A “NEW” HOME FOR THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN HAIFA | Exhibit
In the framework of the cultural program “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, young students from the Faculty of Architecture at the Technion design a “new” home in an old building for the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa. The Italian Cultural Institute in HaifaCordially invites you […]
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QUIET CHAOS by Sandro Veronesi | Book Club
For the series EMPATHY & LONELINESS IN CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE | Book club, fifth of six lectures by Shirley Finzi Loew concerning individuals & society in Contemporary Italian Literature. It was a roller-coaster day for Pietro Paladini, surfing off the Italian coast with his brother Carlo. Everything was cool until they saw two women drowning. […]
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BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BOTANICAL GARDENS (between the XVI and the beginning of the XVII century) | Lecture
For the series “In the shade of gardens, in Italy and abroad”: A lecture by Dr. Ada V. Segre, Technion and WIZO School of Design. Botanical Gardens were first established in Italy during the first half of the 16th century. The first and best known was the so called Hortus Sphericus (because of its circular shape), […]
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ARLECCHINO’S SECRET | Commedia dell’Arte
In the framework of the cultural program “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the occasion of the “International Commedia dell’Arte Day” and the holidays of Carnival and Purim, a show by Cristina Coltelli, with Cristina Coltelli and Marcella Colaianni: Arlecchin’s Secret: a journey into the grotesque […]
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GOTCHA! | Free workshop for children
On the occasion of the holidays of Carnival and Purim, event dedicated to our youngest friends: free reading workshops for Italian speaking children, by and with Maria Gavina Manca. Program: Let’s tell dressed up stories and let’s have fun with confetti and lots of laughters; Anything goes at carnival/purim time with streamers, colors and sympathy; …let’s merrily […]
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ACRE, THE DOOR INTO MARE NOSTRUM | Exhibit
In the framework of the cultural program “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, event organized by Shenkar College of Engineering & Design and by Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa. The Shenkar College of Engineering & Design and the Politecnico […]
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THE USEFULNESS OF THE USELESS | Book presentation
Presentation of the book The usefulness of the useless. Manifesto, by Nuccio Ordine, professor of Italian literature at the University of Calabria. In the presence of the author. Event introduced by Maurizio Dessalvi, director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Haifa. In this thought-provoking and extremely timely work, Nuccio Ordine convincingly argues for the utility […]
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A STORY IN THE SHORT CENTURY | Book presentation
Presentation of the book A story in the short century. The Italian Jewish Orphanage Giuseppe e Violante Pitigliani (Rome 1902-1972), by Angelina Procaccia, Ambra Tedeschi and Sandra Terracina. In the presence of Micaela Procaccia, director of the MIBAC State Archives and curator of the volume, and Ambra Tedeschi, director of the Italian Hebrew Center Il […]
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URBAN MUSEOLOGY. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF MILANO & SHENKAR COLLEGE PROJECT | Lecture & guided tour
For the series “THE ITALIAN CONNECTION” | THE HIDDEN AND THE VISIBLE IN ANCIENT AKKO, a lecture and guided tour dedicated to the role of Italy in the preservation of Acre’s architectonic, artistic and archaeological heritage. Lecturer: Arch. David Pelterer (visiting professor from Italy). During the last two years, the Polytechnic University of Milan and […]
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A JOURNEY IN THE WORLD OF ELENA FERRANTE | Lecture
For the series “The book fair”, a conversation with Alon Altaras, writer, poet and translator. In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Haifa. The role of the city of Naples in the novels of Elena Ferrante, the literary influences which shaped her prose and the idea of feminism outlined in “The brilliant friend”. Alon Altaras, […]
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