ONLINE GUIDED TOUR – “DONATELLO, THE FIRST OF THE MODERNS” with “The Grand Tour”
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, universally known just as Donatello, can be considered the most important sculptor of early the Renaissance. Born in Florence in 1386 , Donatello used his humanistic background to develop a complete Renaissance style in sculpture and he worked with stone, bronze, wood, clay, stucco, and wax. His most important […]
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LUNEDÌ AL CINEMA LIVE – Film screening “La migliore offerta” (2013) by Giuseppe Tornatore ENG sub ITA
‘La migliore offerta’ is a film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, which tells the story of Virgil Oldman, a sixty-year-old antiques dealer and auctioneer and his encounter with Claire, a young heiress of a wealthy family intent on selling the precious objects that furnish her villa. A love story, set in Vienna, between truth and fiction […]
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DIFF – DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – Film screening “Vermiglio” (119’ – 2024) By Maura Delpero ITA sub ENG In the presence of the two leading actors
From 20 February to 2 March, the DIFF – Dublin International Film Festival, which brings together the best of world film production, will take place in Dublin. Thanks to the collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture, the film ‘Vermiglio’ (119′ – 2024) by Maura Delpero will be screened on Sunday 23 February 2025 at […]
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VIVA IL CARNEVALE! Italian Carnival party for families in collaboration with Com.It.Es Ireland
Saturday 22 February 2025 from 2.30 to 5 pm Thomas Prior Hall – Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge Merrion Rd, Dublin 4 – Parking 3 euro/h SOLD OUT – ADMISSION WITH BOOKING CONFIRMATION E-MAIL ONLY Come and celebrate Carnival with us! In a beautiful hall in Ballsbridge, with plenty of parking available (for a fee of 3 […]
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WHEN OLIVETTI INVENTED THE PC Screening of the documentary (52 min) ITA sub ENG
On the occasion of the ‘Italian Design Day 2025’, organised yearly by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with ADI – Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, we resume the series of events around Italian style and design by screening the documentary film entitled ‘When Olivetti invented the PC’, which narrates the concept and […]
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ONLINE GUIDED TOUR “DOMUS AUREA, NERO’S URBAN VILLA” with “The Grand Tour” – in English
After a devastating fire which destroyed much of the centre of Rome in 64 AD, the emperor Nero began building a new enormous residence, which because of its splendour went by the name of “Domus Aurea”, the Golden House. It became famous for the sumptuous decorations in which gold and precious stones were added to […]
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LUNEDÌ AL CINEMA LIVE – Film screening “Il Grande Spirito” (2019) by Sergio Rubini ITA sub ENG
‘Il Grande Spirito’ (2019) is a film directed by Sergio Rubini, which tells the story of Tonino, a petty thief always looking for the big catch. When he finds himself with the loot of a robbery in his hands, he’s forced to escape through Taranto’s rooftops. Among these rooftops, an encounter with a strange character […]
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Book Launch “La ricreazione è finita” with author Dario Ferrari – In Italian
The Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin is delighted to welcome Dario Ferrari for the presentation of his award-winning novel La ricreazione è finita. Praised by Antonio D’Orrico (Corriere della Sera) as “the best novel of recent times“, this brilliantly sharp and darkly humorous work has received widespread acclaim, winning the Premio Flaiano Narrativa 2023, the […]
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“ITALIA ‘900” CASELLA, PILATI, BUSONI, RESPIGHI Concert for flute and piano by the duo Rebecca Taio and Alberto Chines
Thursday 30 January 2025 6.30 pm, St. Ann’s Church – 18 Dawson Street Dublin, D02 YV57 The new concert season of the Italian Institute of Culture 2025 opens with an exceptional concert for flute and piano by the duo of Rebecca Taio and Alberto Chines. Together they will offer an evening entirely dedicated to 20th […]
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AUTHOR DARIO VOLTOLINI IN DUBLIN As part of the Institute’s Italian Book Club. Moderator: Enrica Ferrara. In Italian and English.
Wednesday 29 January 2025 6.30 p.m. Italian Institute of Culture, Pavilion Hall We are pleased to host Dario Voltolini, author of the novel ‘Invernale’, for a meeting with readers at our Institute. ‘Invernale’ is the story of a man who works as a butcher and his slow decline, due to an unexpected accident. His son […]
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