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  • Facts & Stories

    Mardi Gras or Martedì Grasso?

    Samantha Janazzo(February 22, 2017)
    In the United States when we think of Mardi Gras we think New Orleans with floats, fried food, and colorful plastic beaded necklaces. In Italy, Martedì Grasso means Venice's Carnivale, complete with ornate masks, theatric performances, and a parade through Piazza San Marco.
  • Art & Culture

    La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic

    Kayla Pantano(January 26, 2017)
    From February 3—21, Carnegie Hall will host a series of concerts in honor of Venice’s perennial creative contributions. Their ninth festival, La Serenissima is an extension of the prestigious venue's ongoing exploration of early music in an effort to seek out seldom heard gems. In collaboration with cultural institutions throughout New York City, the celebration will extend citywide with an array of events that range in artistic genre.
  • Rome New Years Eve
    Facts & Stories

    Ready to Toast to The New Year? Think Before You Act!

    Natasha Lardera(December 29, 2016)
    Tips on how to invite money and fortune, on how to keep the evil spirits at bay and welcome the good, ones, what to wear, what to eat and do. Italians respect traditions not only because they work but also because they are cost effective.
  • Sicilian Lentil, Vegetable, and Pasta Soup
    Dining in & out

    Sicilian Lentil, Vegetable, and Pasta Soup

    Michele Scicolone(December 29, 2016)
    Every country has its favorite customs to celebrate the New Year,including Italy. Insome places, old clothes, cracked dishes and even broken furnitureare tossed out the window at the stroke of twelve to symbolize clearing out the the old year and making way for the new. Anyone in Naples or Rome on New Year’s Eve should keep their eyes open to avoid bits of flying crockery or old socks.
  • The Beautiful Cliché by Renato D’Agostin
    Events

    New York City Celebrates Venetian Arts

    Samantha Janazzo(December 01, 2016)
    An exciting exhibition based on the timeless technique of Venetian glass blowing, Venetian textiles, and photography is currently at the Consulate General of Italy in New York City.
  • Art & Culture

    If Venice Dies: A Conversation with Salvatore Settis

    Tommaso Cartia(November 03, 2016)
    Is one of the most beautiful cities in the world about to lose its true identity? In his recent book ‘If Venice Dies’, the eminent Italian archaeologist and art historian Salvatore Settis tries to answer this question. On October 31st, NYU’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò hosted an exclusive conversation with Settis and American author and journalist, Alexander Stille, who discussed all of the obstacles that Venice is currently facing.
  • This festival is full of events that will pay tribute to Venetian achievements
    Art & Culture

    La Serenissima in NYC

    Joelle Grosso(October 25, 2016)
    On Friday, October 28, the Consul General of Italy in New York, Francesco Genuardi, hosted an event that illustrated the program for the Carnegie Hall festival “La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic," with the company of Ambassador Armando Varricchio and Carnegie Hall's Executive and Artistic Director, Clive Gillinson.
  • Flooding in Piazza San Marco
    Facts & Stories

    A Fresh Proposal for Venice

    Joelle Grosso(October 24, 2016)
    From October 13th to October 16th, the huge D-Nest International Inventors Exhibition was held in Venice and a serious solution to all of the city’s flooding problems was proposed.

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