{"id":12523,"date":"2026-10-06T11:31:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T00:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/?p=12523"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:31:56","slug":"xxvi-week-of-italian-language-in-the-world-2026-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/10\/xxvi-week-of-italian-language-in-the-world-2026-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"XXVI Week of the Italian Language in the World 2026 in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"

XXVI Week of the Italian Language in the World 2026 in Sydney<\/h1>\n

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15\u201329 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Brilliant Language: Conceiving, Designing and Creating with Italian”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us for a week full of events, conferences, cinema, literature and cultural experiences, celebrating the Italian language and its enduring connection with Australia.<\/p>\n

A special programme featuring a series of exciting events and collaborations with Italian and Sydney-based cultural organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thu 15 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian in Australia – My Italian connections<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Italian Cultural Institute<\/p>\n

In English<\/p>\n

6.00 pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Bridging Worlds: Cristian Bonetto on his new book \u201cItalo\u201d and Italian-Australian identity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Sydney<\/p>\n

Free admission \u2013 bookings required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Sat 17 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Italian and Cinema<\/strong><\/td>\nSYDNEY CINEMATEQUE<\/p>\n

ART GALLERY NSW<\/p>\n

2.30 pm<\/td>\n

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Co-presentation of the film <\/strong>Teorema<\/strong><\/em> by Pier Paolo Pasolini as part of the \u201960 ITALIA film series \u2013 ITA with ENG subtitles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute<\/p>\n

Paid entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Mon 19 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian as a Language of Study<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian Cultural Institute<\/p>\n

12.30 pm<\/td>\n

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Speed Date with Italian <\/em>\u2013<\/em> Free Italian Lessons and Conversation at the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Free entry, bookings required<\/p>\n

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Tue 20 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian and Literary Creativity<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0UTS UNIVERSITY<\/p>\n

10.30 am<\/p>\n

International Studies and Social Sciences – UTS Sydney<\/span><\/td>\n

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Meeting with writer Laura Imai Messina and students at UTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

In collaboration with UTS University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nItalian as a Language of Study<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0SYDNEY UNIVERSITY<\/td>\n\n

Workshop on linguistic and advertising creativity with students enrolled in Italian courses at the University of Sydney<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organised by the University of Sydney \u2013 Italian Studies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Wed 21 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian as a Language of Study<\/strong><\/td>\nUNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY \u2013 SEMINAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.30 pm -5.30 pm<\/p>\n

John Woolley Building, (A20.04.N480)<\/span> Woolley Common Room – University of Sydney<\/span><\/td>\n

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\u201cLanguage, Creativity and the Art of Making Meaning\u201d \u2013 Academic seminar at the University of Sydney exploring language and genius in Italian art and culture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Organised by the University of Sydney \u2013 Italian Studies in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute – In Italian and English<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thu 22 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian and Literary Creativity<\/strong><\/td>\nIBS – Italian Bilingual School – Meadowbank <\/span><\/p>\n

11.00 am<\/td>\n

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Meeting with writer Laura Imai Messina and students from IBS \u2013 Italian Bilingual School \u2013 Meadowbank \u2013 focus on the children\u2019s book “L\u2019Ospedale dei giocattoli”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In collaboration with Co.As.It. Sydney<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Thu 22 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian and Literary Creativity<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Italian Cultural Institute<\/p>\n

In Italian and English<\/p>\n

6.00 pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Event: \u201cTelling Expatriation: Stories in the Host Country\u201d with Laura Imai Messina<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In collaboration with the Librinsieme Book Club and the Societ\u00e0 Dante Alighieri of Sydney<\/p>\n

Free entry, bookings required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Fri 23 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian as a Language of Study<\/strong><\/td>\nCANBERRA<\/p>\n

ANU \u2013 Building 146 \u2013 Ellery Crescent, Acton, ACT 2601<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a09.00 am<\/span><\/td>\n

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XI National Conference of Italian Language Teachers in Australia in Canberra<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Organised by the Embassy of Italy in Australia in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tue 27 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian and Musical Tradition<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian Cultural Institute<\/p>\n

12.30 pm<\/td>\n

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EATALIAN TALKS \u2013 \u201cThe Value of the Italian Language from Mozart to Puccini in Italian Opera\u201d \u2013 with Maestro Michelangelo Galeati, Professor Roberto Giuliani and young soprano Alice Gavagnin \u2013 Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Free entry, bookings required<\/p>\n

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Thu 29 OCTOBER<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian and Musical Tradition<\/strong><\/td>\nItalian Cultural Institute<\/p>\n

6.00 pm<\/td>\n

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R<\/strong>ecital of Opera Arias in Italian with young soprano Alice Gavagnin \u2013 Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome and young tenor Jordan Sarkis – Sydney Conservatorium of Music<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Free entry, bookings required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Book events on our Eventbrite profile<\/a> and download the program on this page HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cWeek of the Italian Language in the World\u201d<\/strong> is an initiative to promote the Italian language, organized by the cultural and diplomatic network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic. Every year, it celebrates the Italian language and creativity around the world. The initiative, founded in 2001 in collaboration with the Accademia della Crusca, takes place in the third week of October with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of University and Research, the Swiss Government, and the main language promotion partners.<\/p>\n

The 26th edition will take place from 19 to 25 October 2026, and will have as its theme \u201cA Brilliant language: conceiving, designing, creating with Italian\u201d<\/strong> aimed at promoting the Italian language, heir to a long and rich tradition, capable of exporting the best of technology, science, engineering, design, fashion, gastronomy, literature, art, and history to the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"XXVI Week of the Italian Language in the World 2026 in Sydney   15\u201329 October 2026 “A Brilliant Language: Conceiving, Designing and Creating with Italian” Join us for a week full of events, conferences, cinema, literature and cultural experiences, celebrating the Italian language and its enduring connection with Australia. A special programme featuring a series […]","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[30,20],"class_list":["post-12523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-lingualetteraturaeditoria","tag-settimana-della-lingua-italiana-nel-mondo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12523"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12665,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12523\/revisions\/12665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicsydney.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}