The Library of Congress European Division, its Poetry and Literature Center, its Rare Book and Special Collections Division and its John W. Kluge Center, in partnership with the Embassy of Italyand the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. present Dante's Alighieri's 750th Birthday Anniversary at the Library of Congress featuring a panel discussion of distinguished scholars who will talk about the great Italian poet’s influence on music, American art and popular culture, philosophy, science and the law.

The panel discussion, moderated by Lucia Alma Wolf, Reference Librarian for the Italian collections in the Library's European Division, will take place at 4:30 p.m. and will include Francesco Ciabattoni, Georgetown University; Kristina Marie Olson, George Mason University; Bernardo Piciché, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Eugenio Refini, Johns Hopkins University.

Immediately following, at 5:30 p.m., a Dante Alighieri Collections Display will showcase unique treasures in the Library’s collections relating to Dante in the West Dining Room on the sixth floor of the Madison Building.