Italian-Arabic Diwan: Origins, Love, Exile
Italian-Arabic Diwan: Origins, Love, Exile is the first of a series of collaborative events organised to celebrate the Centenary of Italian Studies at the University of Edinburgh (1919-2019). In literature, the Arabic word diwan denotes a collection of poems and songs, like the Italian word canzoniere. Around the richly embroidered history of a medieval Mediterranean diwan, […]
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The Sky is Falling by Andrea Frazzi and Antonio Frazzi
To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Institute of Culture will screen The Sky is Falling (Il cielo cade), a film by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi adapted from the autobiographical novel by Lorenza Mazzetti. A moving film about the horrors of war. Viewed through the eyes of the central character Penny (Isabella Rossellini), […]
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Following in Italian Footsteps
Owen Logan, participating artist in our ‘Another Country’ exhibition, author, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, will speak about the origins of fascism in the 1930s, and its seductive power in politics and the arts internationally. Logan argues that the spirit of fascism survived humiliating military defeat in 1945, and that the […]
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The Legend Of The Pianist In Maghaberry – A Documentary
The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh is delighted to present the public premiere of the documentary La leggenda del pianista a Maghaberry (“The Legend of the Pianist in Maghaberry”), a project co-funded by the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, HMP Maghaberry and the Ulster University – Restorative Practices. The project started in late […]
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Another Country at the City Arts Centre
Another Country examines contemporary immigration to Scotland, exploring themes of integration, nationality and identity. It brings together eleven leading artists from distinct ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds, all born or currently living in Scotland. All sides of the debate are being considered but central to the exhibition are New Scots themselves. Artists include: Graham Fagen, Owen […]
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New perspectives in Dante
Nicolò Maldina discusses his latest book ‘In pro del mondo’ with Dante scholar Paola Nasti. In pro del mondo. Dante, la predicazione e i generi della letteratura religiosa medievale (Salerno Editrice, 2017) is the first book-length investigation of the relationship between the Comedy and late-medieval religious culture, with a specific focus on preaching. As such the book addresses […]
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Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana
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 each meeting of the Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana […]
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III Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | A Cena con Felice Sgarra da Eusebi Deli
Giovanna Eusebi hosts a guided dinner with Michelin-starred chef Felice Sgarra from Umami Restaurant, Andria. The dinner promises to offer the very best of the Castel Del Monte area’s food and wine products, within a classy and relaxed atmosphere. Eusebi Deli’s staff and chef Felice Sgarra will come together to let the guests experience an […]
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III Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | Castel Del Monte: Le Strade dell’Olio e dei Vini | Glasgow
The Italian Cuisine Week in the World is an initiative started by the Italian government to support Italian culinary traditions with the purpose of highlighting sustainability, food security, education, territory and biodiversity. On the occasion of the III Italian Cuisine Week, the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh has organised a week of events promoting […]
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III Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | Castel Del Monte: Le Strade dell’Olio e dei Vini | Edinburgh
The Italian Cuisine Week in the World is an initiative started by the Italian government to support Italian culinary traditions with the purpose of highlighting sustainability, food security, education, territory and biodiversity. On the occasion of the III Italian Cuisine Week, the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh has organised a series of events promoting […]
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