ELECTRIC WHISPERS | EXHIBITION BY RÄ DI MARTINO CURATED BY MARIA ROSA SOSSAI
Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut in collaboration with the Beirut Art Center, Electric Whispers, an exhibition by Rä di Martino (Rome, 1975), a visual artist who works with various media such as video, film, photography, and 3D animation, will open on June 24th. “The works on display reflect significant stages in the […]
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EXHIBITION “CITTÀ IN SCENA. URBAN REGENERATION: THE ITALIAN WAY TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE”
The Embassy of Italy to Beirut and the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut present the traveling exhibition Città in Scena. Urban Regeneration: the Italian way to a sustainable future. The project is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and created by Ance, Associazione Mecenate 90 ETS and Fondazione Musica per Roma. […]
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PRINCIPIA | A New Model of Urban Regeneration (from Expo 2015 to MIND)
From the transformation of the Expo Milano 2015 site into MIND – Milano Innovation District: a concrete case of large-scale reconversion, public–private governance and community activation, with lessons applicable to complex contexts. The MIND – Milano Innovation District project was born with the aim of transforming and enhancing the site of Expo Milano 2015, defining […]
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ROUNDTABLE | From the Community Up: Civic-Led Urban Regeneration in Beirut and Beyond
A public conversation bringing together actors from Italian and Lebanese civil society to compare practical approaches to bottom-up urban regeneration: what works, what recurring obstacles are encountered (regulatory, financial, institutional), and how collaboration can unlock light and replicable actions. Topics will include, among others, housing and land policies, public transport and tactical urbanism, governance and […]
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PRESENTATION | Restoration and Future Use of the Former Mar Mikhaël Station
The Embassy of Italy in Lebanon and the Italian Cultural Institute present to the public the project funded by the Italian Government, through AICS, for the restoration and enhancement of the former Mar Mikhaël railway station area. The event will outline the scope, phases, and expected outcomes of the intervention, with a dedicated focus on […]
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“PIMPA TRAVELS IN ITALY” | INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION AND ARABIC BOOK IN BEIRUT
The Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut is pleased to present the interactive exhibition “Pimpa Travels in Italy”, accompanied by the Arabic version of the illustrated book dedicated to the famous little dog created by cartoonist Altan. The initiative is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and curated by Franco […]
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TAVIANI BROTHERS RETROSPECTIVE – CINEMA AS THOUGHT IN THE FORM OF VISION
In the landscape of Italian cinema in the second half of the twentieth century, few names have managed to intertwine civic engagement with the evocative power of cinematic storytelling as coherently – both ethically and aesthetically – as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Shy, reserved authors who remained distant from the spotlight of cultural celebrity, yet […]
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