August 24, 2015 – “We’re kicking off a new and intense period of activity” announced Giovanni Scioli, director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, in a message posted on the facebook page of the Library of the Institute. “In addition to the new language courses (from beginners to advanced courses open to those who want to improve their Italian), there will be courses specialized on a particular theme (including a wine tasting) – says Scioli – The Institute offers from September a wide range of initiatives: exhibitions and seminars on contemporary art, lectures, concerts, a series of meetings for the ‘Week of the Italian language in the world’ and in December the ‘MittelCinemaFest’, an exhibition dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema.” The Director of the IIC Prague again emphasizes: “We’re present ourselves to our ‘traditional’ public and all those who are curious about Italian culture, standing proud on the great number of partnerships that we have formed over the years with local organizations and cultural institutions, and ready to activate new partnerships and explore new areas of intervention.” For the Institute’s new communication and image, Scioli also showed in preview the new logo of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague (pictured), which will align to that used by all other Italian Cultural Institutes. “Similarly – he adds – our website and those of other institutes in the network will soon be redesigned in order to better meet the exciting challenge of our daily work: promoting and spreading the rich heritage, culture and knowledge of Italy in the world. ” (Red)
