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Do you recognize this Renaissance icon?The artist Mario Ceroli celebrates Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" with these two g...
12/07/2023

Do you recognize this Renaissance icon?

The artist Mario Ceroli celebrates Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" with these two gilded high reliefs, titled "Girls of Florence", which frame the entrance to the Ambasssador's study at Villa Firenze Residence. The iconic figure is carved out inexpensive pine wood and stripped of all monumentality, reduced to the essential. Ceroli creates a playful reference between Italian classical art and the influences of American pop art.

This is the first post of the series dedicated to the project "Villa Firenze Contemporanea", conceived by Ambassador Mariangela Zappia and curated by professor and architect Renata Cristina Mazzantini. It presents an elegant and refined selection of contemporary Italian art and design through the works of great Italian artists and masters of design placed within the Tudor architecture of the Residence. Each piece or artist shares a special connection to the United States.

Photo by Massimo Listri

12/06/2023

Welcome to our weekly Fulbright post! ✨

Listen to a superb arrangement of "Ti ricorderai" by Luigi Tenco, one of Tenco’s songs closest to the jazz repertoire, performed by 🇮🇹 producer and songwriter Leonardo Cococcia together with singer Ylenia Piola, both talented Italian and American Fulbright musicians. 🎵🎸🎵

Leonardo graduated in Jazz Guitar at the "Santa Cecilia" Conservatory in Rome and he is currently attending a Master in Songwriting and Production at Berklee College of Music in New York City.
After having studied jazz singing at "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory in Milan and musical theatre at "Centro Studi delle Arti" in Naples, Ylenia is currently attending a Master's Program in Music training and teaching at the Longy School of Music at Bard College in Cambridge.

Allen Kurzweil Viviana Mazza Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ylenia Piola Amanda Pascali Kevin Venier danielesimona Fulbright Commission Italy The Fulbright Program

12/01/2023

"You should look to where you can do the most good." Judge Guido Calabresi's life and career is most inspiring.

Last month, we had the honor of hosting the 75th Anniversary of Fulbright Commission Italy   🇮🇹🤝🇺🇸  with an event dedica...
11/30/2023

Last month, we had the honor of hosting the 75th Anniversary of Fulbright Commission Italy 🇮🇹🤝🇺🇸 with an event dedicated to the role of foreign correspondents in the U.S. followed by a concert of talented Italian and American Fulbright musicians. 🎶
Starting today, each week we highlight one incredible✨ fellow who joined us!

🇺🇸 novelist Allen Kurzweil studied at La Sapienza in Rome with his Fulbright scholarship, and also worked as a journalist, collaborating at La Repubblica on the cultural page. He discovered illustrious 🇮🇹 writers, such as Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco, and the art of storytelling. “I entered in La Repubblica being a journalist, and ended up reinventing myself”.

Since its inception, the program has facilitated over 14,000 students, researchers, and academics in their pursuit of study and research opportunities between Italy and the US 🌍📚.

What an exceptional, poignant testimony that of Judge Guido Calabresi. An Italian hailing from a notable family of Jewis...
11/30/2023

What an exceptional, poignant testimony that of Judge Guido Calabresi. An Italian hailing from a notable family of Jewish heritage; a refugee; an American who has indelibly shaped the teaching and practice of law in the US.

"A point of reference in strategic policy and global diplomacy."— Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the passing o...
11/30/2023

"A point of reference in strategic policy and global diplomacy."
— Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the passing of Henry Kissinger

"Tourism can be a powerful force for inclusivity, empowering local communities," said World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)...
11/29/2023

"Tourism can be a powerful force for inclusivity, empowering local communities," said World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili in announcing the 2023 Best Tourism Villages list.
For Italy Lerici, Civita Di Bagnoregio, Sabbioneta have been added.

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has added three villages in Italy to the 2023 list of Best Tourism Villages. Each represents a worthwhile foray off the beaten path.

11/27/2023

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

There is for gender-based violence.

UN Women SayNO - UNiTE to End Violence Against Women

"An unprecedented opportunity." After 4 centuries, Giorgione’s "Three Philosophers" and Bellini panel "St. Francis in th...
11/25/2023

"An unprecedented opportunity." After 4 centuries, Giorgione’s "Three Philosophers" and Bellini panel "St. Francis in the Desert" are reunited at The Frick Collection in New York. A must-see exhibit in collaboration with Consulate General of Italy in New York.
https://www.frick.org/exhibitions/bellini_giorgione

Atlanta's Carlos Museum at Emory University  has returned five looted objects to Italy.
11/24/2023

Atlanta's Carlos Museum at Emory University has returned five looted objects to Italy.

Two of the objects will be handed over the Italian authorities, while three will remain on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta

  is a time to be thankful and to say Grazie to all of you for making the friendship between our nations and our peoples...
11/23/2023

is a time to be thankful and to say Grazie to all of you for making the friendship between our nations and our peoples an indelible one. Buona Festa del Ringraziamento!

🟢📚🔴 Are you passionate about Italian authors? Looking for an Italian book? Want to join an Italian and Italian American ...
11/22/2023

🟢📚🔴 Are you passionate about Italian authors? Looking for an Italian book? Want to join an Italian and Italian American cultural hub in Boston? Look no further and head over to I Am Books!

A few days left to explore "Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures...
11/22/2023

A few days left to explore "Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro" at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, in partnership with Cinecittà. "A bridge between the past and the future ... Italian cinema has a strong future ahead," wrote Variety.

“Ennio Morricone was more than one of the world’s great soundtrack composers—he was one of the world’s great composers, period.

Last Friday, Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia concluded her visit to San Francisco and the Bay Area.Her vi...
11/20/2023

Last Friday, Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia concluded her visit to San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Her visit included the US Department of Energy's BerkeleyLab, whose motto is very inspiring motto: , and the University of California, Berkeley. At BerkelyLab, the Ambassador glad to meet Italian scientists and researchers contributing to it, and to explore new avenues of cooperation on computing, particle acceleration, nanoscience, and breakthrough tech. At UC Berkely, Ambassador Zappia met the Italian startups accelerated by SkyDeck, a truly powerful environment, with its heart in Berkeley and the European HQ in Milan. This is the partnership in science and hi-tech at work!

Afterfards, she met with the vibrant Italian and Italian-American community at the Italian Consulate, and she later headed over to the Legion of Honor for the preview of the Botticelli Drawings exhibition, which counts an unprecedented number of masterpieces realized by Botticelli, one of the most appreciated artists of the Italian Renaissance. The Ambassador underlined "the extraordinary cooperation ensured by the Italian Museums and cultural institutions that have participated in this project, and to acknowledge the support given by our Consulate General and Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco."

Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper," the surreal masterpieces of Arcimboldo, the movie "An American in Rome" and much more...
11/19/2023

Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper," the surreal masterpieces of Arcimboldo, the movie "An American in Rome" and much more ... Our 🍴 week is over but Italian cuisine, our food traditions, the quality of our products live forever, in art and in life.

What an incredible first day entirely dedicated to Italian technology and innovation in Silicon Valley. Italian Ambassad...
11/17/2023

What an incredible first day entirely dedicated to Italian technology and innovation in Silicon Valley.

Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia started her visit to San Francisco and the Bay Area yesterday by meeting some of Italy's best tech and innovation ambassadors in the United States, including Italian trailblazing technologist Federico Faggin, the inventor of the microchip and a true inspiration for many in this field, and Apple's CFO Luca Maestri, whose career and achievements the Ambassador recognized today.

Ambassador Zappia also visited INNOVIT in San Francisco, which has already shown an incredible success: "Around 100 startups and tech SMEs accelerated in 2023, over 100 events and activities carried out since its opening at the end of 2021, more than 4.000 guests who have already enjoyed INNOVIT’s spaces and meetings, including San Francisco international community. Let me say that these numbers perfectly show the success of this new Italian project on the West Coast," the Ambassador said.

11/16/2023

Italian cuisine and are synonyms of our culture and creativity. Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia partnered with Chef Stefano Pinciaroli and PS Ristorante at Villa Petriolo to highlight the links between tradition and innovation and our focus on sustainability and well-being.

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11/16/2023

✓ Tradition - Tradizione
✓ Beauty - Bellezza
✓ Life - Vita

This is what Italian Cuisine is all about. And that is why Italian Cuisine is Italy's official candidate for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage!

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"We must produce more food but not at the expense of our environment." This is the premise of today's     workshop, focu...
11/15/2023

"We must produce more food but not at the expense of our environment." This is the premise of today's workshop, focused on sustainable agriculture. Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia: it's "a delicate balance between meeting today's needs and preserving our planet for the future."

Italian cuisine is as much about wellness as it is about innovation and technology in the agri-food sector with an emphasis on sustainability, as highlighted today in our event with Ministero della Salute North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA) ASSICA
National Pork Producers Council Monini Istituto Valorizzazione Salumi Italiani.

Food education is a key part of our food diplomacy and our focus on the benefit of the Mediterranean Diet. Great worksho...
11/14/2023

Food education is a key part of our food diplomacy and our focus on the benefit of the Mediterranean Diet.

Great workshop yesterday here at the Italian Embassy for our 🍴 week with DC and Philadelphia students in partnership with Ministero della Salute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Future Food Institute and Unaprol.

And yesterday, we also honored our favorite 🇮🇹🇺🇸 Ambassador of Italian cuisine in the US, the amazing Amy Riolo. She's not just an exquisite chef, but also an educator, historian, an expert in Italian food and authentic products.

When it comes to the Italian American community, Lido Civic Club of Washington DC is a key partner in DC. Italian Deputy...
11/13/2023

When it comes to the Italian American community, Lido Civic Club of Washington DC is a key partner in DC. Italian Deputy Ambassador Alessandro Gonzales highlighted their role in the field of education, having awarded to Italian American students over $1 million in college scholarships over the last two decades.

This large exhibition in Milan, a unique partnership between Triennale Milano and Valentino to show the richness and com...
11/12/2023

This large exhibition in Milan, a unique partnership between Triennale Milano and Valentino to show the richness and complexity of Italian painting, is dedicated to 120 contemporary Italian artists of different generations.

On  , with our American friends, we honor the women and men who fought to protect peace and security around the globe, i...
11/10/2023

On , with our American friends, we honor the women and men who fought to protect peace and security around the globe, in many occasions alongside our Italian military personnel.

11/09/2023

"Our commitment to actively promote and bolster the activity and visibility of Italian researchers in the United States is stronger than ever." Italian Ambassador to the US Mariangela Zappia welcomed the incredible awardees at yesterday's Issnaf - Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation annual event.

Italian scientists and researchers are our best ambassadors to boost 🇮🇹🇺🇸 Italy-US ties in science, research, and innovation.

Congratulazioni to all ISSNAF "Young Investigator" awardees and finalists, and to Prof. Federico Capasso, awarded today at the Italian Embassy with the 2023 ISSNAF Lifetime Achievement Award.

11/08/2023

We're only a week away from our Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, so let's celebrate . Espresso and cappuccino are part of the everyday life of Italians ... even here at the Embassy where these images remind us of our traditions, creativity, innovation. Happy Cappuccino Day!

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