800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi
To mark the 800th anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, the Embassy of Italy to the UAE and the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, on the occasion of the XXVI week of the Italian language in the world present: 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. […]
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Screening Becaària (2026)
As part of the celebrations for the 26th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, together with the Embassy of Switzerland to the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain, invite you to a screening of Becaària (2026), a Swiss coming-of-age film in […]
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Cacciatori di sogni (Dream Hunters) – Contemporary Art Day by AMACI
Cacciatori di sogni (Dream Hunters) A live art performance of music and words by Fabio Ingrassia To mark the 22nd edition of Contemporary Art Day, the Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi is delighted to present Cacciatori di sogni, a performance combining sand art, painting, music and words to explore the universal power of dreams. Friday, […]
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European Day of Languages 2026
The Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi will take part in the European Day of Languages, organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the UAE at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi on 1 October 2026, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, to celebrate and promote the Italian language. Visit our stand to learn about our […]
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CONVIVIO – From Italian Literature to Art: The Practice of Erasure
OPEN CALL for multicultural artists in the U.A.E: “CONVIVIO – From Italian Literature to Art: The Practice of Erasure” In collaboration with AT Fine Arts Consultancy, our Institute will offer to a group of local artists a one-day artistic residency and a community workshop on its premises to develop on-site artworks, realized with the Erasure […]
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Community Concert Series – Ludovico Troncanetti
As part of the Community Concert Series, the Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi is pleased to invite you to The Art of Transformation: Romantic Masterpieces for Piano, featuring Italian pianist Ludovico Troncanetti at Steinway & Sons Dubai. Date: 12 September 2026 Doors open at 7:00 PM; concert begins at 7:30 PM Tickets: Book on HOUSE […]
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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma presents “La traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi (delayed live screening)
Ten years after its debut, La traviata returns to the stage in the celebrated production conceived by Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti and produced by the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Directed by Sofia Coppola in her operatic debut, Verdi’s masterpiece will be broadcast live from the heart of Rome on Tuesday, 30 June, on a […]
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Italian Film Week 2026 – Cultural Foundation
Experience the richness of contemporary Italian cinema with Italian Film Week at the Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi. Fare Cinema is a yearly program that the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation brings all over the world. The programme for the UAE brings together two recent Italian […]
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European Film Festival 2026
Building on the successful first edition in 2024, the European Film Festival returns to the UAE with an expanded programme celebrating the richness, diversity and creativity of European filmmaking. Organised by the European Union Delegation to the UAE in partnership with the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi and RAK Art under the Sheikh Saud bin […]
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Conference on Environmental Design, Material Science and Engineering Technologies (EDMSET 2026)
Abu Dhabi University presents the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Design, Material Science and Engineering Technologies (EDMSET 2026), organized in collaboration with IEREK and the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi for the Italian Design Day 2026. Our Director, Susanna Iacona Salafia, will intervene online for a special greeting to the conference in celebration of […]
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