Sculpture in the Age of Donatello
For the first time in New York an exhibition that will guide you through the captivating beauty of Renaissance. From February 20 the MOBIA, Museum of Biblical Art, will have on display twenty-three masterpieces representative of the Florentine Renaissance. A journey inside the Florence pf the 14th and 15th centuries, among the sculptures by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Luca della Robbia, Nanni di Bianco and many others.
"Mater, Maternity in Art" Exhibition Explores the Importance of the Maternity Figure
An exhibition designed to symbolize a journey through the awareness and understanding of the maternal figure not only biologically, but in cultural, societal, and religious aspects as well. The project also looks at the role of motherhood in Mediterranean culture.
Culture: The Real Soul of the Italian Economy
The Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and of Tourism in visit in New York. Dario Franceschini presented the government plan Art Bonus and the cultural program for Expo 2015 at the Italian Cultural Institute and at the Consulate General.
“Investing in culture is good for minds, and spirits of Italians, as wells as for the Italian Economy”
Cultura. La vera anima dell’economia italiana
Dario Franceschini, Ministro dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo a New York. Nel corso della sua intensa visita ha presentato, all’Istituto Italiano di cultura e al Consolato Generale, il piano del governo Art Bonus e il programma culturale di Expo 2015. Inaugurate anche la nuova biblioteca "Lorenzo da Ponte' e la sede dell'ENIT. “ Investire in cultura fa bene alle menti, alle anime e anche all’economia italiana”
Battling Corruption and its Costs
Forty-one years ago Indro Montanelli, that late lamented grand guru of Italian journalism, opined sardonically that what Italy needed was a “Ministry of Scandals” to regulate the “atavic” Italian sin of corruption. With the past six years of a severely weakened economy, corruption has grown, but also brought the problem into the open as rarely before.
“Dammi del tu, io sono il compagno Sandro”
Il Presidente Pertini. Quel primo incontro a Genova con il compagno Sandro e l'ultima raccomandazione al Quirinale: “Ragazzi, niente compromessi!" Il ricordo di Mario Oppedisano, un ragazzo genovese figlio di emigranti calabresi, forti radici socialiste,
Language. How to Reach Everybody
My father Leone knew how to be obeyed. No dialect in my family. I remember him saying: "Mario, you have many good ideas and opinions. They will be lost if only a few people will understand you in L'Aquila". I listened and was very careful in using a clear, direct language: my best Italian. I was lucky, winning 33 literary awards. I sent my best Italian plays to England, Russia, Japan; everywhere I knew they had good theaters. I was ignored or rejected.
Il Dolce Suono: Music from Donatello's Florence
Salon/Sanctuary Concerts offers the New York public the opportunity to “travel” to Medieval Florence, Italy through two extraordinary musical performances featuring an organist from the Duomo of Florence and a globally acclaimed countertenor from across the Atlantic.
And the Oscar Goes to Milena Canonero
Oscar night is not complete if there isn't at least one Italian winner: and this year the honor went to Costume Designer Milena Canonero, for the costumes of Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. Although it didn't take home the top honors The Grand Budapest Hotel tied the winning film, Birdman, for the number of wins with four.
Bellissima. Italian Fashion Through the Seasons
In the current exhibition “Bellissima: Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968,” MAXXI demonstrates that the cross-fertilization of fashion with the idioms of high art and cinema can produce wearable objects worthy of being enshrined in museums long after they are no longer strictly “in fashion.”
The Growing of Anglicisms. Italians “Don’t Really Love Their Language”
Anglicisms are growing in European languages and Italy is seeing an increasing use of them. Crusca Academy President, Claudio Marazzini, argued about the use of anglicisms among Italians
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