(January 5, 2017) The meetings series “Leonardo da Vinci and his fables” will open the 2017 Programming of the Italian Institute of Culture in Osaka. The event is part of the Cosmos Project, a cultural initiative proposal from the International Foundation of Kyoto City. The project foresees that, having previously won a notice to be held periodically, international organizations interested in promoting the culture of their country could use the Foundation premises to offer, for a six-month period, and every two months, culturally relevant activities aimed at cultural exchange. The Italian Institute of Culture of Osaka has Won the notice by submitting a Project on the figure of Leonardo da Vinci, devised by Federica Sgarbi. The cycle “Leonardo da Vinci and his fables” (scheduled on January 14, February 11 and 25, March 11 and 25) aims at bringing the participants in the Italian language and culture through reading, in Italian and Japanese language, of the fables written by the Florentine author of and through short presentations of his works. (Red)