Arts & Culture
L’Ambasciatore Armando Varricchio insignisce Francesca Zambello dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia.
Washington DC (22 settembre 2020) – L’Ambasciatore d’Italia Armando Varricchio ha insignito Francesca Zambello, Direttrice Artistica della Washington National Opera e del Glimmerglass Festival, dell’Onorificenza di Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia per il suo contributo alla diffusione del patrimonio musicale e operistico italiano negli Stati Uniti e nel mondo. Francesca Zambello ha dato vita a […]
NGA Sculpture Garden to Reopen June 20
Enjoy the lush, 6.1-acre garden and discover 21 modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures when the Sculpture Garden reopens on June 20. The Pavilion Café will offer prepackaged salads, sandwiches, and beverages for outdoor, credit card–only purchase. For the safety and well-being of all, visitor capacity will be limited, visitors ages 2 and up will be […]
From Our Good Friends in Italy: Trio Dante
Luca Marziali, violin; Roberto Molinelli, viola; Alessandro Culiani, cello
Marina Isgro joins the Hirshhorn as Associate Curator, Media and Performance art.
Marina Isgro joined the Hirshhorn as Associate Curator in March 2020 and is responsible for the Museum’s collection of media and performance art. Prior to joining the Hirshhorn, she served as Nam June Paik Fellow at the Harvard Art Museums, where she curated Nam June Paik: Screen Play (2018) and contributed to Crossing Lines, Constructing Home: Displacement and […]
A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600–1750 (Postponed)
National Gallery of Art Celebrates Extravagant Baroque Style of 17th- and Early 18th-Century Genoa on View May 3 Through August 16, 2020 . Washington, DC—The visual arts in Genoa at the beginning of the 17th century exhibited extraordinary diversity and richness. The city’s enormous wealth enabled its artists and their patrons to create an exuberant expression of the baroque […]
Jazz Singer Roberta Gambarini delights audience at the Embassy of Italy
Great success on December 12, for the duo Roberta Gambarini and Jeb Patten wo performed at the Embassy of Italy. The Italian jazz singer and local pianist delighted the embassy guests with a program of jazz music, with some great American and Italian classics, interpreted in an innovative and engaging way. Alongside some improvisations, the […]
THE ITALIAN EMBASSY IN DC AND SAVE VENICE PARTNER TO SUPPORT THE RECOVERY OF VENICE
From the 12th to the 17th of November, Venice was devastated by severe weather. Flooding in the city reached an unprecedented level. The people of Venice, its artistic and cultural heritage and its businesses have been severely affected. The Government of Italy has declared a state of emergency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
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