Forse non tutti sanno che nel 1787 Thomas Jefferson, il terzo presidente degli Stati Uniti d’America, all’epoca ambasciatore a Parigi, intraprese un tour della durata di circa venti giorni (dal 14 aprile al 2 maggio) alla volta del Nord Italia, visitando le città di Torino, Milano e Genova. La sua esperienza è documentata in modo dettagliato in mol...

"Thomas Jefferson - An Italian President" è il titolo della mostra - e della conferenza ad esso correlata – che sarà inaugurata il 23 marzo presso Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò a New York. L’esposizione multimediale curata da Maria Cristina Loi del Politecnico di Milano, che l’ha pure progettata insieme a Veronica Rigonat, resterà aperta sino al 18...

When: Friday, March 24, 2017, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Casa Italiana at New York University | 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011This is a free event for NOIAW members. Spaces are limited. RSVP today. In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to join us for an evening commemorating the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy...

The next round of applications for the Tiro a Segno Visiting Fellowship in Italian Studies will be accepted from now until April 7, 2017, for positions to be held in Spring 2019 and Spring 2021. Please see details below if you are interested in applying. The Department of Italian Studies and the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University i...

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2017, KIT - Kairos Italy Theater announces its upcoming US Premiere production of "The Worth of Women." KIT-Kairos Italy Theater, the preeminent Italian theater company in New York City, brings to the stage the US premiere of The Worth of Women, a theatrical adaptation of a book written by Moderata Fonte...

“BlaxploItalian,” the documentary exploring director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu’s quest to uncover Black film images in his native Italy, leading him to discover a century-long heritage of Black actors, native and foreign, in Italian cinema, will have a special screening in New York City on Tuesday, February 7th.  This will be followed with screenings at L...

Book Presentation of: Governo OmbraI documenti segreti degli USA sull'Italia degli Anni di piombo(Rizzoli, 2012) byMaurizio Molinari The author in conversation with:Umberto Gentiloni, historian, Sapienza Università di RomaRichard Gardner, former United States Ambassador to Italy, Professor Emeritus, Columbia UniversityJoseph LaPalombara, Yale Un...

By Beatrice Bondi Lunedì sera presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della New York University è stata inaugurata la mostra fotografica Renaissance Ideal Cities, che vede protagoniste le due affascinanti città rinascimentali Pienza e Sabbioneta, entrambe riconosciute Patrimonio Mondiale dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO. Seppur situate in due differenti r...

An evening of theater to uncover similarities and differences between Boccaccio, Machiavelli and Shakespeare. Following their productions of Machiavelli's The Mandrake Root and of the three Boccaccio novellas from the Decameron that inspired it, KIT - Kairos Italy Theater, Casa Italiana's Company in Residence - is now exploring Shakespeare's work...

If you're seeking a smorgasbord of cultural stimulation, New York City is the place to go — except, as Laura Caparrotti discovered when moved to the Big Apple from Italy in 1996, authentic Italian theater. So she set out to change that.   "I started to do Italian theater because there was a real need," says Laura, 48, president and founding...