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Dear friends, as mentioned last month, there is great news in the world of We the Italians. After having screened many tour operators who had contacted us, we have established a partnership with Micromegas, which will help us to offer you experience tours in Italy, with several new features and special contents. The first tour we propose contains p...

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For the past two years, Montes-Bradley has been researching this documentary, which shines a spotlight on the illustrious Piccirilli family of Italian sculptors in America. Most notably recognized for their masterful creation of the seated Lincoln adorning the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., the Piccirillis’ impact on public art is undeniable....

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March 08 2024 18:00 (Local time). IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Marco Polo (and Dante). Journeys of knowledge. Lecture and Book Presentation by Prof. Giuseppe Mussardo, Theoretical Physics – SISSA Trieste and Prof. Gaspare Polizzi, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno – Firenze. Sky and Earth. Travelling with Dante Alighieri and Marco Polo offers histori...

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C’è un’Italia nella Hall of Fame del basket negli Stati Uniti, tre italiani che rappresentano una storia, sofferenze, successi, sogni. Il più vincente allenatore Sandro Gamba, e poi Cesare Rubini e Dino Meneghin. Una storia tutta italiana che ruota intorno al rapporto tra la guerra e lo sport, tra un coach e i suoi ragazzi. Tutto in un docufilm (53...

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Wednesday February 21 2024 5 PM (Local time). Italian Cultural Institute in New York, 686 Park Avenue, New York, NY. BASILICATË: A research and documentation project on Lucanian culture in the world. The title “BASILICATE” indicates the plurality of forms taken on by Lucanian culture in the countries where the emigrants’ communities reside. The pro...

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The presentation of the first print issue of IlNewyorkese, the flagship newspaper for Italians in New York founded by Davide Ippolito, was held in New York at the Italian Cultural Institute. The event was introduced by Institute Director Professor Fabio Finotti and moderated by journalist Mattia Iovane, editorial director of Il Newyorkese. The pane...

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Trash to Beauty: A Case Study of how Peccioli, a small Tuscan hillside town, turned a landfill into an engine of social, economic, ecological, political and cultural change. Curated by Brett Littman. Exhibition opening February 19, 2024 | 6PM. On view from February 19 to May 3, 2024. Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue, NY, from 10AM to 4PM...

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“The Glove School” exhibition has opened in New York, at the Italian Cultural Institute after a successful run in Italy. The exhibition, scheduled during LINEAPELLE, was organized in collaboration with the Chiroteca Business Network, formed by companies such as Gala Gloves, Artigiano del guanto, Andreano, Gargiulo Leather, and joined together with...

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On the occasion of Giorno della memoria 2024 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day), literary scholar Gabriella Romani in conversation with director Fabio Finotti presents Lost Bread by Edith Bruck, which she translated with David Yanoff. The Italian original, Il pane perduto (2021), was a finalist for the prestigious Premio Strega. Born in Hung...

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Tuesday January 16 2024, 6 PM. IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi in conversation with the director of IIC-NY Fabio Finotti. Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi are Italian journalists and authors, wife and husband with a daughter and two grandchildren, in New York since 2000 and US citizens since 2018. What is “The...

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