Drop by Drop, Life Falls from the Sky: Water, Islam and Art
Building on the strong bilateral ties between the United Arab Emirates and Italy,Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) has teamed up with Fondazione Torino Musei to launch an exhibition that explores the relationship and the intricate developments between Islam and water in the first ever collaboration between Sharjah and Turin. This joint effort seeks to […]
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AMARCORD
Explore Italian Cinema and the films of Federico Fellini with “Amarcord” (I Remember) an Oscar winning, mischievous, elegiac, satirical and often moving masterpiece filled with its carnivalesque portrait of provincial Italy and the timeless music of Nino Rota making it one of cinema’s enduring treasures. Bring your friends and RSVP now at: http://bit.ly/2S60E3M
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EUNIC: Europe Day
May 9 marks Europe Day, celebrating peace and unity in Europe. The UAE’s EUNIC cluster (European Union National Institutes for Culture) presents short contributions from artists about their idea of Europe and their wishes.
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Pavillionaire 1
“Pavillionaire 1: the journey of Emirati Art at the Venice’s Biennale”. Laila Binbrek, coordinating Director (National Pavilion United Arab Emirates), and Naz Shahrokh, artist and educator (Zayed University Abu Dhabi) in dialogue on the first 10 years of the UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. In English. Live streaming on our Institute’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IICabudhab […]
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The White Sheik
Explore the cinema of #FedericoFellini with “THE WHITE SHEIK” (Lo sceicco bianco) newly and beautifully restored, a magical romantic comedy of a newlywed couple’s honeymoon that turns into disaster when the bride runs away in search of her hero, a soap-opera actor who fulfils her naïve romantic ideals starring Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo […]
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I Vitelloni
Discover the cinema of Federico Fellini with “I Vitelloni”, presented by Cinema Space in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi and the Embassy of Italy to the UAE. An Oscar nominated, beautiful and unforgettable masterpiece starring Alberto Sordi, Franco Interlenghi, Franco Fabrizi, Leopoldo Trieste and Riccardo Fellini as a group of small-town […]
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Waiting for International Women’s Day – The woman in the Qur’an
1. In Italy and in general in Europe, the “issue of women in Islam” is often under debate. Muslim women’s status is always discussed in heated tones, frequently with commiseration. In doing so, most people refer to the Qur’an, a Book oft-mentioned although little-known, and don’t distinguish between the Qur’anic commandments and the customs or […]
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Nights of Cabiria
Discover the magical cinema of Federico Fellini with “Nights of Cabiria” (Le notti di Cabiria) an Oscar-winning, irresistible and unforgettable masterpiece starring Giulietta Masina as the unfailingly optimistic Cabiria looking for true love in the Eternal City of Rome in a film directed by Federico Fellini. Manarat Al Saadiyat: Saturday, February 27 at 7:30pm […]
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La Patria di Sciascia
The National Committee for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Sciascia (1921-2021), under the presidency of the Italian Senator, H.E. Emma Bonino, promoted a tribute to the writer, in collaboration with the Institute of the Treccani Encyclopedia and the Association Amici di Leonardo Sciascia.
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
On January 27, 1945, the Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021, our Institute remembers the victims of the Holocaust by presenting the following documentary (En sub), in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: “Witnesses of the witnesses”, curated by Studio […]
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