On the occasion of Giorno della memoria 2024 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day), literary scholar Gabriella Romani in conversation with director Fabio Finotti presents Lost Bread by Edith Bruck, which she translated with David Yanoff. The Italian original, Il pane perduto (2021), was a finalist for the prestigious Premio Strega. Born in Hung...

Tuesday January 16 2024, 6 PM. IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi in conversation with the director of IIC-NY Fabio Finotti. Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi are Italian journalists and authors, wife and husband with a daughter and two grandchildren, in New York since 2000 and US citizens since 2018. What is “The...

In a captivating evening hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, the region of Basilicata took center stage with its rich cultural heritage. The event saw the presence of Fabio Finotti, the director of the Institute, Consul General Fabrizio Di Michele, and the President of Basilicata, Vito Bardi, who provided a journey into the treasu...

New Italian Cinema Events - is a cultural organization founded by Viviana Del Bianco in Florence. Its primary goal is to promote contemporary independent Italian cinema worldwide through film screenings and cultural events in Europe, the United States, and Asia. This Fall, N.I.C.E. returns to the United States, celebrating its 33rd edition dedicate...

There are over 40 events scheduled from November 13th to 19th in the United States for the eighth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, an integrated promotion initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled in 2023 “At the table with Italian cuisine: well-being with taste.” In the background, there is the candidacy of...

Exhibition "Under the stars of Giotto": from November 14, 2023 6PM, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 686 Park Avenue, NY. The Exhibition will remain open until January 31, 2024. Monday through Friday 10AM to 4PM. Saturday and Sunday 11AM to 4PM. Giotto was the painter who transformed Western art. Giotto was able to blend realism and spirituality, man...

Mission to the United States and Canada for Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio. On Monday, October 30, the Guardasigilli will meet in Washington at the Department of Justice with his U.S. counterpart, Attorney General, Merrick Garland. In Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Thursday, Nov. 2, Minister Nordio is scheduled to hold working meetings with...

The Hon. Christian Di Sanzo, elected to the North and Central American Repartition, received at the IIC in New York the Caruso Tribute Award Prize, organized by Melos International and dedicated to Enrico Caruso, in recognition of his work for the dissemination of Italian culture in North America, with special emphasis on the younger generation. Th...

On the 13th October evening at the Italian Institute of Culture in New York City, we were escorted through time and legacy with the compelling documentary, "AP Giannini: Bank to the Future." Co-directed by the Italians Valentina Signorelli and Cecilia Zoppelletto, this cinematic exploration into the life and impact of financial visionary AP Giannin...

“The Grand Italian Vision. The Farnesina Collection” is an enthralling journey through the history of Italian art from the 1900s to the present day, by means of 71 works selected from the extraordinary art collection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic.  The only public institution in the world t...