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IIC Library News
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Check the latest arrivals: books and DVDs now available at the IIC Melbourne.
The Prague Cemetery
by Umberto Eco
Death and the Dolce Vita
by Stephen Gundle
The Michelangelo Code:
The Secrets of The Sistine Chapel
by
Waldemar Januszcza
Baroque: From St Peter's To St Paul's
by
Waldemar Januszcza
Visit our library page to read the latest
"Biblionews"
and use our on-line catalogue.
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IIC Membership
Benefits
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Click here
to become a member.
Discounts on some of the events with which the Institute is involved in either a supporting or collaborative capacity such as the Italian Film Festival and Melbourne City Opera
Frequent give aways such as cinema and concert tickets
Information regarding over 100 scholarships to Italy exclusively available to Institute members
Access and borrowing rights to the Institute library and resources including over 11,000 volumes, magazines, DVDs, CDs and videocassettes
$10.00 discount off
NGV membership
10% discount of
Italian Villa Vacation
10% discount off
Restaurant Partners
(Please note that benefits at partner restaurants may only be redeemed upon presentation of Member's non-transferable Card. Offers are valid once only per day at any given restaurant.)
10% discounts at:
- Café Latte (Toorak)
- Ecco Restaurant (South Yarra)
- Fleischer Cakes (Malvern)
- Pizzette (South Yarra)
- San Luca (South Yarra)
- Sotto e Sopra
(Melbourne)
-Seasons Provedore (Carlton)
20% discount off drinks at:
-The Italian Corner
(Fitzroy)
(On the evenings "Aperitivo Italiano" every Friday evening from 6.30pm onwards)
A free glass of wine upon purchase of a meal at:
-La Notte
(Carlton)
2 for 1 gelatos at:
-Tutto Bene
(Southgate)
A free cup of coffee with a purchase of $3.00 or more at:
-Brunetti
(Camberwell)
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Term 2 Early Bird Discount
(Go to our Members section for more details)
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Children's Courses
From Monday 5 March 2012 at the IIC
From March 2012 toddlers and children, from 18 months to 9 years of age, will have the possibility of learning the Italian language at the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne (IIC).
Children's courses at the IIC are developed and conducted by qualified educators. The aim of the courses is to make the children's learning experience both fun and productive. In order to achieve this classes are conducted in Italian and adopt an activity-based approach. Activities may include games, role-play, songs etc. which are relevant to each age group. So as to give children adequate attention and to cater for differing levels of language, class sizes are small not exceeding 10 students in a group. For further information regarding level, timetables and costs please visit our website. |
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Thursday, March 08 - Saturday, March 10, 2012 at CoAsIt Conference Centre, 189 Faraday Street, Carlton
These three Professional Development workshops/presentations have been organised by COASIT, the Italian Institute of Culture, l'Ufficio Scolastico del Consolato and VATI.
The workshop/presentations are being taken by Prof.ssa Annamaria Arruffoli who is responsible for the CILS (Certificato di Italiano Lingua Straniera) course at the University of Siena.
The sessions will be delivered in Italian and take place at the COASIT Conference Centre, 189 Faraday Street, Carlton.
Free Admission
Please book by filling in the Registration Form.
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Friday, 09 and Saturday, 10 March 2012 at University of Melbourne
With the support of the Macgeorge Bequest, the Italian Embassy in Canberra and the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne, the Australian Institute of Art History presents a public lecture and international symposium on 9 and 10 March 2012 on recent research on Italian Paintings in the exhibition "Renaissance" currently at the National Gallery of Australia, from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo on to be held in the Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building at the University of Melbourne.
Free Admission
For bookings please refer to the University of Melbourne website.
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7.30pm on Thursday 15 March 2012 at the IIC
This first English-language monograph on de Roberto's work offers a comprehensive examination of his novels and of his journalistic and theoretical writings on narrative art.
The novels of Federico De Roberto: From Naturalism to Modernism places his masterpiece, I Viceré, within the framework of his endeavours to advance the modern novel and reconcile external observation and psychological introspection.
Annamaria Pagliaro is a Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at Monash University (Melbourne) and was Academic Director of the Monash University Centre in Prato from 2005 to 2008. Her principal research interests concern nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Italian literature.
On this occasion Prof. John Gatt-Rutter will present this latest publication by Prof. Annamaria Pagliaro. After his presentation Prof. Pagliaro will launch the latest edition of the journal of Italian Studies 'Spunti e Ricerche'.
Free Admission
For further information visit our website or call 03 9866 5931.
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7.30pm, Thursday 29 March 2012, Italian Institute of Culture (tbc)
 Guitar concert featuring Massimo Scattolin (Italy), Sergio Ercole and his students. The event will be introduced by the Director of Rete Italia, Ivano Ercole.
Free admission
For further information visit our website or call 03 9866 5931.
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From 10.00am to 12.00pm on Saturday 31 March 2012 at the IIC
Discover the IIC Melbourne on our first Open Day. There will be free trial lessons, presentations on the IIC membership benefits and scholarships, and many more!
IIC Melbourne Open Day Programme
10.00: Language lesson (Beginners 1)
10.30: Language lesson (Beginners Conversation)
11.00: Language lesson (Italian for Travelers)
11.30: Presentation (Membership benefits)
11.45: Presentation (Scholarships)
You can also take a free entrance level test without any obligations(Booking essential).
Open Day Special!!!
New students can enjoy $20 discounts off the course fee(*).
*Offer applies to new students who apply for any Friday afternoon/Saturday standard courses ($290/$270 concession): excludes private tuition, children's courses and workshops. This offer is available only on 31 March 2012.
For further information please visit our website. Free Admission Booking is essential on booking.iicmelbourne@esteri.it or call us on 03 9866 5931. |
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Ongoing Courses, Events and Exhibitions
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 IIC Language and Culture Courses: 2012 Term 1
PRIVATE/SEMI-PRIVATE TUITION IS AVAILABLE
For those who want to know Italian culture better and its unique lifestyle LEARN Italian, SPEAK Italian FEEL Italian: all levels offered in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference.
For private tuition click here to download the brochure.
For further information visit our website or call 03 9866 5931.
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RENAISSANCE
Raphael - Botticelli - Bellini - Titian 15th and 16th Century Italian Paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
Until Monday, April 09, 2012 at National Gallery of Australia (Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra)
This unique exhibition offers audiences an unparalleled chance to see Early and High Renaissance paintings by some of the greatest European artists. Raphael, Botticelli, Bellini and Titian are represented among an amazing gamut of talent and creative splendour. More than 70 works on canvas and panel will be on display, made between 1400 and 1600 by painters in northern and central Italy.
Of extraordinary quality, the paintings come from Venice, Florence, Padua, Ferrara, Bergamo and Siena. Subjects range from touching depictions of the Madonna and Child, the lives of the Saints and moving renditions of the Crucifixion to insightful portraits of nobles. The genius of Raphael and Titian is known to all, but lesser known painters such as Tura, Crivelli, Lotto, Carpaccio, Perugino and Moroni will also announce their prodigious talents.
Click here to read our introduction to this exhibition.
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A Venice of the Mind - Lisa Barmby exhibition
Until Friday April 13, 2012 at the IIC
For a number of years Venice has been at the heart of Lisa's work as an artist. From her first visit she fell in love with the city, and there are many interlocking reasons. Firstly there is the gondola, a paradoxical private place on public display. She is also interested in the historical Venice - the theatrical daily life, solemn ceremonies, costumes, courtesans, fascination with exotic animals, excesses and oddities. Furthermore there are the masks, worn daily during the 18th century, no doubt as a form of secrecy but also as an intriguing social equalizer. Finally there are the Venetian courtesans, some of them radical figures of their time with a freedom socially, creatively, sexually and financially that is almost contemporary....(Click here for further information)
Free Admission
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -6.00pm, Friday: 9.00am-1.00pm
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 Tandem Language Learning
Every Friday at the IIC (Closed on 9 March and 6 April 2012)
Language exchange is a method of language learning based on mutual language practicing by learning partners who are speakers of different languages. Language exchange is sometimes called Tandem language learning. Language exchanges are generally considered helpful for developing language proficiency, especially in speaking fluency and listening comprehension.(Cit.)
One intensive hour of conversation, 30 minutes in Italian and 30 minutes in English.
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Between sea and sky: Songs of a voyage -
Paintings by Billy Doolan
Until Saturday March 31, 2012 at the IIC
An absolute world first, this unique exhibition presents a series of paintings depicting the island of Sicily through the eyes of the Queensland indigenous artist Billy Doolan. The paintings, created using the indigenous iconography of the artists' homeland - far north Qld and Palm Island - express, with stunning lyricism, the impact that Sicily, its people, traditions and history have had on the artist...(Click here for further information)
Free Admission
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -6.00pm, Friday: 9.00am-1.00pm
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 Early Bird Discount for Term 2/2012
Until 13 April 2012
Don't forget to take an early bird discount for Term 2/2012 (Monday 23 April- Friday 29 June 2012). This applies to the current students only and is valid by 13 April 2012.(*)
*Offer is valid only for standard language and culture
courses ($290/$270 concession), excludes private tuition, children's classes and workshops. Please note that this offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount.
For further information visit our website or call 03 9866 5931. |
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Our members and students are entitled for short term scholarships to study in Italy as one of our membership benefits. This month we would like to recommend to our students and members:
- Arca Bologna, Bologna : 1 scholarship for a 50% reduction on the 3 weeks course (February-October).
- Madrelingua, Bologna: Scholarships for a 100% reduction on a 1 week course, scholarships for a 50% on 2 weeks course every time of the year.
- Ciao Italia, Roma: 6 scholarships for a 50% reduction on the 4 weeks course, 4 scholarships for a 40% reduction on the 3 weeks course, 4 scholarships for 30% reduction on the 2 weeks course.
- Istituto Dante Alighieri, Roma: 1 scholarship for a 100% reduction and 2 for a 50% reduction on the cost of the standard course.
Click here to see the full list of scholarships.
Short term scholarships are available only to current members and students. To become a member please click here. |
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