Exhibition by Daniele Trombetti within the series of exhibitions “The Art of Italian Illustrations 2022″
On Thursday 22 September the exhibition of original illustrations by Daniele Trombetti entitled “I observe, I imagine from the tip of a pencil” was inaugurated. It is the fourth in a series of five belonging to the cycle “L’Illustrazione italiana 2022” which brings to Dublin a total of 5 exhibitions by 6 artists (5 Italians […]
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WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD – Competition for university students: “A podcast in Italian”
University students of Italian can participate to the competition by recording an audio podcast in Italian of max 5 minutes. Winners will receive their prizes in Dublin and will be interviewed in a special episode of “Radio Dublino”, during which their podcast will be broadcasted.
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Lunedì al Cinema LIVE – Screening of the movie “Mine vaganti” (Loose Cannons, 2010) by Ferzan Özpetek – In Italian with English subtitles
“Lunedì al Cinema” (Mondays at the Movies) festival is back with free live projections at the Italian Institute of Culture. On Monday 19th September we will watch together “Mine vaganti” (Loose Cannons), a 2010 film by di Ferzan Özpetek. The movie, set in sunny Apulia, tells of a modern family and of its various aspects […]
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Michelangelo’s David – Online guided tour on the artist’s masterpiece
To sculpt beautiful human figures from marble would be the merits of a gifted artist. But only a genius with God-given talent is able to breathe life to pure Carrara Marble and transform stone to living, corpulent flesh, and that genius is Michelangelo. With his David and the King of Israel, Michelangelo not only depicted […]
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POLI-TECH STORIES: “Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini: the recent conservation history of a masterpiece” – with Professor Lucia Toniolo – IN ENGLISH
About 20 years ago the interest around the last sculpture by Michelangelo, was raised to the attention of the safeguard entities because of the project of a new exhibition site and a collaborative research project carried out under the responsibility of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the restorer company CBC. This important sculpture, considered […]
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“La telefonista/Sola in casa” – Two single acts by Dino Buzzati – Scenic interpretation of the theatrical pieces in Italian
Scenic interpretation of the theatrical pieces “La telefonista” (1964) and “Sola in casa” (1958) in Italian. A unique occasion to listen to two theatrical monologues by Dino Buzzati. “La telefonista” (1964), starring Antonella Morassutti, is one of the four single acts that see a woman as a protagonist and tells the story of a hotel […]
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Women in Dino Buzzati’s oeuvre – Conference organized at UCD in Italian and English
This conference is included in a wider network of world-wide events dedicated to Dino Buzzati, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his death. The event is organised in collaboration with Associazione Internazionale Dino Buzzati, the University College Dublin, and the Italian Institute of Culture Dublin. In Italian and English. Free admission. Click HERE […]
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Cruise on the Mediterranean – Discover some of the most beautiful Mediterranean cities through the words of famous women
A cruise in stages through four iconic cities: Naples, Palermo, Athens and Tunis, through the stories of extraordinary women who have contributed to the common imagination of these places. From Maria Callas, the unmistakable Greek voice, to Sofia Loren, the symbol of Naples; from Letizia Battaglia, who told the story of Palermo through her photographs, […]
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Art and Climate Change – A talk with experts and artists
An evening event in celebration of new artwork by artist Federico Massa (a.k.a. Iena Cruz), with a series of talks by experts and artists on Art and Climate Change. On the occasion of a residency of street artist Federico “Iena Cruz” Massa at the Italian Institute of Culture – Dublin, the artist will present his […]
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Writing the World Wars – Conference dedicated to comparative studies of war writing
The World Wars are two historical events that were characterized by an abundance of documents written by individuals. The upsurge of popular writings concerned all the countries that were involved in both Wars. These documents are important both historically and linguistically. The study of war writings has always been extremely important but it has been […]
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