Carnival with Timpa
Children, are you ready for a colorful adventure with Timpa, the friendly red-spotted dog? Join us at the Italian Institute of Culture library for a special storytelling with Pimpa in the magical Venice and a surprise story to discover! Wear your most beautiful mask and dive into Pimpa’s world with stories, surprises, and lots of […]
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Federico Albanese, pianist and composer, in concert
In collaboration with Montréal en Lumière, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal invites the composer Federico Albanese to perform at the cinquième salle Place des Arts, Sunday March 2nd – 8pm. Federico Albanese is an Italian musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer who defies genre. his musical versatility is a natural gift that pushes him […]
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”Retour en Italie” –”Taxi Monamour” by Ciro De Caro – Cinéma du Musée Montreal
The film is the story of two women seemingly very different, yet who actually closely resemble each other. Anna is conflicted, on the outs with her own family, and facing an illness on her own, while Cristi has fled a war that keeps her far away from her home. Everyone tells Anna to accompany her […]
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“Good News – Women in Architecture” – Exhibition
On the occasion of the Design Day, the Centre de Design at UQAM University, in collaboration with the MAXXI Museum in Rome and the Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal, presents the exhibition Good News – Women in Architecture. The exhibition explores how women and collectives led by Italian, Canadian and international female architects have […]
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Two Days of Storytime with Timpa at the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal
On February 8th, dive into the adventures of Timpa, the cheerful polka-dotted dog, with a special animated reading in French. These events, dedicated to children and their families, will let you experience the magic of Francesco Tullio Altan’s colorful and imaginative tales. Timpa will take you on a journey through Italy as you’ve never seen […]
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”The scientific revolution in the renaissance and the interactions between Galileo and Kepler” – Lecture by Prof. Alessandro de Angelis
After an unfortunate experience at the University of Pisa, Galileo became at the age of 28 a professor in Padua, where he spent 18 years that he would later describe as the best years of his life. During this period, he benefited from the scientific freedom and international connections of the Republic of Venice, revolutionizing […]
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”L’Italie à l’écran” – ”Fragments of a life loved” by Chloé Barreau – Cinéma LECLAP Québec
Since the age of 16, director Chloé Barreau has filmed her lovers. Living between Paris and Rome, she has snapped photos and made videos of every man and woman she loved. From teenage crushes to long-distance commitments, one-night stands and deep devotions, her cameras captured each affair, suspending that version of each pair forever together […]
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Screening of the documentary film “Liliana” by Ruggero Gabbai – Cinéma du Musée Montreal
LILIANA is a documentary of Ruggero Gabbai which retraces the testimony of Senator for Life Liliana Segre linked to the arrest, deportation and the heartbreaking final farewell to her father. The film is based on juxtapositions, references and contrasts between the historical story and the contemporary portrait of one of the most important women in the Italian panorama. […]
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Two Days of Storytime with Timpa at the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal
On February 1st, dive into the adventures of Timpa, the cheerful polka-dotted dog, with a special animated reading in French. On February 8th, rediscover her extraordinary stories in Italian! These events, dedicated to children and their families, will let you experience the magic of Francesco Tullio Altan’s colorful and imaginative tales. Timpa will take you […]
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Films cycle “Marco Bellocchio, Political Bodies”
Among Italian filmmakers from the 1960s, few remain active today. Marco Bellocchio is rightly regarded as the long-distance runner of Italian cinema: at 80 years old, he is as prolific as ever, delivering works that represent the culmination and synthesis of a type of cinema he helped shape six decades ago. Often portrayed by magnificent […]
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