Davide Rodogno’s Night on Earth
A complex and fascinating mosaic of the Western Humanitarian Organizations activities in the Near East After World War One One of the most impactful aspects of the International Museum of…
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Always Remember Your Name
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A Double Bow for Primo Levi
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Luciano Chessa’s Piombo
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Reminiscing on Giorgio Bassani with Alain Elkann
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Fragments from Elsa Morante’s La storia
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The Jesuit
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The Online Thesaurus of Italian Jewish Music
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Bashing Micól
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The Racial Laws
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The Last Muslims in Italy
During Dante’s lifetime, the only Muslim city on the Italian peninsula ceased to exist. Dante does not mention Lucera Saracenorum (a Latin placename meaning “Lucera of the Saracens”) in his writings,…
A Double Bow for Primo Levi
The legendary cellist /composer France -Marie Uitti will premiere Luciano Chessa’s Piombo based on a text by Primo Levi at Magazzino Italian Art on January 21. The two-bow technique she…
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