In view of the recent lockdown imposed by the provincial and municipal governments, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura will be closed to the public until further notice. For students picking up textbooks for the language courses offered by the Istituto, we kindly ask that you request an appointment via email at corsi.iictoronto@esteri.it. ...
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With a year-long calendar of events, Italy marks the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s passing. Dante, known as the father of the Italian language, was born in Florence in 1265 and died in Ravenna in 1321. His epic poem, The Divine Comedy, is considered an iconic masterpiece of medieval literature that has insp...
Read moreMarch 25, 2021 - June 30, 2021 DANTEDÌ Multilingual Reading Series Toronto Salutes Dante Dante's Inferno as you've never heard it. CLICK HERE ON MARCH 25 TO WATCH THE SERIES ON YOUTUBE Dante, known as the father of the Italian language, was born in Florence in 1265 and died in Ravenna in 1321.His epic poe...
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Day of Italian Research in the World | Fourth Edition Thursday, April 15 The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto and the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto celebrate the Day of Italian Research in the World with two events, a live webinar and a video (see details for each below). This day is promoted every year by...
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Presented by the Dante Alighieri Society of BC, with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. The next meeting of the Italian Book Club will take place on Tuesday, April 20, at 8:30PM EST / 5:30PM PST. The group will discuss the novel Fiore di roccia (A Flower on the Rocks) by Ilaria Tuti (Longanesi, 2020)....
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Wednesday, April 21 | 4:00PM EDT Webinar Biography and Self-telling in Dante Elisa BrilliAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Italian Studies | Centre for Medieval StudiesUniversity of Toronto ZOOM Webinar | Free Event | Registration Required CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ON ZOOM Writing a biography of Dante is a chall...
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LIBERATION DAYFESTA DELLA LIBERAZIONE Sunday, April 25 | TIME TO BE CONFIRMED CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES AND LINKS April 25 is celebrated as Festa della Liberazione (Liberation Day) in Italy; it is a heartfelt national holiday that commemorates the end of the fascist regime and of the Nazi Germany occupation, the victory...
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Who Created Florence?Making a Renaissance City Webinar Dr. Nicholas TerpstraEmilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies (Interim)Department of Italian StudiesSt. Michael’s College | University of Toronto Thursday, April 29 | 7:00PM EDT ZOOM Webinar | Free Event CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE LECTURE ON APRIL ...
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The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is pleased to support the screening of the documentary The Rossellinis at the 2021 online edition of Toronto's Hot Docs Festival. The Rossellinis Film Screening & Q&A Hot Docs Festival 2021 April 30 - May 9 CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS Revered as one of the greates...
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