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On Sunday, April 18, the Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC presents “Dal flamenco tradizionale alle proprie composizioni“, a conference on the history of flamenco. Angela Centola, an award-winning classical and flamenco guitarist, will talk about the history of flamenco styles called “palos” and perform some of this […]
A Day with Dante On March 25, the Department of Italian at Georgetown University and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington DC will celebrate Dantedì, a day commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s journey through the afterlife. They will present a webinar, Dantedì: A Day with Dante […]
The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC has announced a major retrospective of Venice’s beloved artist, Vittore Carpaccio. The exhibition, Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice will run from November 20, 2022 – February 12, 2023 and is the first retrospective of his work outside Italy. […]
Americans yearning to travel to Italy can visit online through Travels with a Curator. This series of videos by the Frick Collection takes viewers through tours of places connected to their collection. Narrated by Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, (pictured above) each […]
Buying tickets in advance, social distancing and mandatory masks. These are some of the new rules as museums, science centers and historical sites reopen across the US. Regional museums, especially children’s museums, have been among the first to open. Larger venues such as the Smithsonian Institution and the […]
Dear friends For the past several weeks, we have posted about the innovative resources museums in Italy and the US provided for education and entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic. You can see the posts on the website (culture/artculture/) As the art world begins to reopen, we will continue to keep you […]
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many exhibitions will not re-open in Italy, especially in Milan. Fortunately, some of them have been made into videos, not only of popular exhibitions such as Raphael’s in Rome, but also of contemporary artists. We offer you a video preview of the multimedia […]
On Tuesday June 2, the day Italy celebrates its Festa della Repubblica, The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice will reopen to welcome visitors to the rooms of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and its garden, the green heart of the Venetian museum, now in full bloom. The visit to […]
The Smithsonian Institution si.edu | @smithsonian (Photo by Sara Cottle on Unsplash) The Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington DC, is a network of 19 art, science, design, and history museums. It is also home to the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. You can see […]