History
In 2013 the Committee will be celebrating 2013 L’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States
2013 will highlight Italian research, discovery, innovation and culture in the United States. This initiative developed by the Italian government will showcase Italian creativity and culture spanning the Classical age and the Renaissance up to present times. The Year also highlights Italy's most advanced achievements in science and technology. 2013 will have contributions from Italy's, regional and local authorities, central Government departments, private foundations, as well as renowned and cultural figures. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is strongly committed to developing this initiative in the United States. In 2013 the United States will discover new facets of Italy in Science and Technology, Language and Literature, Art and Music and Theater, Cinema and Photography, Fashion and Food. The Committee will launch a poster to commemorate each theme for 2013: Science and Technology, Language and Literature, Art, Music, Cinema and Photography, Fashion and Food. Each poster will highlight one of the themes main events in the United States and will be available online via on demand printing for our website. Italy will bring some of its foremost masterpieces to major U.S. cities: the classical sculptures of the Dancing Satyr and the Youth of Motya will pair up with works from the Renaissance and the Baroque. Michelangelo and Caravaggio will be admired along with 20th century artists such as Morandi, De Chirico, and Chia. Michelangelo's David-Apollo, is at the National Gallery in DC. 2013 will also mark the Bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi's birth. Maestro Riccardo Muti and Maestro Maurizio Pollini will perform in some of America's premier theaters and concert halls as will our jazz virtuosos. Cinema and photography will play a leading role at festivals and exhibitions across the country. In the sciences, Italy will display its cutting edge technology, from science parks to robotic surgery. The internationally renowned furniture by Gio Ponti as well as Barrique, a project that transforms disassembled barrel staves into works of art, will showcase the ingenuity of innovative Italian design. Young people will benefit from interuniversity projects and new fellowships on both shores. Academic institutions will celebrate the 700th anniversary of Boccaccio's birth as well as the 500th of Machiavelli's The Prince. A new App will be launched help find the nearest location for courses in Italian. www.italyculturemonth.org
In 1976, Mayor Abraham Beame, of New York City, proclaimed the first Italian Culture Week. In 1985, the event was moved to October, to coincide with the Columbus Day celebrations. By then, one week had become too short to contain the entire program, so Italian Culture Week became Italian Heritage and Culture Month.
Having annual celebrations grew out of an idea from Dr. Angelo Gimondo, then President of the Italian Bilingual Educators Association and now Superintendent of School District 30 in New York City. Since then, this group of volunteers coordinate the celebration of Italian heritage and culture in the five boroughs of New York City.
Soon, after inception, the idea to dedicate each year's event to a specific theme or personality representative of the history and culture of Italy and Italian Americans evolved.Programs
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