Potentially Dangerous exposes the unknown story of how 600,000 Italians living in the U.S. during WWII were surveilled, stripped of their livelihoods and native language, and were forced to leave their homes; some were even sent to internment camps — all while one million of their sons were fighting and dying in Europe and the South Pacific to keep...

The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, hosted an event last night at Villa Firenze to celebrate Lamborghini’s 60th anniversary. “Lamborghini is a global icon and embodies the best of Italy’s industrial tradition, ever focused on innovation with the ambition to shape the future through advanced technologies and sustainable...

Roberta Marcenaro Lyon, co-founder and CEO of IMARK, announces Italian Design Week 2023, a series of immersive events in Washington DC. Join us on a journey of Italian culture and design from Sep 30th to Oct 4rd, and get transported to the heart and soul of Italy in celebration of Italian craftsmanship. This upcoming edition aims to captivate visit...

AMHS is pleased to present Professor Carmine Vittoria as the speaker at our next luncheon program at Casa Italiana in DC on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. MHS members may recall that Professor Vittoria gave us a talk in June 2019, just after he had finished his took “Bitter Chicory and Sweet Espresso,” his own story of hardship and surviv...

The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and Dupont Underground, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, present “Marmo | Marble. Carving the Future”, an exhibition promoted and organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with Confindustria Marmomacchine, the Italian Association of Pro...

National Organization of Italian American Women - Greater D.C. Region invites you to attend to Canova: Sketching in Clay. A Lecture Tour by David Gariff. September 14, 2023, 1 pm. National Gallery of Art, 6Th Street and Constitution, Washington DC. Members: $10 | Non Members: $20. Register here. Painters sketch their ideas drawing. But what about s...

The annual Hack-A-Sat contest, sponsored by the Space Force and Air Force Research Laboratory to help improve the cybersecurity of Defense Department satellites, literally got real this year — with Italy’s mHACKeroni beating out five international teams of cyber researchers vying to take control of a live, in orbit satellite. “We are so proud of th...

Today, the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, and the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic, Giorgia Meloni, met at the White House. They reaffirmed the unshakable alliance, strategic partnership, and deep friendship between the United States and Italy. The ties between Italy and the United States are rooted in...

Paisano's Pizza, the beloved Italian restaurant in the Virginia, Maryland, and DC region, is thrilled to announce an exciting extended partnership with the Washington Commanders football team. As part of this landmark agreement, Paisano's Pizza will be the first partner under new ownership and will continue to proudly serve as the official pizza of...

Over the past few days, the Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi was in the United States capital, where he met with the Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas. The two discussed several topics, including the fight against organised crime, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration – and broached the strengthening of cooperation in t...