“From the dark forest to Paradise.” Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy in audio book
On the occasion of the seventh centenary of the death of the poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), the Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal is pleased to present the audiobook: “From the dark forest to Paradise. A journey in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy in thirty-three languages“, edited and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]
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Orchestre Classique de Montréal – The four seasons | Online broadcast
The OCM continues its Musical Tour of the World by visiting Canada’s First Nations with works by Barbara Croall and Tomson Highway featuring the magnificent Quebec Mezzo-Soprano, Julie Boulianne. Following, Astor Piazzolla’s 100th anniversary with his famous version of The Four Seasons featuring our concertmaster Marc Djokic as the featured soloist. To celebrate the arrival […]
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Dante Alighieri, a comic trilogy for the seventh centenary of his death
Last autumn the editorial staff of Kleiner Flug, a publishing house specialized in graphic novels centered on biographies of illustrious artists, historical characters and literary adaptations, was a guest of the Italian Cultural Institute in Montréal to tell the story of the publishing house, within the XX Week of the Italian Language in the World […]
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And man met the horse: the care of the horse (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal and the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Turin are pleased to present the webinar series entitled “And Man met the horse”. The horse has followed the life of men and civilizations, since the dawn of time. Originally from the Eurasian steppe, at first it provided […]
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Young Professionals Forum, 2021
The Center for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage “La Venaria Reale” (CCR) will organize on July 1st and 2nd 2021 the second edition of the “Young Professionals Forum, Emerging skills for heritage conservation”, the first important international event aimed at the growth of skills and comparison between professionals in the field of conservation of […]
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“Dantedì”: friendship, politics and exile in a comic trilogy dedicated to Dante Alighieri (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal and the Kleiner Flug publishing house are pleased to present, on the occasion of the celebrations of Dantedì and the VII Centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1321-2021), an editorial project dedicated to the Supreme Poet, main actor of three comic stories that are intertwined around three universal […]
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Global Dante – Reading of the Canto V of “Inferno” in 16 languages
On the occasion of the celebrations of the VII Centenary of Dante Alighieri’s death (1321-2021), a live streaming of “Global Dante” a reading, in 16 languages, of the Canto V of “Inferno” will be held on Thursday, the 25th of March 2021, starting at 3:30pm (Italian time). The event is organized by the University of […]
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“Processo a Paolo e Francesca” – Reading of Canto V of “L’Inferno”
On March 25th 2021, at 10:00 (Italian time), on the occasion of “Dantedì” and the celebrations for the seventh centenary of the poet’s death, the “Comitato Per Correr Miglior Acque” participates in the organization of the meeting entitled “Processo a Paolo e Francesca” (Trial of Paolo and Francesca) which will involve professors from the Departments […]
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2021 is Dante’s year
March 25th is the National Day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, established in 2020 by the Council of Ministers on the proposal of Minister Dario Franceschini. The 2021 edition is the most significant because it takes place on the 700th anniversary of the death of the Supreme Poet. On March 25th, a date that scholars […]
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Akim, Kiwi, Kush… two or three things I know about them. For a historical geography of Italian comics: the relationship with Africa, from the postwar period to today, conference by Alessandra Lazzari, Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, National Research Council (CNR) (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present, as part of the webinar series dedicated to the theme “For a historical geography of Italian comics: the relationship with Africa, from the postwar period to today“, the conference by Alessandra Lazzari (Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, National Research Council, CNR), entitled “Akim, Kiwi, Kush… […]
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