Ethiopia – Saint Francis of Assisi and the Franciscans in engravings of the 16th and 17th centuries
The Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa is displayng a series of 16th-17th century engravings from the Franciscan Museum of Rome. The exhibition will open with a lecture by the Director of the Museum, Father Yohannes Teklemariam Bache, on the “Cultural Heritage of the Franciscan Museum of the Historic Institute of the Capuchins (Rome)”. The […]
Read moreItalian Graphics Design Exhibition in Copenhagen
On 19 January the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen will host an exhibition entitled “Graphics Made in Italy ” that presents three decades of art and design of visual communication from the Fifties to the early Eighties through the stories of prominent designers and leading companies. The design of unique images to communicate ideas and […]
Read moreFrom New Haven the news that Italian research has identified a new mechanism regarding ALS
The Journal of Neuroscience, the prestigious scientific periodical of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, has published the results of a research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis carried out by the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”of Milan and funded by AriSLA, Italian Research Fondation. Moving from observations made previously, the study highlights an anomaly of the enzyme known […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis stages “Harlequin’s Hunger”
The acting course offered by Carmelo Rifici and Alessio Romano of the Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa Foundation to the students of the Ecole de l’Acteur starts on 3 January. The initiative is part of an artistic partnership with the National Theatre of Tunisia. Furthermore, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will host […]
Read moreThe truths of Sicily told through Sciascia in Paris
Leonardo Sciascia is one of the protagonists of Italian culture to whom the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris dedicates one of the first events of the new year: on 10 January a conference will be held on the Sicilian writer during which the documentary “Leonardo Sciascia – une vérité née en Sicile” will be screened. […]
Read moreTirana -Terrusi presents his book “Brenga ime shqiptare”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in cooperation with the National Library of Albania, organised the presentation of the book by Aldo Renato Terrusi “Brenga ime shqiptare” (“My Albanian Blues”), scheduled for 11 a.m. on 19 January at the Library. The book represents the author’s journey to seek his origins and background: it tells the […]
Read more“Malta for Italy” – Arcidiacono’s watercolours to raise funds for Amatrice
“Malta for Italy” is an exhibition of watercolours and oil paintings by Marco Arcidiacono, set up to raise funds in favour of the earthquake-stricken town of Amatrice. Part of the funds will be donated to aid the population affected by the earthquake that hit Central Italy in recent months. The exhibition, hosted by the Italian […]
Read moreGreece – Art, Athens pays tribute to Leonardo Cremonini
There is time until 11 February to visit the exhibition “Gli allievi greci di Leonardo Cremonini” (“The Greek Pupils of Leonardo Cremonini”), now on show in Athens. The exhibition pays tribute to the great Italian artist widely known in Greece, where he held numerous exhibitions. The show will be hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreSantiago in Chile – On stage the ‘Monologues of Women’
The Italian Cutural Institute in Santiago, Chile, sponsors “Monologhi di donne” (“Monologues of Women”), a performance by the theatre company ‘Spirale2’. The monologues are drawn from three different texts by the duo of Italian authors Franca Rame and Dario Fo. The actresses will hold their monologues on 17 and 18 December at the Parque Cultural […]
Read moreUnited States – Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles hosts a symposium on Alberto Burri
“Burri Prometheia” is the title of a symposium organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), to discuss the legacy of Italian artist Alberto Burri through the largest of his work created outside of Italy: the ‘Grande Cretto Nero’ [the Large Black Crack] on show in […]
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