The Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with the McLoughlin Gallery and Smith Lumen brand design, and with Nerospinto Magazine as media partner, presents the first institutional solo exhibition in the United States of Max Papeschi, one of the most hauntingly confrontational and politically incorrect Italian artists.  ...

The IIC and our language school, the IIS, are moving to a new location at 601 Van Ness Avenue (Opera Plaza) at the beginning of September. The new offices are close to a Bart and Muni station and the City Hall as well as the Hayes district with all its restaurants, cafes, bakeries and interesting shops. The Opera Plaza building itself is full of sh...

By Mauro Battocchi   The momentum of cultural exchange between Naples and San Francisco has been going strong for some time. The exchange has included rare jewels and costumes, cooperation on human rights, the startup scene and, of course, the historic joint performance of Verdi's Requiem by the SF Opera and Naple's Teatro di San Carlo. &nb...

By combining Piranesi's famous "Vedute di Roma" drawings with photographs of today's Rome from the same vantage point, the screening will present a striking layered view of Rome. A unique exploration in archaeology and visual perspective. Register here   Information Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Italian...

Date: Tuesday, December 09, 2014Time: 6:30 PM.Location: IIC (814 Montgomery Street, San Francisco)Organized by: IICclick here for brochure Dionisio Cimarelli is considered to be the greatest Italian sculptor to have lived and worked in China, and his long residence there, combined with his blending of Chinese and Italian styles, have led to compar...

Date: Friday, April 22, 2016. Time: 6:30 PM. Location: IIC (601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, San Francisco). Organized by: IIC in collaboration with: Amici Americani della Mille Miglia; California Mille; Automobile Club di Mantova. Events relating to the California Mille vintage car race. The Manifold Wonders of Mantova, a p...

International prize-winning violinist Francesca dePasquale is an emerging star in the classical music world and winner of the 2010 Irving M. Klein International String Competition. She is also the 2014 recipient of the highly prestigious Lenore Annenberg Fellowship for the Performing and Visual Arts. Ms. dePasquale will be accompanied by San Franci...

Celebrating 10 years of enduring partnerships and commitment to bringing the best in contemporary design to San Francisco, DZINE is honored to host internationally renowned architect and designer Piero Lissoni in celebration of the exhibition "1:1 Piero Lissoni" in San Francisco.   Opening on September 3rd, the month long multi-media exhibit...

Is there a different, distinct leadership style for female professionals across cultures? Should their mantra be "Lean in", as Sheryl Sandberg puts it ("Facciamoci avanti" in the Italian version of the book), or "Thrive", as Arianna Huffington suggests? As the link between culture, gender, and leadership style is hotly debated by companies ar...

When: Thursday,  4 August 2016 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm  Organized from : Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco - Entrance: Free The San Francisco Italian Institute of Culture will host a talk on the extraordinary career of Pino Masnata.   Dr. Roberto Masnata of Stradella, Italy, will speak about his father's...