Istituto Di Cultura - Sydney

2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian poet, film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and playwright. Pasolini was a multifaceted and versatile intellectual and distinguished himself in numerous fields - literature and cinema among those best known to the general public - also leaving...

The Home Life exhibition brings some of the biggest names of the Made in Italy contemporary design to Australia to tell the evolution of living through our home and household objects. How has our home changed in recent years? How has contemporary living evolved and what directions are our domestic habits taking? The Home...

History and art in UNESCO World Heritage sites With Dr Kathleen Olive Part 4: The Italian Renaissance When Bologna’s celebrated porticoes were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2021, they became the 58th Italian property inscribed on the list. The historic towns, buildings, landscapes and even cultural tradit...

The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to collaborate with the Powerhouse Museum Ultimo to support and promote the Gucci Garden Archetypes Exhibition. Gucci Garden Archetypes is an immersive, multimedia exhibition exploring a selection of advertising campaigns envisioned by Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele,...

The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to collaborate with the Powerhouse Museum Ultimo to support and promote the Zampatti Powerhouse retrospective exhibition dedicated to renowned Italian-Australian designer, business leader, philanthropist and mentor, Carla Zampatti. Carla Zampatti was born in 1942 in Italy’s Lov...

The 57th edition of the "Niccolò Paganini" International Violin Competition will take place in Genoa from 16 to 27 October 2023. The competition, now held every two years, is open to violinists of any nationality, religion, ethnic group or gender between the ages of 15 and 30. The deadline to apply is 20 February...

Past, present and future of Italy-Australia common projects to celebrate the National Italian Space Day On the 15th of December 1964, San Marco 1, i.e. the first made in Italy satellite, left the earth on the American Scout rocket from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, US, and remained in orbit for 272 days. Since then,...

The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to invite students, members and supporters of the Institute to its closing event for 2022. Your MC for evening will be Elisabetta Merati, broadcaster at the Italian program of SBS Radio. Guests will also enjoy delicious refreshments in strictly Italian style. Naturally, the event...

WICIP (Women in Italian Cinema, an Inclusive Project) is the first international project aimed at promoting Italian cinema written, produced, and directed by women, available in an accessible version, supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture. Its primary objective is to spotlight female talent in Italian cinema and...