Los Angeles

The “Starring Europe” Film Festival this year took place in Los Angeles from May the 9th until May the 15th, a creative project organized by the diplomatic institutions of the EU Countries in Los Angeles, in particular by the Consulate …

At the end of World War II, Italy became a Republic, convincingly inspired by the principles of solidarity, justice and democracy, which are still indispensable foundations of the nation’s life.   This is the message once again highlighted at the …

Bill Cellini Jr. is a true blue expert in Italian ancestry. For about thirty years, he has been holding seminars and workshops across the United States, to teach Italian-Americans how to trace back to their roots. Between 1876 and 1930, …

Judy Starkman, who worked as a London-based feature documentary filmmaker for networks, such as ABC, CBS, CNN, and SKY-TV, alongside several incursions in still photography and the shooting of commercials, has been constantly training her storytelling skills, from a visual …

What really is remarkable about the upcoming exhibition, The Sicilian Cart: History in Movement, hosted at the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) from June 30th to January 7th, is that its Executive Director, Marianna Gatto, since she was …

For the first edition of the LA Food Bowl festival, organized by the Los Angeles Times, the Italian Institute of Culture of Los Angeles intends to focus the attention on the excellence of our culinary products with two events dedicated …

Storyboard artist, Giacomo Ghiazza, was born in Asti (Piedmont, Italy). Until now, the “comune” has been widely known for its sweet sparkling white wine, made from the Moscato Bianco grape. Today, more and more people living in the northern town …

We often hear about the constant efforts by Italy’s regulatory bodies to safeguard our authentic “Made in Italy” merchandise mark. A lot of times, however, the best solutions are the ones developed by young start-up companies, like the Sardinian Autentico, …

Quanta System, an Italian company belonging to the larger El.En. Group—a world leader in the design and production of lasers for science, industry, medicine and art conservation—has donated a sophisticated laser for art conservation to the John Paul Getty Museum …

On June 14 2017, The J. Paul Getty Museum announced the voluntary return of a marble statuette representing the god Zeus which dates to about 100 B.C. The Museum acquired the sculpture in 1992.  The ancient sculpture was returned to …