Images of Italy (1480 to 1900) at the National Library of Scotland
When you take photos on holiday do you focus on the picturesque landmarks or are you trying to capture a sense of place? Images of Italy (1480 to 1900) exhibition at the National Library of Scotland explores how visual representations of Italy developed. These range from 15th-century woodcuts to 19th-century photography. Books, travel guides and diaries […]
Read moreReel Tasty: Italian Food & Film Night | Glasgow #SCIM2024
The Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy are delighted to be partnering with the World of Film International Festival and Eusebi Deli to celebrate Italian culture, with a focus on both film and food. This coincides with the 9th Annual Edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, an […]
Read moreThe Neapolitan language and its first novels
Massimiliano Canzanella and Lady Rita Rae will discuss the currently vulnerable state of the Neapolitan language and present the first two novels written entirely in Neapolitan. Despite the frequent and widespread use by artists the world over, Neapolitan remains vulnerable to extinction due to a fast-declining intergenerational transmission. It has been estimated that less than a third of young people […]
Read more90 years of Valvona & Crolla | #SCIM2024
On the occasion of the 9th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, an initiative of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cultural Cooperation aimed at promoting the uniqueness of Italian identity and culture through the promotion of Italian culinary traditions, this year dedicated to “Mediterranean Diet and Roots Cuisine: Health and Tradition”, […]
Read moreIl racconto fantastico in Italia con Dario Tonani
La parola “fantascienza” sta per compiere 100 anni, ma le sue origini affondano le radici in tempi antichi, in quella che per lungo tempo veniva definita “letteratura fantastica” o “dell’immaginario” e che proprio in Italia ebbe la sua culla, ma anche i suoi più straordinari interpreti ed esempi con il poema allegorico di Dante e […]
Read moreSoundhouse: McCreadie/ Stumbras/ Scandroglio/ Galeotti
From Scotland to Italy to Lithuania, Fergus McCreadie (piano), Mindaugas Stumbras (guitar), Michelangelo Scandroglio (doublebass) and Mattia Galeotti (drums) have forged a special connection over many years of playing together. Generated initially from a friendship between Mindaugas and Michelangelo, they met in 2018 for the first time in Florence and have since made music many […]
Read moreFabrizio Gianni, from Italy to Scotland
The Italian Institute of Culture is honored to present an exhibition by the legendary photographer Fabrizio Gianni, with a stellar career that spans 50 years. He began in cinema working as assistant director for Sergio Leone on “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” before transitioning to fashion photography. His background in cinema significantly influenced […]
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