Community Concerts – Francesco Cavestri
Experience Italian pianist, composer, and Steinway Artist Francesco Cavestri, one of Italy’s most celebrated emerging jazz talents, recognized in Forbes Italia’s Top 100 Under 30. With three acclaimed albums and international performances from New York to Milan, Cavestri brings to the stage a distinctive musical voice that blends jazz, contemporary sounds, and global influences into […]
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Screening – A Christmas at Casa Croce
In an exclusive screening for the Italian Cultural Institute and in its absolute premiere in the UAE — not yet released in Italian cinemas — “Un Natale in Casa Croce” (“A Christmas at Casa Croce”), the latest work by the great Italian director Pupi Avati, arrives in Abu Dhabi. Date:16 December 2025, at 7:00 PM […]
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Ars Nova Napoli UAE Tour
An Italian music tour to celebrate the 2500 years since the founding of the city of Naples The Institute is delighted to invite you to a series of four concerts dedicated to contemporary Italian music. The tour will feature Ars Nova, one of the most distinctive folk-rock groups on the European scene and a leading […]
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Italian National Space Day 2025
On the occasion of the Italian National Space Day promoted by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), our Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, presents the panel discussion: “Space Economy: The New Frontier for Development” Date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025, at 6:30 PM Venue: Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi RSVP: giornatanazionaledellospazio.splashthat.com Introduction The notion […]
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The Gulf and Other Places: Discourses on Architecture, Temporality, Modernity, and Sustainability
Exhibition Opening: November 27, 2025 at 6:30PM RSVP: https://thegulfandotherplaces.splashthat.com The exhibition will be open to the public by appointment only until December 7, from Monday to Sunday, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., by sending an email to abudhabiiic.segre@esteri.it Curator : Vania Rontini Participating Artists: loannis Galanopoulos Papavasileiou, Richard Cawood, Omair Faizullah, Moya Goosen & […]
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Screening Bonjour Switzerland – Week of the Italian Language in the World
The Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland to the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain, is pleased to invite you to the screening of the film Bonjour Ticino on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World. This special event celebrates the […]
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“The Roots of the 20th and 21st Century Italian Art” – Abu Dhabi Art
“The Roots of the 20th and 21st Century Italian Art” The 17th edition of Abu Dhabi Art, the flagship cultural event of the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will take place from 19 to 23 November 2025 at Manarat Al Saadiyat. The Fair will bring together over 140 galleries from 37 countries. The Italian […]
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Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power in UAE–Italy Relations
What is Cultural Diplomacy, and what role does it play in addressing the major challenges of our future in a globalized world? Is it possible to connect culture, economy, and business strategy? The transformative power of culture—through the international promotion of a nation’s heritage—can serve as a driving force for economic development and social growth. […]
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Week of the Italian Language in the World 2025
In the year of the First International Conference on Italophonia, the 25th edition (13–19 October 2025) of the “Week of the Italian Language in the World” (SLIM) will be dedicated to the theme “Italophonia: Language Beyond Borders”, with the goal of celebrating the linguistic, cultural, and social space of the Italian language, imagining a new […]
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A Visual Unison – Exhibition by Cristiana De Marchi & Mohammed Kazem
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Abu Dhabi is pleased to announce a two-person exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed artists Cristiana de Marchi and Mohammed Kazem in “A Visual Unison” opening October 3rd, 2025. Emirati Mohammed Kazem and Cristiana de Marchi, a UAE long-term resident, have been collaborating since 2008, when they were both […]
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