Embassy of Italy
When:
May 2015
Where:
Embassy of Italy
3000 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008

SPECIAL EVENT - SHORTCUT TO EUROPE: European Union Embassies' Open House

On May 9th, 2015 the European Union Embassies and the EU Delegation to the United States open their doors to the public for the annual EU Embassies' Open House: a day of family fun, food, culture and more. The event offers visitors a rare look inside the embassies and provides a unique opportunity for them to experience the cultural heritage and national traditions of the 28 member countries.

DATE: May 9, 2015 from 10AM to 4PM
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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LECTURE  - Dialogues on Heritage: Values, Vessels and Philosophies from the Ancient World to Today

 Distinguished art historians, archaeologists and professionals invite you to conversations on ongoing efforts to display, preserve and teach on ancient Roman heritage around the world. Speakers will comment on the importance of Italian heritage, its modern preservation and future by addressing current themes of common interest for the public.

Speakers include Dr. Alexander Nagel, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, Colgate University, Lucy Escamilla, Department of Homeland Security, HSI International Operations and Dr. Nathan Elkins, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baylor University.

DATE: May 14, 2015
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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EXPO in DC - Welcoming Expo 2015 - Photo Exhibit + Expo Shorts Screening

The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute present photographs by Andrea Rovatti along with screening of shorts from countries all over the world. Rovatti's images are concurrently on display at the Malpensa International Airport and at the Expo 2015 Casa Corriere Pavilion. The shorts showcase the unique take each participating country brings to the Expo. Short Food Movie is an official Expo Milano 2015 project. It was produced by Fondazione Cinema per Roma and Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.

DATE: May 15, 2015 at 6:30PM - EXHIBITION on view until September 01, 2015 
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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SCIENCE  - The future of fundamental physics: the search for dark matter and extra dimensions

Renowned theoretical physicists Mariangela Lisanti and Nima Arkani-Hamed will discuss what are the Universe mysteries still to be explained, why the present knowledge of our Universe is incomplete and what to expect in the near future to improve it.

DATE: May 18, 2015 at 6:30PM
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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EXPO in DC - Milan At the Center of the World: A Report from the Expo

Milan has captured the attention of the world as the site of its Expo from May 1 to October 31. This is the first such fair to have a specific theme — "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" — that looks to the future of sustainability in the context of taste, health, culture and pleasure.

Fred Plotkin, world-renowned expert on everything Italian, spoke at the Expo on its opening weekend and will come to Washington to describe to Americans the great variety of offerings at the Expo as well as the American role in it. 

DATE: May 19, 2015 at 6:30PM
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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EXPO in DC - Feed the Planet with Colors

The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute present Massimo Caiazzo in a lecture about the chromatic heritage and the color of Italian lifestyle.

Colors in the "built environment" are one of the most fascinating expressions of collective intelligence. Colors evoke emotions and cause unconscious reactions, have subjective and collective meanings therefore they contribute to set up an authentic "emotional landscape". Nowadays it is necessary to develop a new awareness of our "doing landscape" in the full respect of human sensibility distinctiveness and assortment.

DATE: May 21, 2015 at 6:30PM
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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MUSIC  - Virtuoso Sentimento: A piano recital by Francesco Attesti

Internationally acclaimed Francesco Attesti, a stunning Italian pianist specialized in the Romantic repertoire, performs Schubert, Chopin and contemporary composer Raffaello Amabile. An event not to be missed. 

DATE: May 26, 2015 at 6:30PM
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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SPECIAL EVENT - I Bambini Sanno (The Children Know)

 The film by Walter Veltroni is a journey into childhood, led by the voices of thirty-nine children who were asked questions by the director about their future plans and dreams, love, passions, religion, crises, family and homosexuality. A Q & A session by participating director, Walter Veltroni, will follow. 

H.E. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, will give welcoming remarks.

DATE: May 27, 2015 at 6:15PM
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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EXHIBITION - THE SYMPOSIUM: Artifacts Recovered by Guardia di Finanza

The wealth and quality of the cultural heritage that makes Italy an "Open Museum" comes with a grave responsibility to constantly defend and guard them. Old treasures, smuggled from Italy and recently recovered by Guardia di Finanza (a special police corps that reports directly to the Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs), will be on display at the Embassy of Italy.

DATE: on view until May 15, 2015
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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PHOTOGRAPHY - Francesco Nonino: Selected Works

Francesco Nonino is one of few Italian photographers who was acquired both from the Library of Congress and from the Phillips Collection. He is proud to show, at the Embassy of Italy, some recent works from the two series: Come La Vergogna e Atmospheres. In this show he also includes some photos of his mom's hands making Italian pasta. It is an Homage to his Mom, to the old Italian tradition and to the upcoming EXPO 2015. This exhibit is presented by Susan Behrends Frank, Ph.D., Associate Curator for Research, Phillips Collection.

Part of a series of events linked to Milan's EXPO 2015 "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" [May - October 2015]

DATE: on view until May 9, 2015
LOCATION: Embassy of Italy
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EXHIBITION - War & Art Destruction and Protection of the Italian Cultural Heritage during World War I

 

The First World War broke upon the world without precedent. The tragedy involved not only human casualties but also the damage and destruction of cultural heritage, including works of art and architecture. This photographic exhibition illustrates the Italian people’s struggle to protect their cultural patrimony from the ravages of war. 

DATE: on view until August 5, 2015
LOCATION: The President Woodrow Wilson House
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