﻿{"id":34,"date":"2023-01-13T15:34:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T04:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/chi-siamo\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T02:16:03","slug":"chi-siamo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iic-chi-siamo-img.jpg\" alt=\"iic-chi-siamo-img\" width=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iic-chi-siamo-img.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iic-chi-siamo-img-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iic-chi-siamo-img-768x194.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<strong>\u00a0Istituto Italiano di Cultura<\/strong>\u00a0(IIC) &#8211; Italian Cultural Institute Melbourne is the\u00a0<strong>official body of the Italian Government for the promotion of Italian language and culture<\/strong>, covering the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Our rich program of\u00a0<strong>Italian cultural events<\/strong>, 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<strong>\u00a0Italian language and culture<\/strong>\u00a0and with the kaleidoscope of classical, modern and contemporary culture and history Italy has to offer &#8211; all in the heart of South Yarra!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve 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:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melbournejazz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne International Jazz Festival<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mwf.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne Writers Festival<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.italianfilmfestival.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lavazza Italian Film Festival<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.melbournefestival.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne Festival<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballarat.com\/organs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodend Winter Arts Festival<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.melbournecinematheque.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne Cin\u00e9math\u00e8que<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acmi.net.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACMI<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slv.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Library of Victoria<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngv.vic.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Gallery of Victoria<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citiopera.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CitiOpera<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.melbaoperatrust.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melba Opera Trust<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artsonline.monash.edu.au\/italian\/rism-italian-studies-in-the-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research In Italian Studies Melbourne lecture series<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 |<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7efe3997-80f6-4d6e-ade1-27b20496a539\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><strong>Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne offers the following services to the Australian public:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/iic_melbourne\/_Melbourne\/Menu\/Imparare_Italiano\/I_corsi_di_lingua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian language and culture courses<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 taught by qualified native-speaking instructors;<\/li>\n<li>Numerous annual exam sessions to obtain the Certificate of Italian Language Proficiency as a Foreign Language, the <a href=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/iic_melbourne\/_Melbourne\/Menu\/Imparare_Italiano\/Certificazioni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CILS certification<\/a>, organized by the University for Foreigners of Siena;<\/li>\n<li>Annual certification exam sessions for teaching Italian as a foreign language, <a href=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/iic_melbourne\/_Melbourne\/Menu\/Imparare_Italiano\/Certificazioni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DITALS certification<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iicmelbourne.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/biblioteca\/\">Eugenio Montale&#8221;<strong>\u00a0Multimedia Library<\/strong><\/a> available to the public for the consultation and borrowing of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, and Italian newspapers;<\/li>\n<li>Information and documentation service on Italy in the cultural field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Istituto Italiano di Cultura\u00a0(IIC) &#8211; Italian Cultural Institute Melbourne is the\u00a0official body of the Italian Government for the promotion of Italian language and culture, covering the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. 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