Don Milani: Paolo Landi and Eraldo Affinati in Conversation
All children are born equal; if, later, they are not equal, it is our fault and we have to find the remedy. Don Lorenzo Milani A conversation with Paolo Landi, author of La repubblica di Barbiana, la mia esperienza alla scuola di Don Lorenzo Milani (The Republic of Barbiana, my Experience at Don Milani’s School) […]
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La piú bella del mondo – The Most Beautiful in the World #10, a Series by Stefano Jossa
10 talks on the Italian language The Great Beauty of Italian Language Is Italian truly the language of beauty? If not “the most beautiful language in the world”, Italian has surely been a vehicle to convey discourses on beauty, poetry and aesthetics throughout history. When writing of the creative power of human mind in his […]
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“The Disobedient Ones, Six Women that Changed Art” by Elisabetta Rasy
“the Disobedient Ones”, a book by Elisabetta Rasy A talk with Barbara Lanati What do Artemisia Gentileschi, violated at the age of 18 by a friend of her dad, and Frida Kahlo, one of the icon of the 20th century art have in common? How can Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, exiled after the French Revolution […]
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Affamato come un lupo – Laboratorio didattico creativo per bambini dai 3 ai 6 anni
Affamato come un lupo Laboratorio didattico-creativo ideato e condotto da Chiara Stampone [BOOK NOW] ispirato all’omonimo libro di Silvia Borando (Minibombo) Sesto appuntamento 2019 della nuova serie di laboratori Il racconto animato per bambini dai 3 ai 6 anni Una serie di laboratori didattico-creativi, a cadenza mensile, per bambini dai 3 ai 6 anni, ideati […]
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Leonardo da Vinci and Co., a lecture by Luke Syson
Leonardo da Vinci and Co. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci‘s death, the Institute proposes an event dedicated to the study of his works: Luke Syson will deal with the question of authorship and the remarkable impact of the multifaceted “Universal Genius”. Only three paintings in the history of Leonardo […]
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Crepapelle by Maria Cassi at The Playground Theatre
“Crepapelle” is a tale about falling in love with two cities, Paris and her home city. The relationship with the places, with the people, with the smells and colours and with the little and great follies of the everyday life of their inhabitants. The character is a mask that fits different roles, from old beggars […]
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The Making of Beauty in Puglia
Join us for an evening of discussion and debate on the making of beauty, in Apulia and beyond. The art historian Ernst Gombrich argued that “the Greeks were beautiful because they had beautiful squares and cities”. This provocative (and controversial) statement has at its heart the belief that the built environment in which we live […]
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The Great Tradition of Italian Cavalry – a Talk by Olympic Gold Medallist Mauro Checcoli and Andrea Atzeni
Different horse-riding techniques have always been developing in Italy. The classic technique started at the end of the 15th century in Naples and Ferrara with great Masters such as Pignatelli and Fieschi and their acolytes coming from all over Europe – some of them becoming very famous, like Antoine de Pluvinel in France and William […]
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“Il paese delle mezze riforme”, a book by Linda Lanzillotta
Presentation of the book “Il paese delle mezze riforme” by Linda Lanzillotta A memoir and an essay at the same time, Lanzillotta’s book reflects on the role of Italian institutions after almost 50 years of political life. Unresolved situations are analysed through the civic spirit of the author in order to find out a proper […]
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Design principles for building on boundaries
With Raul Pantaleo (Studio TAMassociati) On the occasion of the London Festival of Architecture The talk will examine the reasons, contexts and processes behind the completion of architectural projects in areas of civilisation, military and geographical boundaries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Senegal, Uganda.TAMassociati will present their experience in working in such countries for Western NGOs, from […]
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