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The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.) Board of Directors, led by its president, Comm. Joseph Sciame, is comprised of a volunteer group of leaders of the Italian and Italian American community. They ensure that its mission continues with their promoting, presenting, and preserving Italian and Italian American c...

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It's not every day you encounter a piece of history that still sings. But for those fortunate enough to witness it, a remarkable 1899 barrel piano, once a familiar fixture of Boston's bustling streets, is making a grand return. This past Saturday, the instrument made its first appearance on the streets of Boston in 51 years at the Friends of Christ...

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From the rooftops of Florence to the vast countrysides of Tuscany, Hoosier artist Lloyd Brooks has captured scenes and their stories all on canvas. Now others are invited to view these moments in time at the Art In Focus Gallery at Stillframes Art & Design in an exhibit titled “Italy Al Fresco.” Born in a small Indiana town, Brooks started as an il...

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Just a few years ago, the Fonticelle trail was one of many forgotten mountain paths near a small rural town in the Molise region of southern Italy. But during the pandemic in 2020, the path was restored and became the heart of a new cultural initiative designed to bring contemporary art to an unexpected place: Frosolone, a mountain village of fewer...

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The race for the title of Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2027, established by the Ministry of Culture to promote creativity, the cultural production fabric and social inclusion through innovative art projects, has officially begun. There are six accepted project proposals submitted by eight Italian municipalities, individually or in aggregate,...

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“The Fata Morgana is a masterpiece within Giambologna’s oeuvre, deploying his favorite subject in marble—the female nude—to express his trademark modeling and dynamism,” the release reads. “This extraordinarily rare and internationally renowned sculpture will go on view in a dedicated gallery of the Italian Renaissance collection (117B) of the Clev...

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  Italy and the heat: fifty years of rising temperatures The financial wealth of Italian households surpasses €6 trillion in 2024 Rome’s public transit offers free digital library with books, audiobooks, and music Even robots will fly: actually they're already doing it, in Italy Taranto and its black gold: the story of the cozza tarantina Wishew, t...

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A magnificent new piece of artwork has made its way from Carlentini, Sicily, to Omaha, Nebraska—a vivid painting of Santa Lucia (Saint Lucy) created by 14-year-old artist Martina Piccione. Originally sent rolled in a box alongside dozens of letters for school aged children intended to travel 5,000 miles across the ocean, the painting was meant to s...

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The exhibition Italiana: Italian Women Who Changed the World highlights the many impressive achievements by Italian women over the course of the last few centuries, until today. These formidable women all greatly impacted the world in one way or another, often also against the odds imposed by a “male-ruled” society. The selection of 22 portraits in...

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An Italian “ghost town” is now attracting thousands of tourists and reversed its demise – by commissioning artists to paint more than 140 Instagramable murals on the sites of shops and homes. Stornara, in the Puglia region, once known for producing wheat and olives began to decline as less babies were born and young people left for jobs in big citi...

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