The Istituto Italiano di Cultura (IIC) – Italian Cultural Institute Melbourne is the official body of the Italian Government for the promotion of Italian language and culture, covering the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Our rich program of Italian cultural events, such as concerts, art and photography exhibitions, talks and seminars and more, includes special guest musicians, performers, writers, journalists and academics direct from Italy. Our activities, centred in historic Elm Tree House, will bring you in touch with a world of Italian language and culture and with the kaleidoscope of classical, modern and contemporary culture and history Italy has to offer – all in the heart of South Yarra!
You’ve probably come in contact with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura without realising it, as we support and are closely involved with a myriad of cultural events and festiavls in Melbourne. In recent years, our involvement has included with the:
Melbourne International Jazz Festival | Melbourne Writers Festival | Lavazza Italian Film Festival | Melbourne Festival | Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields | Woodend Winter Arts Festival | Melbourne Cinémathèque | ACMI | State Library of Victoria | National Gallery of Victoria | CitiOpera | Melba Opera Trust | Research In Italian Studies Melbourne lecture series |
Services
The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne offers the following services to the Australian public:
- Italian language and culture courses taught by qualified native-speaking instructors;
- Numerous annual exam sessions to obtain the Certificate of Italian Language Proficiency as a Foreign Language, the CILS certification, organized by the University for Foreigners of Siena;
- Annual certification exam sessions for teaching Italian as a foreign language, DITALS certification;
- Eugenio Montale” Multimedia Library available to the public for the consultation and borrowing of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and Italian newspapers;
- Information and documentation service on Italy in the cultural field.