Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Edimburgo

🚲 🇮🇹 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 🇮🇹🚲

Sneak peek of this exciting cycling exhibition in collaboration with Museo del Ciclismo Ghisallo & Edinburgh Festival of Cycling opening this Thursday at the Italian Institute!

Due to phenomenal demand, the Italian Institute of Culture will open its doors for a special weekend visit 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆.

📍 Free entry, but booking required. Email [email protected] to book your appointment.

👉 https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/italian-icons-the-history-of-bicycles-between-competition-and-design/

🇮🇹🎬𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼 | 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 🇮🇹🎬

The documentary screening series 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 continues with 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼 (2025).

The film tells the story of Stefano Gheller, the second person in Italy—and the first in the Veneto region—to have legally obtained the right to medically assisted su***de without having to leave his own country. A personal story that becomes universal, a clear-eyed and heartrending journey into the heart of the end-of-life debate. Stefano had made his decision long ago. But, unlike so many others, he chose not to flee to Switzerland. He stayed in Italy to fight a civil and human battle, pursuing—with dignity and irony—a profound, radical, and courageous demand for freedom.

📆25 June 2026
⏰17:30 (doors open 17:00)
📌Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh
🗣In Italian with English subtitles
📧Email [email protected] to reserve a seat
📽https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/lasciatemi-morire-ridendo-italian-clapperboard/

This screening is part of a wider series dedicated to contemporary Italian documentary cinema, highlighting stories that resonate far beyond national borders. Check the full programme 👉https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/italian-clapperboard-a-documentary-film-series-from-italy/

🎬🍿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎬🍿

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at the ARC, University of Glasgow, for the screening of The Great Ambition, directed by Andrea Segre.

The film provided a profound exploration of Italian Communist leader Enrico Berlinguer, masterfully balancing political history with intimate human drama. It was a privilege to reflect on the enduring tensions between political ideals and reality through such a powerful cinematic lens.

𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑫 𝑽𝑶𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑺 - 𝑰𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒛𝒊𝒐 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊: 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 🎹📜

Join us on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵’𝘀 𝗦𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗹 for a unique reading concert exploring the intertwined lives of Ignatius Sancho and Muzio Clementi. From the constraints of servitude to the heights of musical and literary fame, their journey is a testament to the power of art and resilience, featuring father and son duo, 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝗻 (Historical Piano) & 𝗘𝗱𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝗻 (Actor).

Free entry (booking required: please email [email protected] & include the full names of all the guests in your party) 👉 https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/unchained-voices-ignatius-sancho-and-muzio-clementi-two-stories-between-music-and-humanity/

Please note that the performance will be in Italian with English text.

On 🇮🇹Italy’s National Day🇮🇹, we celebrate the values of freedom, democracy and unity that have inspired the Italian Republic since 1946.
Today is a moment that brings Italians together, at home, and around the world.

Happy National Day, buona Festa della Repubblica! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶’𝘀 𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 | 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹

Zurich Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi’s stunning opera, A Masked Ball, filled with desire, treachery and political peril. Verdi’s exquisite music comes to life with Gianandrea Noseda conducting Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House at Edinburgh International Festival 💛

📅: From 26 to 30 August 2026
📌: Festival Theatre

Love and deception swirl at the center of Giuseppe Verdi’s stunning opera A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera) from Zurich Opera House. Riccardo, the Governor of Boston, is in love with his best friend’s wife. Caught between love and loyalty, Riccardo risks everything – his political standing and even his life.

Noseda’s passionate conducting style is perfectly suited for the high-stakes drama central to A Masked Ball. Two stellar casts alternate between performances, with ill-fated lovers Riccardo and Amelia played by Stephen Costello and Elena Stikhina (26 and 30 August), and Piero Pretti and Erika Grimaldi (27 and 29 August).

Originally inspired by the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden, Verdi’s subject matter proved too controversial, forcing him to relocate the opera’s setting from Sweden to Boston. Now, ‘razor-sharp’ (The Guardian) Welsh director Adele Thomas adds a fresh twist, transporting it to the opulent American Gilded Age, where sinister rumours threaten to spin this ordered world into chaos.

🎟: https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/verdis-a-masked-ball-edinburgh-international-festival/

🇮🇹🎬𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 | 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 🇮🇹🎬

Merging intimate storytelling with global urgency: last night we experienced the hauntingly beautiful atmosphere of 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 by Ilaria Congiu, in collaboration with Mescalito Film. A moving journey across Italy, Tunisia, and Senegal exploring the fragile link between humanity and the sea. Thanks to all who attended! 🌊

👉 Save the date for our next event: see you on Thursday, 25 June, for 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼.

Info & bookings: https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/.../italian-clapperboard.../

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 & 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻 | 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹

Celebrate the beauty of Baroque orchestral music with the Venice Baroque Orchestra and its founder-director Andrea Marcon at Edinburgh International Festival 💛

📅: 14 August, 11:00 am
📌: The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

Performing on period instruments, the orchestra has won praise for its seminal recordings of music by Antonio Vivaldi. This concert highlights the variety of Vivaldi’s virtuoso works for soloists and orchestra, from the soulfulness of the Concerto for Two Cellos to the flamboyant high spirits of the Flute Concerto.

Works by two of Vivaldi’s distinguished London-based contemporaries are also on the programme. Francesco Geminiani’s lively Concerto grosso is based on a famous dance tune, while George Frideric Handel’s is full of grace and charm.

🎟: https://iicedimburgo.esteri.it/en/gli_eventi/calendario/venice-baroque-orchestra-andrea-marcon-edinburgh-international-festival/