In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY announces Tobia Rossi’s play Hide and Seek (Nascondino) as the 2019 Mario Fratti Award winner. The award ceremony will take place on Monday, May 13 at 6pm at the Italian Cultural Institute (686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021) where the reading of the translation of the play, made by the official translator of the...

A creator is someone who invents something that was not there before: being a scientist, an artist, an entrepreneur. Italian history boasts many examples of famous creators, beginning with Leonardo da Vinci, whose 500th anniversary from his death is celebrated this year. Together with the journalist Maria Teresa Cometto we have organized a series o...

From Thursday, March 21, 2019 to Friday, April 26, 2019. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Entrance: Free. Book Now. An exhibition curated by Patricia Belen, Greg D'Onofrio, Melania Gazzotti. Italian graphic design has had a lasting influence on the American visual and cultural lan...

Wednesday, March 20, 2019. From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm EST. Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Entrance: Free. Book Now. An evening dedicated to Milan with Stefano Boeri, architect and President of Fondazione La Triennale, in conversation with Noemi Bonazzi and Peter Eisenman, moderated by Matteo Milani. Stefan...

Tutti lo conoscono come padre del microchip, l’Intel 4004 ritenuto il primo microprocessore nella storia dell’informatica. Federico Faggin, classe 1941, di Vicenza e negli USA dal 1968, è stato ospite all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York nell’ambito del secondo appuntamento della sere “Italian Creators of our Time”, intervistato dalla giorn...

Monday, March 11, 2019. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Italian Cultural Institute of New York, 86 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 - USA. Entrance: Free. A conversation between Italian pianist Beatrice Rana and Harvey Sachs, writer and music historian, on the occasion of the young, yet renowned, musician's piano recital at Carnegie Hall. At twenty-four Be...

Last week the Italian Cultural Institute of New York opened its doors to the first event of a series of conversations with Italian professionals and creators led by the Italian journalist Maria Teresa Cometto, in collaboration with the Italian consulate. Elena Favilli, a writer, creator and entrepreneur, was the first guest of the series. She atten...

Punctures forced through the front and the back of acrylic on paper glued to canvas engage the eye in an intoxicating dance, as the bold, heavy, and textured brushstrokes send the viewer on a clockwise journey of Lucio Fontana’s "Spatial Concept" (Concetto Spaziale). The groundbreaking 1951 masterpiece by the painter, sculptor, and theorist regarde...

In this new series we will enjoy several conversations with American writers who will share their experiences of an Italian journey, be it real, imaginary, or metaphorical, but one that is personal and shows their bond with our country. The first encounter is with Michael Frank, whose talk is intriguingly titled "Making friends with Michele, my Ita...

When: Thursday, February 07, 2019 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York - Entrance : Free A creator is someone who invents something that was not there before: being a scientist, an artist, an entrepreneur. Italian history boasts many examples of famous creators, beginning with Leonardo da Vinci, whose 500th annive...