In Vino Veritas: “Lake Garda from Dante to Goethe”, conference by Andrea Falcon, and Italian wine tasting by Italvine
On the occasion of the photo exhibition: “In the oasis of Lugana: the soul of Zenato between ancient vines and colors of culinary traditions,” the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal, in collaboration with Italvine, is pleased to invite all its members , as well as students of language courses, at the conference of Prof. Andrea […]
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The Italian band Kalàscima at the Folk Alliance International 2019
In the framework of the Folk Alliance International 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to announce the musical showcase of the Italian band Kalàscima. February 15th and 16th 2019Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, MontréalShowtimes One of Italy’s hottest bands, six friends from Salento, grown up with melodies and hypnotic rhythms of the […]
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“Love of Roots”, Roundtable
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, in collaboration with the Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) and ACCENTi, is pleased to present a roundtable discussion on the theme “Love of Roots”. IIC Director Francesco D’Arelli and Licia Canton, recipient of the Premio Italia nel Mondo 2018 and past-president of the AICW, will host the event […]
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The two Italian folk-blues duo Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni at the Folk Alliance International 2019
In the framework of the Folk International Alliance 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to announce the musical showcase of the Italian artists Ilaria Graziano and Francesco Forni. February 13th and 14th 2019Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel900 René-Lévesque Blvd W, MontréalShowtimes Ilaria Graziano & Francesco Forni propose a show made of folk, blues […]
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Presentation of CILS certificates to students of the Collège internationale Marie de France (CiMF)
The Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to point out that on February 12, 2019, at 7 p.m., in the presence of the CiMF’s Italian language department and teachers, the director, Mr. Francesco D’Arelli will grant the B2-level certification to the 2018 class, which took place at the Italian Cultural Institute, in June 2018, under the supervision […]
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Operapop in concert in Montreal. An exciting evening of pop notes with lyric sounds
Don’t be fooled by the italicized title of the artists in question – Operapop is a perfect synthesis of classic traditional opera and modern pop music that can be translated into Operatic Pop, a “pop-stylized operatic music style”, which is open to all music lovers, from the uninitiated to the experts. No prior experience or […]
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Peter Bottazzi. Design Workshop
Italian designer Peter Bottazzi, thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, will be in Montreal early February for a design workshop in preparation for Clean Slate. The workshop will be an intensive period of creation. He will attend rehearsals, brain storm with the director and participate in discussions with the design team. […]
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The “Day of Remembrance”, Alessio Mazzaro, “ Between monuments, fake news and counternarratives. Memory Practices and Anti-Fascism and Anti-Racism education”
What is “Day of Remembrance“? January 27, 1945 marked the demolition of the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Thus, as stated in Article 1 of the Law of July 20th 2000, n. 211, “The Italian Republic recognizes the 27th day of January, date of the gates of Auschwitz,” Day of Remembrance “in order to […]
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The “Day of Remembrance”, Alessio Mazzaro, “Memory games, false news and artistic practices in Italy and in contemporary Europe”
What is “Day of Remembrance“? January 27, 1945 marked the demolition of the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Thus, as stated in Article 1 of the Law of July 20th 2000, n. 211, “The Italian Republic recognizes the 27th day of January, date of the gates of Auschwitz,” Day of Remembrance “in order to […]
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“L’Universale siciliano”, conference by Pietrangelo Buttafuoco
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Montréal Committee of the Dante Alighieri Society, is pleased to present the conference by the Italian writer Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, entitled “L’Universale siciliano“. Francesco D’Arelli, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute and Filippo Salvatore, emeritus Professor of Concordia University and President of the Montreal Committee of the Dante […]
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