restaurant on February 5th at 7pm. Under the guidance of Chef Michele Casadei Massari and his business partner Alberto Ghezzi, both from Bologna, Lucciola is hosting an exclusive fundraising dinner, aiming to contribute significantly to the preservation of one of Italy’s histo...
READ MORESt. Raymond Elementary School in Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY recently experienced a magical day filled with excitement, joy, and valuable life lessons as they hosted not one but two captivating bilingual shows for grades K-8. Incanto Productions, Italian Queens-based theater company, specialized in multicultural and multilingual productions for schools...
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