Mediterraneo 10th anniversary special edition! With The Badwills, Bristol Branch, and TuFlamenco | Summerhall
Mediterraneo is 10 years old, and it’s time to celebrate with a huge party edition of Edinburgh’s very own world music concert series! So come join us for one wild night of live Italian Pizzica, Brazilian Forro, and Spanish Flamenco firing up Summerhall’s dissection room. As well as the evening concert there will be a special […]
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VII Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | Simonetta Agnello Hornby in conversation with Victor Contini
We are delighted to welcome best-selling UK-based Italian author Simonetta Agnello Hornby, in conversation with Victor Contini, talking about her relationship with Sicilian culinary traditions and the important role that these traditions have played in her novels. Simonetta Agnello Hornby was born in Palermo, where in 1968 she obtained a law degree. She was a Fulbright […]
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VII Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | A Cena con lo Chef Michele Di Bonito da Eusebi Deli
Eusebi Deli is partnering with: the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh, the Consulate General of Italy for Scotland and Northern Ireland and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK, Scotland Office, to celebrate la VII Settimana della Cucina nel Mondo, or the ‘World Week of Italian Cuisine’ – an initiative which celebrates Italian food abroad in […]
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EUNIC for Ukraine – European film week
The EUNIC for Ukraine – European film week, orchestrated by the four EUNIC Scotland cluster institutes (Goethe-Institut Glasgow, Institut Français d’Ecosse, Alliance Française Glasgow and Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Edimburgo), is a sign of solidarity with the Ukraine. Various film screenings are planned from the 16th to the 23rd of November at the different participating […]
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Project Ganymede by Marco Palone
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to invite you to the book presentation of Project Ganymede by Marco Palone on Thursday, 10th November at 6.00 pm. Project Ganymede (Elison Publishing) is the first volume of a trilogy set in a dystopian future in which humanity, having survived the catastrophe, seeks to be reborn from the ashes of […]
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Italian short film Nights | Summerhall
The Edinburgh Short Film Festival and the Italian Institute of Culture presents a night of curated Italian Short Film in collaboration with The Adriatic Film Festival and The Italian Short Film Center. From documentary to drama to award-winning animation, we’re exploring contemporary Italian life and society with some great films from all corners of Italy and […]
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Exploring Sicilian storytelling | Let’s talk about Cunto
What is Cunto and where does come from? The western world must recognise a debt with the more or less proximate East when dealing with cultural and ritual phenomena that have their roots in the Mediterranean milieu. One such encounter was through the clash between Christianity and Islam, which fed a chivalrous repertoire destined to […]
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“Nuove Voci: Dentro & Fuori”: Lorenza Pieri in conversation with Esa Aldegheri
“Nuove voci: dentro & fuori”: the Turin International Book Fair crosses Italian borders with a project in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In three stops, three Italian writers meet the international audience at the Italian Institutes of Culture of Edinburgh, Oslo, and Vienna on the occasion of the 22nd edition of […]
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Campiello Giovani 2023 | 28esima edizione
Si segnala la 28esima edizione del concorso Campiello Giovani, per la scrittura di un racconto a tema libero in italiano, promossa dalla Fondazione Il Campiello – Confindustria Veneto, ed estesa alla rete culturale e di formazione italiana nel mondo, con la collaborazione del MAECI Nell’ambito dell’ormai consolidata collaborazione tra il MAECI e la Fondazione Il […]
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Dante per bambini (e per genitori curiosi)
On the occasion of the 22nd Week of Italian Language in the World, the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Edinburgh, are delighted to invite the wee ones and their families to the presentation of the books “Dante per bambini (e per genitori curiosi)“ and “Dante da colorare“ […]
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