GUIDED WALK “Dublin’s Palazzi: townhouses, banks & insurance” from Iveagh House to O’Connell Street – in English
Wednesday 23 April 2025 2.30pm start at Iveagh House (St. Stephen’s Green) to O’Connell Street. With the rediscovery of Italian historic architecture in the 18th century by Grand Tourists to Italy and the sophisticated patron, the language of the Palazzo was transposed to these Islands. In Dublin alone, there was a succession of grand townhouses […]
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ONLINE GUIDED TOUR – “VILLA LANTE E IL SACRO BOSCO DI BOMARZO” – In English
Tuesday 22 April, 6.30 p.m., among the towns and villages surrounding Viterbo, the online guided tour starts in Bagnaia to discover the beautiful Villa Lante: built in the 16th century for the Cardinal of Viterbo, it became the property of the Lante della Rovere family. A labyrinth, large fountains and allegorical decorations surprise visitors, but […]
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SECOND RECITAL DI ARIE D’OPERA – WITH WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA AT RIAM WHYTE HALL
After the first, well-attended welcome on the occasion of the Recital of Opera Arias last 4 March, the series of concerts in collaboration with Wexford Festival Opera continues. The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to present the second free concert scheduled for Wednesday 16 April 2025, at 6.30 p.m. Held in the sumptuous venue […]
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AUTHOR CRISTINA BATTOCLETTI in Dublin
Please join us for an unmissable evening with Cristina Battocletti, author of “Epigenetica” (La Nave di Teseo, 2025), who will meet her readers here at the Institute. Her novel, which won the Flaiano Award 2024, follows the protagonist Maria and her journey towards establishing herself as a writer after being abandoned by her father during […]
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ONLINE GUIDED TOUR “ALLA CORTE DEI GONZAGA: MANTOVA E IL PALAZZO TÈ” – In Italian
Tuesday 8 April 6.30 p.m., a new appointment with our virtual guided tours is coming up, this time in Italian. Join us on a journey through the streets and palaces of the beautiful city of Mantua, a renowned cultural and political center of the 16th century under the rule of the Gonzaga family. During this […]
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N.I.C.E. ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IRELAND 2025 – Opening of the 4th edition in Dublin with the film ‘Gloria!’ by M. Vicario – Ita sub Eng
The 4th edition of N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival Ireland will kick off in Dublin the 3rd April with ad unmissable event at ODEON POINT SQUARE CINEMA DUBLIN! Join us for the screening of the film “Gloria!” by Margherita Vicario (2024), a brilliant and well-paced film featuring an astonishing cast of young actors and emerging […]
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Book presentation “Pasolini e i giovani” with the author Roberto Carnero
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 6.30 p.m. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to host Prof. Roberto Carnero (University of Bologna), who will present his latest book, Pasolini e i giovani (Interlinea, 2024), in dialogue with Marco Bellardi (UCD). Young people are a […]
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N.I.C.E. ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL IRELAND 2025 for the first time in Limerick
From Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 March 2025 at TUS Millenium Theatre, Moylish Campus, Limerick The fourth edition of the N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival Ireland 2025 kicks off with an exceptional new addition. Thanks to a collaboration with the Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), the Festival will further broaden its horizons with […]
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DANTE’S INFERNO RELOADED – an exhibition curated by Serena Laiena and Giulia M. Cipriani (UCD) – in Italian and English
Wednesday 26 March from 6 p.m., Italian Institute of Culture. As part of the celebrations for Dantedì 2025, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to host an exhibition entitled Dante’s Inferno Reloaded. The exhibition features works produced by students of University College Dublin. The last part of the event will be devoted to the renowned international […]
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ONLINE GUIDED TOUR “FIRENZE AL TEMPO DI DANTE” with “The Grand Tour” – in English
Tuesday 25 March, 6.30 p.m, ONLINE 760 years ago, Dante Alighieri was born, and the Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin honors him with a guided tour dedicated to him and his “grand villa”: Florence. We will explore the poet’s birthplace and his house-museum, accompanied by Mario Bernardi from The Grand Tour platform. We’ll dive […]
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