LEONARDO500: Leonardo’s Books. New Light on Leonardo’s Intellectual World
In our age, Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as an outstanding genius, the lonely forerunner of modern science and technology, able to read directly in the great Book of Nature without the mediation of culture or literacy. His manuscripts tell another reality: that of a man deeply rooted in his times, in dialogue with contemporary […]
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“I LOVE WASTE, WORKING WITH WASTE – Luisa Cevese e il progetto Riedizioni”
On the occasion of the third annual Italian Design Day, the special initiative launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to promote contemporary Italian Design in the world, Luisa Cevese, who was selected as 2019 Ambassador of Italian Design for Los Angeles, will present her exhibit “I LOVE WASTE, WORKING WITH […]
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Poetry Reading: Gabriele Tinti’s “Mercury”
Award-winning Italian poet Gabriele Tinti presents his new poems, inspired by the museum’s ancient Roman sculpture, The Bateman Mercury. Currently on view in the galleries of To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800, the sculpture harkens back to a time when the ancient Roman world’s pantheon of deities represented important human qualities […]
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Chef Fabio Ugoletti: Pranzo Emiliano-Romagnolo
Second meeting with Fabio Ugoletti, this time with a new menu from Emilia Romagna. Space is limited, RSVP required calling (310) 824-7408 Info at https://bit.ly/2OV9CKH Aperitivo – Chizze reggiane (fried bread stuffed with Parmigiano-Reggiano)– Cipolline borettane al Balsamico (Balsamic vinegar glazed onion, baby spinach, crunchy guanciale, pear, red beets, walnut) Tortelli di ZuccaButternut squash and amaretti […]
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BETWEEN TWO SEAS #3: Southern Italy meets Southern California
Nine contemporary Italian artists from the South of Italy (Apulia) are coming to California for the last part of “Between two Seas”. This contemporary art project, curated by Carmelo Cipriani (Italy) and Luigia Martelloni (U.S.A.), is focused on the mutual valorization of the local creativity and the creation of a dialogue between different cultures and […]
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Chiara Guidi’s “The Land of Earthworms”
Part of the 2019 Revolutions International Theatre Festival of Albuquerque, Chiara Guidi‘s The Land of Earthworms is a deeply touching children’s play examining death, freely inspired by Euripides’ Alcestis. This AMERICAN PREMIERE is organized by Societas Raffaello Sanzio with the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Mexico and Tricklock Company’s Global […]
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New Mexico Italian Film & Culture Festival
The week-long celebration showcases the best of Italian cinema and the richness of Italian culture and tradition, while contributing local charities aimed at promoting arts and healthy lifestyle programs. Organized by Italian Festivals of New Mexico in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles. Info at https://bit.ly/2DKZCRh
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Italy@SXSW – South by Southwest
The annual Italy@SXSW delegation, the world’s largest set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences, returns to Austin from March 10 to March 13 with a groundbreaking live music initiative. This year Italy goes bigger and better with the most well represented showing at South by Southwest Conference and Festivals. On March 14, the […]
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“Italian Class: Change, Motivate, Entertain”
A FREE educational workshop “Italian Class: Change, Motivate, Entertain”, organized by Edilingua, in collaboration with Lingua Viva, Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles, Istituto Italiano Scuola, Fondazione Italia. The workshop is directed to teachers of Italian to adults, teenagers and the youngest. For 4 CEU. Register by sending an email to classes.iicla@esteri.it by March 6, 2019. Full program […]
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MEET Italy | Maurizio Vecchione on The Power of Developing World Technology: Reverse Innovation
Meet inventor and entrepreneur Maurizio Vecchione, for a inspiring discussion about innovation and new processes to improve the world. Maurizio will tell us about his experience at the Global Good Fund, an entity funded by Bill Gates and focused on inventing technology to solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges. We might be in the middle […]
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