80 very light years
Italian Cultural Institute C.M. Lerici: 80 years of Italian culture in Sweden
During 1940s, Europe was torn apart by the violence of Second World War, and Italy was allied of Nazi Germany.
At the same time, Josif Brodski was born. He was a free poetic voice, victim of Soviet censorship, and future Nobel Prize winner in literature. In 1940, two American researchers,
The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm is the official Italian governmental body dedicated to promoting Italian language and culture in Sweden. For this reason, the Institute conducts a number of different activities. It organises concerts, screenings, lectures, exhibitions and other cultural events, that with very few exceptions are free and open to the public. It facilitates initiatives that promote the Italian Language in Sweden, such as the coordination of Italian courses with Folkuniversitetet. The Institute collaborates with a number of institutes, universities, museums, academies, conservatories, galleries and publishers, as well as with press, radio and TV both in Sweden and in Italy. It provides documentation and information about Italian cultural life and the institutions working in this field.
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