ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE MELBOURNE
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Cari Soci, Care Socie e amici dell' Istituto Italiano di Cultura,
A warm welcome back after the holiday season! I hope everybody enjoyed a relaxing and happy time with family and friends.
During the summer period we haven't stopped at all, but have worked hard at the 2014 events program and at transforming the Istituto Italiano di Cultura more and more into the Centre of Italian language and culture in Melbourne.
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Cultural Institute) is the cultural office of the Italian Consulate General (representative of the Italian Government) and its mission is to promote Italian language and culture through a great variety of activities.
Starting from the 1st of March there will be 2 Internet Points in our Library and Members of the Istituto will be able to browse through the daily news of 3 leading Italian newspapers:
La Repubblica, La Stampa and Il Fatto Quotidiano.
Free Wi-fi will be available throughout the building, so it will be possible to comfortably sit under new Lavazza sunshades and enjoy our leafy Terrazzo, while waiting to join one of our language classes.
2014 will be a great year to be a Member of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Please tell your friends to join the IIC as soon as possible, so that they can also enjoy all our
forthcoming events.
Vi aspettiamo!
Lina Panetta
Director IIC Melbourne
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Brunswick Beethoven Festival
4 - 8 and 19 - 23 February 2014
Christ Church Bardin Centre Hall
8 Glenlyon Road Brunswick
All concerts will commence at
7.30 pm
Some outstanding young Italian musicians will be playing the splendid 10 concerts. It will be possible to enjoy the performances by the Trio Leonardo:
Elisabetta Ghebbioni (harp), Giancarlo di Vacri (viola) and Andrea Dainese (flute).
Davide Monti (violin) and Massimo Scattolin (guitar) will also perform during the Festival.
For more information: Brunswick Beethoven Festival
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A TRAVELLER'S DREAM: PIRANESI AND ROME
A photographic exhibition
by Italian artist Graziano Panfili
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
Elm Tree House
233 Domain Rd, South Yarra
25 FEBRUARY 2014
6.30pm-9.00pm
Officially opened by H.E. Pier Francesco Zazo, Ambassador of Italy to Australia
Free entry. Bookings essential on
bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
EXHIBITION DATES: 26 FEBRUARY - 30 APRIL 2014
Graziano Panfili's images provide a unique, dream-like interpretation of some of the most famous Roman locations and monuments immortalised in Piranesi's etchings, as well as of lesser-known places in and around the Eternal City.
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Piranesi e Roma: immagini di ieri e di oggi
Lecture by Dr Luigi Ficacci
(In Italian)
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
Elm Tree House
233 Domain Rd, South Yarra
3 March 2014
6.30pm
Free entry. Bookings essential on
bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Luigi Ficacci is one of Italy's most distinguished art historians and has an exceptional knowledge of Piranesi. From 2008 Ficacci has been Soprintendente (Director of Cultural Heritage) in Bologna for the Emilia Romagna, a region of Italy that includes the patrimony of cities like Bologna, Parma, Modena, Ferrara and Ravenna.
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organised in collaboration
with our Partners:
The State Library of Victoria
Keith Murdoch Gallery, State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston St. Melbourne
22* February- 22 June 2014
Official Opening: 26 February 2014 at 6.30pm
* 22 February: special opening for the White Night
The largest Australian exhibition of work
from one of Europe's best known print-makers,
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1780)
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The Ian Potter Museum of Art
University of Melbourne
presents the exhibition
The Piranesi Effect
18 February - 24 May 2014
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Baillieu Library Print Collection, the University of Melbourne.
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Curated by Jenny Long, this exhibition highlights the sense of disquiet and ambiguity reflected in the works by 18th century Italian print-maker Piranesi.
Works by contemporary artists Rick Amor, Michael Graf, Mira Gojak, Andrew Hazewinkel, Peter Robinson, Jan Senbergs and Simon Terrill will be included.
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The Australian Institute of Art History
in collaboration with the Baillieu Library
and the State Library of Victoria
presents the conference
Piranesi and the Impact of the Late Baroque
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
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Thursday 27 & Friday 28 February 2014
University of Melbourne
Melbourne Brain Centre
Kenneth Myer Building
University of Melbourne
Genetics Lane off Royal Parade
Supported by
 and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
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Don't miss a unique concert by
Italian musician and composer
Ludovico Einaudi
13 February 2014
Hamer Hall
8.00pm
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ITALIAN. Simply the BEST
Language classes at all levels, cultural events, workshops, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings.
Discover Italy in the heart of South Yarra
at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the official Italian Government centre for Italian culture in Australia.
Term I 2014
(Monday 3 February - Friday 11 April)
Term 2 2014
(Monday 5 May - 4 July 2014)
With 20 hours of tuition in small classes (never more than 10 students), with highly qualified, native Italian speaker teachers, our standard courses continue to be of excellent value and quality.
For further and more detailed information on our
Standard and
Special language courses visit our website:
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Please remember to renew your membership, and you'll receive a free copy of Italianicious magazine.
Look out for
Special Events
for IIC Members !!!
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(Punto Caffè Lavazza)
Opening in February 2014
It will be possible to enjoy a cup of real Italian
espresso, macchiato or caffè latte.
For IIC members and students only!
Espressamente solo per soci e studenti
dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
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Biblioteca dell'Istituto
FREE WI-FI and 2 internet points
now available nella Biblioteca dell'Istituto!
La Repubblica, La Stampa and
Il Fatto Quotidiano accessible online
from March 1st 2014.
Weekly issues of , one of the leading news magazines in Italy, will be available in hard copy starting from March.
Stay in touch with Italy at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura!
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Appuntamento mensile
all' Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Per iscriversi e ricevere maggiori informazioni sull'iniziativa inviare un messaggio a
corsi.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
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Pollice verde Club
Our lovely garden here all'Istituto
needs an ongoing "cura" (Tender Loving Care)
Join the "Pollice Verde Club" for a few hours per month and you will receive a free IIC membership!
Please call (03) 9866 5931 to let us know your availability
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2014 Special offer to IIC members:
A discount to buy
a Lavazza coffee machine!
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click here
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With the support of  Lygon St, Carlton.
Major IIC Sponsor: 
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Restaurant Partners 10% discount (only for IIC Members)
Please remember to show your IIC card.
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne
233 Domain Road
South Yarra, VIC 3141
Office hours:
Mon - Thu 9.00am - 1.00pm & 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Fri 9.00am - 1.00pm
You can reach the Italian Cultural Institute
by Route 8 tram (Walsh St. Stop), by train (South Yarra Station) or by bus No 246 (Domain Rd Stop)
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