Istituto Di Cultura - Dublino

On Monday 4 April 2022, an issue of the literary magazine The Riveter was published entirely dedicated to contemporary Italian literature in English translation It was masterfully curated by Rosie Goldsmith, who selected the best contemporary Italian authors and the most renowned professionals in the publishing sector....

Italian artist Federico Massa (a.k.a. Iena Cruz) will participate to the 2022 edition of Waterford Walls Festival. Waterford Walls is Ireland’s largest International Street Art Festival taking place for its 8th year from 12th to 21st August 2022. Over 24 national and international artists will create large scale m...

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...

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 latest work realized for Waterford Walls and will present pictures of precedent works done in Rome and New York (where he realized the city’s first carbon ne...

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...

Un’occasione unica per assistere a due monologhi teatrali in lingua italiana in occasione del 50mo anniversario dalla morte dello scrittore Dino Buzzati. L’atto unico “La telefonista” (1964) è uno dei quattro che Dino Buzzati dedicò alle donne, e racconta con una vena squisitament...

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...

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 is Michelangelo. With his David and the King of Israel, Michelangelo not only depicted the...

A selection of short videos in English, presented at the last edition of the Italian Fusion Festival, that combines elements of both Italian and Irish cultures. Italian Fusion Festival is the main Italian festival in Europe organized by Radio Dublino, the only Irish radio programme in Italian. Since its start, the short...

Torna la rassegna “Lunedì al Cinema” con proiezioni gratuite dal vivo all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Lunedì 19 settembre vedremo insieme il film “Mine vaganti” (2010) di Ferzan Özpetek. Il film, ambientato nella soleggiata Puglia, affronta il tema della famiglia contemporane...

Il 22 settembre si terrà il quinto concerto gratuito della serie “Concerti all’ora di pranzo” (di circa 45 min.) che si terranno tra le ore 13 e le 14 nella Sala Pavillion del nostro Istituto. Il pianista Franceso Turrisi, premiato quest’anno con un Grammy Award nella sezione Folk Music, inte...

Giovedì 22 settembre alle ore 18.00 verrà inaugurata, presso le sale al primo piano dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura, la mostra "Osservo, immagino in punta di matita" dell’illustratore Daniele Trombetti, con la curatela di Max Cope. La mostra raccoglie 20 disegni sui temi del viaggio, quasi oniric...

Una serata ricca di diverse e sorprendenti proposte musicali dall'Italia in occasione della “Culture Night 2022”. Venerdì 23 settembre dalle ore 17 alle 21.30 potrete assistere all’installazione di videoarte e musica contemporanea dal titolo “Farnesina: Digital Art Experience”...

During the 9th century A.C. the Arabics invaded Sicily moving from North Africa, they conquered Palermo in 831 e the whole island in 965. Subsequently, under the Normans' rule, Sicily underwent a period of great artistic and cultural development, which is reflected in the great monuments realized during that period. The...