Michelangelo’s Early Masterpieces
- Art
Presented by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable
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Topic: Italian Society
- Art
Narration of the Nation: Storytelling Through Art and Journalism
Amara Lakhous, novelist, anthropologist, NYU Takoua Ben Mohamed, graphic journalist & screenwriter Wissal Houbabi, activist, artist, coordinator, Trama di Terre
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Sbolognare”
Today’s word is SBOLOGNARE, Italian for passing on a task to someone else.
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza della ss. Annunziata
Our Walk with the Director today takes us to Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, the most quintessential Renaissance square in Florence. Alongside special guests Idanna Pucci and Terence Ward, we discover buildings and monuments and even get a sneak preview of the oratorio di s. Sebastiano as it is being restored. Inside the basilica we are able to admire a fresco of the Annunciation dating back to the mid-13th century in which the face of the Madonna was, according to popular belief (and Michelangelo’s), painted by an angel. A look at Brunelleschi’s Spedale degli innocenti (foundling hospital), two crazy fountains, an enormous equestrian statue, and a pack of angry wolves (by Chinese artist Liu Ruowang) complete the tour.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Acqua”
Today’s word is ACQUA, Italian for “water.”
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- Economy & Finance
Tempi duri e soft power
I rapporti tra USA e Cina e come si riflettono sull’Italia
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- History & Politics
“The Shadow King” Book Presentation
In conjunction with the series Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Fiasco”
Today’s word is FIASCO, Italian for “flask” and used everywhere to mean “failure.”
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza Santo Spirito
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of the “coolest” square in Florence.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Birbante”
Today’s word is BIRBANTE, Italian for naughty.
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- Art
Malaparte’s “Diary of a Foreigner in Paris”
Live broadcast from June 17, 2020
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- Art
“Brava Gente:” Italian Colonial Legacies and Historical Constructions of Race
Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
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- Art
A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza del Duomo
Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of the square that houses Florence’s cathedral.
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