As it stands, 120 cultural and nonprofit groups across the U.S. are rallying support for the creation of a Smithsonian museum of Italian American history in the nation’s capital. Leaders and members of the Italian American Congressional Caucus, in collaboration with the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO), sp...
READ MOREOn February 13 the Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted Meet Your Woman In Science, a mentoring event celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promoted by the UN. “When the Embassy launched the Week of Women and Girls in Science two years ago, our goal was to raise awareness and advocate for more equitable access for women i...
READ MORECongressman Tom Suozzi wants to give back to his heritage. The first-generation Italian-American has introduced the bipartisan National Museum of Italian American History Commission Act. The legislation would start a planning commission to examine the possibility of creating a Smithsonian Museum of Italian American History on the Washington Mall....
READ MOREIl Cinema Ritrovato on Tour, a five-day cinephile festival, is scheduled to start on March 5, 2025, and run through March 9, 2025. The event is organized by the Italian Program and the Program in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. The Festival co sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and presen...
READ MOREFebruary 2025 Development opportunities in the US for Italian companies: a study by The European House - Ambrosetti
READ MOREThe Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with Georgetown University, presents the book by Francesco Cotticelli and Paologiovanni Maione, “Enrico Caruso: L’uomo, l’artista, il divo” (2024, Hollitzer ed.) The authors, Professor Francesco Cotticelli (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) and Professor Paologiovanni Maio...
READ MORELast October 25 the Italian Embassy in Washington hosted the presentation of an extraordinary strategic study on development opportunities in the US for Italian companies, prepared by The European House - Ambrosetti (TEHA) and masterfully narrated in front of an audience of more than 100 Italian and American stakeholders by Lorenzo Tavazzi, Senior...
READ MOREPlease support H.R. 9987 National Museum of Italian American History Commission Act, which would create a planning commission to examine the feasibility of establishing a Smithsonian Museum of Italian American History. Every major Italian American organization in the country has endorsed this bill. All of the bipartisan Chairs and Co-Chairs of th...
READ MOREOn the 25th anniversary of the opening of its current location, the Embassy of Italy in Washington yesterday honored the creators of the “Palazzo sul Potomac” (“Palace on the Potomac”) during an evening dedicated to Piero Sartogo and the significance of Italian architecture in the United States. The Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia,...
READ MOREU.S. Rep. Mike Rulli, R-Salem, welcomed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday. As the newly appointed co-chair of the bipartisan Italian-American Congressional Delegation, Rulli said he has a strong focus on deepening the bond between the nations. Meloni, Italy’s first female prime minister, has been...
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