Canova & Great Britain
To celebrate the bicentenary of the death of the neoclassical master Antonio Canova (1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822), the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh in partnership with Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova in Possagno (TV) have create a podcast series on Antonio Canova and his relations to Scotland and Britain. The podcast “Antonio […]
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Dante Alighieri Society – Scottish Italian Circle at the Italian Institute of Culture
From October to December 2022, the meetings of the Dante Alighieri Society – Scottish Italian Circle will be held at the Italian Institute of Culture (82 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh) with the following programme: 11 October The Eternal Sicily: Invaders, Travellers and Sicilians A talk by Professor Joseph Farrell, Emeritus Professor, Strathclyde University. 8 […]
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Italian Excellence. The New Generation of Italian Children’s Illustrators
Exhibition extended until 31 December. The Italian Contemporary Art Week (8-14 October) and the Week of Italian Language in the World (17 – 22 October) meet at the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh for an explosion of colours, words and images dedicated to the youngest generations. After the worldwide success of the two “Italian […]
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Storia di un Gesù – Enrique Irazoqui e il Vangelo Secondo Matteo di Pasolini
On the special occasion of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 100th anniversary, the Italian Institute of Culture, the Consulate General of Italy, the Consulate General of Spain in Edinburgh and the Instituto Cervantes in Manchester are delighted to invite you to the music event “Storia di un Gesù – Enrique Irazoqui e Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo di Pasolini” dedicated to Pier […]
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Ultra-thin materials for the ultra-fast world with Dr Marcello Ferrera
Photonic technologies make use of light for a myriad of applications such as: transmitting data at ultra-fast speed, exploring biochemical systems, triggering nuclear reactions, looking into the furthest galaxies, manipulating quantum effects, and much more! During the last decade, photonics has produced one in every three physics Nobel laureates and developed into a huge global […]
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Pordenonelegge 2022 edition
14-18 SeptemberPordenonelegge 2022 edition Held in September in the quaint northeast city of Pordenone, sixty kilometres and an hour’s drive from Venice, pordenonelegge.it is one of Italy’s oldest, longest running and most prestigious literature festivals. Founded in 2000, the fest has ever since consolidated its reputation as a go-to cultural event within and beyond the […]
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Mariana Mazzucato: Can Nations Be Entrepreneurs? | Edinburgh International Book Festival
Inequality, climate crisis and disease: three epic challenges for our times. According to Mariana Mazzucato, innovation by governments is essential to inspire public-private cooperation and bring about change from the bottom up. Meet the Professor of Economics and Director of UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, whose new book Mission Economy sets out a […]
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Leonardo Sciascia: The Man and the Writer
The celebration of the centenary of Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989) continues in Edinburgh with the launch of Leonardo Sciascia: The Man and the Writer (2022) by Joseph Farrell Joseph Farrell will be in conversation with Davide Messina. 25 August 2022 | 18:00 Italian Institute of Culture, 82 Nicolson Street Leonardo Sciascia remains best known outside […]
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Domenico Starnone: Trust Translated | Edinburgh International Book Festival
We welcome Italian writer Domenico Starnone to celebrate the English edition of his 2019 novel, Trust, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri. Starnone has written over 13 books, earning him Italy’s highest literary prize, the Strega. In Trust, lovers Pietro and Teresa tell each other a terrible secret that, if revealed, could destroy their lives. Pietro questions whether […]
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Sharon Kam & Enrico Pace | Edinburgh International Festival
Award-winning clarinettist Sharon Kam and pianist Enrico Pace explore riveting music from the clarinet’s history. Sharon Kam makes her International Festival debut in a wide-ranging recital with Italian pianist Enrico Pace, a regular chamber collaborator. Their music embraces the history and remarkable expressive abilities of the clarinet – from the deeply Romantic melodies of Danish composer […]
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