Bénédicte de Montlaur: the International Activity of the World Monuments Fund More than 700 sites conserved and advocacy for more than 800 treasured places embracing the history of humanity. This is the mission of the World Monuments Fund which protects the architectural and cultural heritage all over the world which is often damaged by time, neglect, natural forces but also through human intervention.
The Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio The Gardens of the “Stanze italiane” open their doors to visitors from all over the world to honor the value of the Italian landscape. The first content of the room is dedicated to the monumental garden of Valsanzibio (Padua), which you will discover together with the director of the ICI in New York Fabio Finotti and Armando Pizzoni
Giovanna Silva, Archivi, Synthesis It is called “Archivi, Syntehesis”, it is a photographic exhibition by Giovanna Silva and it is the winning project of “Cantica21. Italian Contemporary Art Everywhere”, promoted by Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture From December 9, 2021 to January 8, 2022 it will be hosted at the Park Avenue location of the Italian Cultural Institute in New
21st Week of Italian Language in the World From October 18 a series of lectures, conversations, presentations, new creations, and thematic itineraries dedicated to the Supreme Poet On the occasion of the XXI Week of the Italian Language in the World (October 18-24), dedicated in 2021 to “Dante, the Italian”, “Stanze Italiane” – the virtual home of the Italian Cultural Institute in New
Napoleon and the Cult of Objects Continuing the in-depth study dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, the ICI presents a video interview with Arianna Arisi Rota, Professor of Contemporary History in the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia. The author, in conversation with Fabio Finotti, presents her new book: Il Cappello dell'Imperatore - The Emperos's Hat (Donzelli 2021), dedicated to the history and fortune of some memorabilia linked
The Cinema of Francesco Rosi in a book Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, full Professor of Italian Studies at Princeton University, Scholar of Modern Literature and Cinema of the late Twentieth Century, won the Flaiano Award for Italian Studies 2021 with her new volume "The Cinema of Francesco Rosi" (Oxford University Press, 2020) dedicated precisely to one of the great directors of post-war Italian Cinema who
Mauro Porcini - Something that no one can take away from us Fabio Finotti speaks with Mauro Porcini, Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo and one of the 25 most influential innovation leaders in the world. Porcini recognizes innovation as his mantra and has radically changed the way some of the most important and richest multinationals of the world do
Giuseppe Penone - Alberi In-Versi On the occasion of the opening of his exhibition "Alberi In-Versi", Italian artist and sculptor Giuseppe Penone dialogues with the director of the Uffizi Eike Schmidt, and Mario Cristiani, president of the Associazione Arte Continua. Find out more What's New in the Other Stanze Italiane
June 2nd: Republic Day Every year on June 2nd, we celebrate Festa della Repubblica in Italy. This date reminds us that between June 2nd and 3rd of 1946, Italians were asked to vote in an institutional referendum to choose between a monarchical and republican form of government—a decision that formed the Republic of Italy. Read a historical reflection by the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Fabio
In Memory of Carla Fracci The New York Times defined Carla Fracci as "The Duse of Dance", a star of Italian dance who during her long career graced the most important stages in the world. Today, at the age of 84, one of the greatest dancers of our time on an international level has left us after having dedicated her life entirely to
