VI Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | Good for you Good for the Earth: the Mediterranean Diet
This year’s World Week of Italian Cuisine (November 22-28) is all about showing how we can enjoy and celebrate Italian food while also respecting the best principles of sustainability, food security and biodiversity. Now in its sixth year, this popular event was originally conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as a […]
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VI Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo
This year’s World Week of Italian Cuisine (November 22-28) is all about showing how we can enjoy and celebrate Italian food while also respecting the best principles of sustainability, food security and biodiversity. Now in its sixth year, this popular event was originally conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as a […]
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Edimburgo, la Venezia del Nord | Embrae, the Venice o the North
A Free Walking Tour of Edinburgh’s Venetian Buildings Wikipedia lists Stockholm – and 39 other northern European cities – as claiming to be the Venice of the North. Auld Reekie is not on that list. Change all that with a free guided walking tour, in English, of Edinburgh buildings influenced by the architecture of Venice […]
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L’Accabadora by Enrico Pau
Second appointment of #DonnediSardegna (Women of Sardinia), a series of events dedicated to yesterday and today’s strong female figures from this enchanting island, organised as part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda (Nuoro, 27 September 1871 – Rome, 15 August 1936), Nobel Prize for Literature in […]
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Costume designer Stefania Grilli in conversation with Nevina Satta
Second appointment of #DonnediSardegna (Women of Sardinia), a series of events dedicated to yesterday and today’s strong female figures from this enchanting island, organised as part of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sardinian writer Grazia Deledda (Nuoro, 27 September 1871 – Rome, 15 August 1936), Nobel Prize for Literature in […]
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Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana – Paradiso 32-33
A Lectura Dantis (‘reading of Dante’) is a public reading and explanation of all 100 cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy canto by canto. Each canto of the Commedia is discussed by a different scholar, and we have a wide range of expert speakers coming to St Andrews for 31st meeting. Join the final meeting in Parliament Hall, […]
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Dante in Edinburgh: Transformations of Love
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to be part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival in marking the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. When Dante first caught a glimpse of Beatrice, a new spring surged up in human consciousness and culture. Dante became a poet and pilgrim of love, and many have followed him […]
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Geronimo Stilton racconta Dante | XXI Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
On the occasion of the XXI Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, dedicated to “Dante, l’Italiano” the Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to present Geronimo Stilton racconta Dante, an exclusive event with the live participation of Geronimo Stilton in “fur and whiskers”. Geronimo Stilton will be traveling to Dublin first and then Edinburgh and […]
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Calligraphy Workshop with Monica Dengo | XXI Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
On the occasion of the XXI Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, dedicated to “Dante, l’Italiano” the Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to invite artist Monica Dengo to host the calligraphy workshop: From the Time of Dante Alighieri to the Contemporary. Practising an art of line and rhythm. This online workshop will focus on the […]
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ClimateWakeUp!Quiz
The Italian Institute of Culture and the Italian Consulate General in Edinburgh, in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University, are pleased to promote in Scotland and beyond the online survey “ClimateWakeUp!Quiz” created by ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development). What do we know about climate change and how is it affecting our […]
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