At the World Pizza Championship in Parma, Italy triumphed among 52 participating countries
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the World Pizza Championship was held April 18-20 at the Palaverdi of Parma Fairs. It was an increasingly international edition, with more than 700 pizza competitors from 52 countries around the world, as well as thousands of visitors, foodies and insiders testifying to a world that is constantly evolving.During th...
“Federal Hill, Rhode Island's Little Italy" Sunday, May 7 at 1:30 pm in Sacramento
Sunday, May 7 at 1:30 pm at the Italian Center in Carmichael. Admission $10 / Refreshments Included / Doors Open at 1:00p. Federal Hill is Providence, Rhode Island’s “Little Italy,” one of America’s storied neighborhoods. This documentary film portrays the traditions and challenges of an Italian-American neighborhood. Once a bustling Italian enclav...
American Academy in Rome Announces 2023–24 Rome Prize Winners and Italian Fellows
The American Academy in Rome (AAR) announced today the winners of the 2023–24 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships. These highly competitive fellowships support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. This year, the Rome Prize—the gift of “time and space to think and work”—was awarded to 36 American artists and scholars, wh...
Why does Italy celebrate Liberation Day on April 25?
Italy celebrates Liberation Day, known in Italian as Festa della Liberazione, with a national public holiday each year on 25 April. In addition to the closure of schools, public offices and most shops, the day is marked with parades across the country, organised by ANPI, Italy's partisan association which preserves the memory of the Resistance move...
Honoring Italian heritage: President of Tuscany visits Staten Island’s Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
The president of Tuscany, Italy, visited the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Rosebank on Saturday to highlight the work of inventor Antonio Meucci. President Eugenio Giani and his colleagues were welcomed by the Sons of Italy Foundation to the house that was once occupied by Florentine Antonio Meucci, whose homeland was the region of Tuscany, before he...
Drone show at Rome Colosseum: Italy’s bid for Expo candidacy
Rome has put forward its candidacy to host the Expo 2030 world fair with an impressive drone show titled “Humanlands” over the Colosseum. The show was a multimedia spectacle, featuring 500 drones, which showcased examples of Italy’s cultural heritage like Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man”, geometries, abstractions, and light games. The aim was to...
The XLII Italian Superbowl to be played in Toledo, OH, presented in Florence
The XLII Italian Superbowl was announced by American Consul General Ragini Gupta at the U.S. Consulate in Florence, along with Deputy Mayor of the City of Florence Alessia Bettini, Mayor of Toledo (Ohio, USA) Wade Kapszukiewicz, Italian Federation of American Football (Fidaf) Federal Councilor Manfredi Leone, to Nick Eyde of GEYDE Development, Edoa...
Sicilian Tales with Santi Buscemi - Tuesday, May 2
Join us at Columbus Citizens Foundation | 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY, on Tuesday, May 2 for an enlightening presentation by CCF Member Santi Buscemi on the fairy tales of Luigi Capuana. Buscemi's book, Sicilian Tales, translates nineteen fairy tales from Capuana's C'era una volta. RSVP here. While you can expect to meet traditional characters...
Italy’s new tourism ambassador is Botticelli’s Venus, brought to life by AI
It is probably safe to assume that Italian artist Sandro Botticelli never imagined Venus—the love goddess featured in his 15th-century masterpieces “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera”—eating spaghetti or wearing shorts in front of the Roman Colosseum. But a new marketing campaign by Italy’s tourism ministry has turned the ancient deity into a “vir...
Italian consulate to establish office in Springfield, MA
The Italian Government is going to establish an official Italian Consulate office in Springfield. The 25th floor of Monarch Place in Downtown Springfield will become the space of the official Western Massachusetts Consulate of Italy. This new location means residents will no longer have to travel to the Boston Italian Consulate office for business...
The only American in Altamura
I got off my flight in Bari around 8 PM on November 27th, 2017. Gerardo, my soon-to-be host dad, texted me saying he was waiting outside, but the kids were already asleep at home. My heart started to flutter with excitement. Gerardo, his wife Angela, their three kids and I had been video chatting for three months leading up to this moment, this mom...
Tourism, Fashion and High-Tech: Giani Introduces Tuscany to Americans
It’s a place that needs no introduction. Known worldwide for its beauty, history and culture, Tuscany is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy. However, still not satisfied with this success, the region aims to promote itself more on both national and international markets. This is why Region President Eugenio Giani came to New York...