Whem: December 8, 2025 ~ 5:30 PM - Where: Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington invites you to the presentation of “Cortina 1956 – Cold War, Dolce Vita and Olympic Dreams”, a book written by Andrea Goldstein.
Join the conversation with the author and Dr. Lisa Delpy Neirotti as they illustrate the history behind the first publicly broadcasted Winter Olympic Games, held in Cortina after World War II, during Italy’s economic boom. Discover this transcendental experience that touched the worlds of sports, economics, politics, and social life and is an extraordinary precursor of the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, taking place 70 years later.
