POLI-TECH STORIES. The science of stars and stones: introduction to Archaeoastronomy
The Politecnico di Milano meets the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin. Through its teachers, the Polytechnic tells stories of polytechnic culture: stories of science, technology and creativity, of goals achieved by its great masters, of future visions. Giulio Magli, professor of Archaeoastronomy, will hold an online lesson on the Zoom platform. Archaeoastronomy is the science […]
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Book Club: “Wandering Through the Ruins of the Crumbling Cities” – A Conversation with Nadia Terranova
For the series of literary encounters linked to the Book Club of our Institute, we are pleased to host the online conversation with the writer Nadia Terranova, author of the novel “Trema la notte” (Einaudi, 2022) The event will be held online on the 11th of May at 18.30, moderated by Enrica Maria Ferrara and […]
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Online Guided Tour with Artaway “Arte Povera in Rome” in English
A visit to the discovery of Arte Povera in the city of Rome through the works of its main representatives: the installations of Pascali and Pistoletto in the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art and the works of Boetti and Merz at MAXXI. We will talk about the exhibition of live horses at the […]
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“Short Shorts” festival in Ireland – Europe Day
Between 8th and 10th of May join the Cultural Institutes of the European Union in their celebration of Europe Day. On the 8th and 9th of May you’ll get a change to see the 10 shorts presented at the festival “Short Shorts 2021” thanks to free screenings in Dublin, Cork and online!! Monday 9th and […]
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Exhibition of illustrations by Valeria Petrone “Creatures of Wonder” – “Illustrazione italiana 2022”
In the context of the series “Illustrazione italiana 2022” thursday May 5th at 6 pm will be launched, in the rooms located at the first floor of our Institute, the exhibition “Creatures of Wonder”, a collection of 23 drawings, 9 paintings and a fine art ceramic piece by Italian illustrator Valeria Petrone. “Creatures of Wonder” […]
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Italian Records Night 2022 – A night of Italian tunes on vinyl
The Italian Institute of Culture, in collaboration with Nowhere Music, is delighted to present the first “Italian Records Night” in 2022. We selected a number of DJs based in Dublin (both beginners and experts) to play their Italian LPs loud and clear on a fantastic Hi-Fi system kindly provided by “The Big Romance”. We will […]
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Dublin book launch “Mario Luzi, Persone nel viaggio: Venti poesie tradotte da venti poeti irlandesi” edited by Alessandro Gentili
Tuesday 3 May at 6pm at the Italian Institute of Culture will take place the presentation of the book “Mario Luzi, Persone nel viaggio: Venti poesie tradotte da venti poeti irlandesi” edited by Alessandro Gentili. Book in bilingual edition English-Italian Twenty amongst the greatest Irish contemporary poets have paid homage to Mario Luzi, by translating […]
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Lunedì al cinema: Free online screening of “The Goddess of Fortune” – ITA SUB ENG
“The Goddess of Fortune” is a 2019 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek, with Stefano Accorsi, Jasmine Trinca and Edoardo Leo. Alessandro and Arturo have been together for over 15 years and, despite the feeling they still have for each other, their relationship is now at crisis. When Alessandro’s best friend, out of the blue, […]
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Lunchtime Concerts at the IIC – “Sonatas between Italy and Ireland” with Francesca De Nardi (piano) and Davide Forti (cello) aka “Sonas Duo”
On the 29th of April the IIC will host the second in a series of free “Lunchtime concerts” which will take place between 1.00 and 2.00 pm in the Pavilion room in our premises. “Sonas Duo”, featuring Francesca De Nardi on the piano and Davide Forti at the cello, will perform challenging pieces from their […]
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Online Guided tour with Artaway: “How were the Italians’ holidays” in Italian
A journey to discover the holidays of Italians between the Fifties and Sixties supported by the precious material of the Touring Club Italiano, whose history has been fundamental for the evolution of Italian tourism and for the knowledge of our country. After a necessary historical premise on the phenomenon of the economic boom, the tour […]
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