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2015 will mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri in 1265, and the 31st year since the first Lectura Dantis Newberrania.   This lecture examines Dante’s description of the shape, motion, size, color, and configuration of the three giri (“rounds”) of the Trinity in Paradiso 33.115-120, in order to envision what the Pilgrim...

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Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Thursday, October 22, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)Chicago, IL. "Dante and the Limits of the Law", a book presentation by Professor Justin Steinberg, University of Chicago with the participation of Emanuele Coccia, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris"Dante and the L...

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On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day,the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Silvio Marchetti,is pleased to invite you to "The Thread of Memory - projects and experiences on the memories of the Holocaust in Saluzzo and the Province of Cuneo" with the participation of Paolo Allemano, Mayor of Saluzzo, Sandro C...

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The Director of the Italian Cultural InstituteSilvio Marchettiis pleased to invite you to the exhibition:   "Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri: The American West through Italian Eyes" Meet the Artist. Serpieri is one of the leading European comics artist in U.S. This exhibition showcases Serpieriʼs love for images of the American West, that he conso...

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The Italian Cultural Institute presents Andreas Vesalius (1515-1564): A Pioneer in Medicine, a lecture by Prof. Damiano Rondelli, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, on Nov. 19, at 6 p.m.   Professor Rondelli will talk about the life of Andreas Vesalius, a professor of anatomy at the University of Padova, who in 154...

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Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 Hours: 2:30 p.m. Site: Navy Pier - 600 E Grand Ave - Chicago, IL 60611 In collaboration with: http://expochicago.com/_dialogues Featuring Artist Diego Perrone, Curator Ilaria Bonacossa, Director of MUSEION Letizia Ragaglia, and Founder of ARTUNER Eugenio Re Rebaudengo   Presented as part of EXPO Chic...

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Screening of The White Sheik (Il sciecco bianco, 1952, 83 min.) by Federico Fellini with Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, and Brunella Bovoin Italian with English subtitles   Tuesday, February 3rd at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute Join us for the first screening of Italian films of the season! A selection of films by Federico Fellini will...

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Dear Friends of the Italian Cultural Institute, I am pleased to inform you that the Bel Canto Foundation will be presenting the following lecture: Prof. ILARIA DIOLI, Sacred Heart University of Piacenza, Italy   Friday, August 2, 2013 AT 6:30 PMMonastero's Ristorante & Banquets - 3935 W. Devon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60659 A...

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The promotion all over the world of the Italian system, crucial for such a rich country that can offer so much to the world, has definitely been improving in these last few years. This is one of the cases where the crisis has had the effect of developing creativity, cutting where it had to be done, and watch a new leadership growing. We have alrea...

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Francesco Rosi was one of Italy's most acclaimed and influential film-makers from the 1950s to the '90s.  Committed to portraying social issues, he continued the post-war neo-realist style, often examining corruption and criminality in his movies. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.   "Hands O...

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