“Italia Contemporanea”: the new series on landmarks of contemporary art in Italy
“Italia Contemporanea” (Contemporary Italy) is a new way of discovering contemporary art in Italy, covering the most representative works, the most famous museums as well as the most secretive or elusive spaces – from redeveloped former factories to open-air museums. A thematic journey throughout Italy, giving a voice, episode after episode, to artists, curators and […]
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BAFF 2021 – “THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, THE GUARDIAN OF MEMORY”
In partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute,the Beirut Art Film Festival invites you to an online evening on The National Museum, the guardian of Memory Sunday, April 25th, 2021 Starting 7 pm Anthropoid Sarcophagi, white marble from Paros, 6th and 5th century B.C.©National Museum – Beirut Access to the screenings and discussion […]
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SOL 2021 – Pipe Organ Concert by Maestro Eugenio Maria Fagiani
Concert by Maestro Eugenio Maria Fagiani at the Monastery of Notre Dame de Louaize in Zouk Mosbeh (Kesrouan). Internationally renowned musician and composer, Fagiani is the Artistic Director of the International Organ Music Festival of La Verna and of the “Saint Donato” Organ Festival of the Cathedral of Arezzo. Since 2016, he is also the […]
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SOL 2021 – Pipe Organ and Violin Concert of the Maestri Eugenio Maria Fagiani and Mario Rahi
A concert by Maestri Fagiani (Pipe Organ) and Mario Rahi (Violin) in the Monastery of St. Anthony of Padua in Harissa. The concert is free and will be live streamed on the Festival’s Facebook page.
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SOL 2021 – A concert by outstanding students of the organ class at NDU
The opening concert of the Festival takes place at Mar Zakhia’s Church (Ajaltoun) with the outstanding students of the NDU’s School of Music, which has been organizing since 2015 a pipe organ class (the only one in Lebanon) with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture and the Custody of the Holy Land. The […]
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SOL 2021 – LEBANESE PIPE ORGAN WEEK
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon participates to the 6th edition of the Pipe Organ Festival, with two concerts given by the Maestro Eugenio Maria Fagiani and one concert given by the best students of NDU’s Music School. The concerts are free and will be live streamed on the Festival’s Facebook page. The Pipe Organ […]
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BEIRUT ART FILM FESTIVAL – “THE CARAVAGGIO”
In partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Beirut Art Film Festival presents an evening on The Caravaggio Programme: 6 pm – Online screening of the capsule The Caravaggio, 2020, 23′, produced by JAP .This film is a presentation of Caravaggio’s work, life and battles by Vincent Cartuyvels, art historian. 6:30 pm […]
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«REQUIEM» BY CHERUBINI
CONCERT IN FAVOR OF THE LEBANON MUSIC CONSERVATORY Concert organized by the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The Philharmonic Orchestra of Lebanon, the choirs of the Antonine University and the University of Notre Dame of Louaizé, directed by Maestro Toufic Maatouk, will inaugurate the musical season of […]
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DANTE 700 IN THE WORLD – DANTEDÌ 2021
On March 25, the whole world – through the Italian Cultural Institutes and the Italian Consulates – celebrates the Dantedì, Dante’s day. This year we celebrate it with a tribute to the Supreme Poet which is also the preview of a new initiative of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Dolente Bellezza […]
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DANTEDÌ 2021 IN LEBANON
The Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut celebrates this year the Dantedì [Dante’s Day] with a video by the Italian language students from the Nabatieh region (South Lebanon) and their teacher, Mona Risk. In the video, they offer us their reading of the 34th Canticle of Dante’s Inferno. The student Karen Jaber also pays homage to […]
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