“There’s No Calm After the Storm” by Matteo de Mayda at the 17th edition of the Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie
ERRANCES is the theme of th 17th edition of the Rencontres. From July 15 to September 30, the public is invited to discover Matteo de Mayda’s exhibition. Opposite the Auberge l’Amarré | 30, 1re Avenue Est | Mont-Louis An extreme weather event hit northeastern Italy in October 2018. The sirocco wind reached 200 kilometers per […]
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IICinema – Three Encounters with Contemporary Italian Cinema
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present IICinema – Three Meetings with Contemporary Italian Cinema, a series of three screenings dedicated to new voices and different perspectives in contemporary Italian cinema. Organized as part of Fare Cinema 2026, an initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to […]
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”PINK. Women in Italian Graphic Design. From Its Origins to the Present” – Exhibition
A tribute to women’s contribution to graphic design and Italian visual culture The history of the arts and professions has been predominantly written from a male perspective. PINK is a project that reconstructs and displays the figures and contributions of women graphic designers who have been active in Italy between the 1940s until the present […]
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European day of languages 2026 – UdeM
To celebrate the European Day of Languages, Lisez l’Europe, in collaboration with the Centre de langues and the Department of Literatures and Languages of the World at the Université de Montréal, invites you to celebrate the 14th edition of the European Day of Languages in Montréal. Free mini-language courses will be offered in Abenaki, German, Catalan […]
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IICinema – Three Encounters with Contemporary Italian Cinema – Screening of the film “A brief affair” by Ludovica Rampoldi
As part of the “Fare Cinema” 2026 film series, the Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present a screening of “A brief affair” by Ludovica Rampoldi Italy / 2025 / 98 min. / Italian with English subtitles Monday, September 28, at 6 p.m. Italian Cultural Institute 1200 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montréal This is the story […]
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“Bassano x Montreal” Artistic exchanges
Immerse yourself in the world of Frédérique Rodier (Quebec) and Giorgia Lolli (Italy), artists in residence as part of the Bassano | Montreal exchange. Their artistic encounter gives rise to a sensitive research where dance dialogues with the landscape, visual arts, music, video, and circus. Together, they explore the permeability of the body and its […]
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IICinema – Three Encounters with Contemporary Italian Cinema – Screening of the film “Tienimi presente” by Alberto Palmiero
Within the cycle of movies “Fare Cinema” 2026, the Italian Cultural Institute is eager to announce the screening of the film “Tienimi presente” by Alberto Palmiero Italy / 2026 / 80 min. / Italian, english subtitles Monday, October 5th, 6pm Istituto Italiano di Cultura (1200, Dr. Penfield ave., Montréal) Disillusioned young director Alberto is convinced […]
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“Jin, Jiyan, Azadî – Woman, Life, Freedom ” by Matteo Trevisan at the 17th edition of the Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay
Thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, the Zoom Photo Festival presents an extraordinary photographic exhibition “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî – Woman, Life, Freedom ” by Matteo Trevisan. In Rojava, northeastern Syria, women are at the heart of a major social and ecological transformation, often rendered invisible by dominant narratives about the region. This photographic project […]
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“Beyond the Big Screen” – Joint project presentation LABA (Libera Accademia di Belle Arti di Florence) and the Université de Sherbrooke
This event is part of the outcomes of a joint project between the École de musique de l’Université de Sherbrooke and the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze (LABA). Between October 2025 and May 2026, four LABA students — Maria Chiara Aguti, Alessandro Arese Visconti, Marianna Calabria, and Sarah Ottaiano — and four students […]
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Reading club “Lisez la littérature italienne!” dedicated to “The Art of Joy”, by Goliarda Sapienza
Our next reading circle will have a novel from Italian literature as its theme and will take place on Thursday October 28th at 6pm at the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal. It will be a nice opportunity to socialize and discuss “The Art of Joy”, a novel by Goliarda Sapienza. The reading circle will be moderated […]
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