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Italian Cultural Institute Sydney
Government body dedicated to the promotion of the Italian language & culture. Visit: https://iicsydney.esteri.it for more info

L'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Sydney è un organismo ufficiale dello Stato italiano, che ha
l’obiettivo di promuovere e di diffondere la lingua e la cultura italiana in Australia (NSW, QLD e NT) e Nuova Zelanda attraverso l'organizzazione di eventi culturali per favorire la circolazione delle idee, delle arti e delle scienze. L'Istituto offre inoltre al pubblico australiano i seguenti servizi

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• corsi di lingua e cultura italiana tenuti da docenti qualificati e madrelingua
• una biblioteca-mediateca italiana a disposizione dei soci dell’Istituto e degli studenti iscritti ai corsi di italiano per la consultazione e il prestito di libri e DVD di film italiani. È attivo anche un servizio di prestito digitale gratuito di libri tramite il portale MLOL
• un servizio di informazione e documentazione sull’Italia nel campo culturale
• decine di eventi culturali che si svolgono ogni anno nella sede dell’Istituto o presso importanti istituzioni culturali (come ad es. l’Art Gallery of NSW, la Biennale di Sydney, il Maritime Museum ) o in collaborazione con i più importanti festival locali (come ad es. Sydney Film Festival, Italian Film Festival, Head On Photo Festival, Antenna Documentary Festival, Sculpture by the Sea, Vivid Sydney). L’Istituto collabora in stretta sinergia anche con la rete diplomatica consolare e con gli altri enti del Sistema Italia: ICE, Camera di Commercio, ENIT, e fa parte della rete di istituti culturali europei denominata EUNIC. Per maggiori informazioni e per iscriversi alla nostra newsletter : www.iicsydney.esteri.it

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney is an official body of the Italian Government. Its aim is the promotion and dissemination of Italian language and culture in Australia (NSW, Queensland and NT) and New Zealand through the organization of cultural events fostering the diffusion of ideas, arts and sciences. Furthermore, the Institute offers the following services:
• Italian language and culture courses held by highly qualified, mother-tongue teachers
• a book, DVD and media library available to Institute’s members and students enrolled in a language course for the consultation and borrowing of books and DVDs of Italian movies. We also offer a free digital book lending service through the MLOL portal
• An information and documentation service on Italian cultural life
• Numerous cultural events that take place every year at the Institute's premises or at important cultural institutions (such as the Art Gallery of NSW, the Sydney Biennale, the Maritime Museum) or in collaboration with the most important local festivals (such as the Sydney Film Festival, the Italian Film Festival, the Head On Photo Festival, the Antenna Documentary Festival, Sculpture by the Sea, Vivid Sydney)
The Institute also collaborates in close synergy with the consular diplomatic network and with other Italian bodies based in Australia: The Italian Trade Agency, the Italian Chamber of Commerce, ENIT, and is also part of the network of European cultural institutes called EUNIC. For more information and to subscribe to our newsletter visit: www.iicsydney.esteri.it

09/09/2026

BOOK PRESENTATION – Una biografia “giullaresca” di Dario Fo. 🇮🇹

A cento anni dalla nascita e a dieci dalla scomparsa di , ultimo italiano insignito del Premio Nobel per la Letteratura, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Sydney vi invita a una serata dedicata a una delle figure più originali, geniali e anticonformiste del teatro italiano.

✨ “Il giullare ribelle. Vita apocrifa di Dario Fo” (Baldini e Castoldi 2026)
📖 Presentazione del libro in presenza dell’autore Matthias Martelli, attore, autore e interprete dei migliori spettacoli di Dario Fo e Franca Rame.

Matthias Martelli ha nove anni quando vede per la prima volta una vecchia registrazione di “Mistero buffo” alla Tv: è una folgorazione, ed è a Fo e a quello spettacolo che Martelli tornerà anni dopo, quando prenderà il volo la sua vivace carriera sul palcoscenico.
Attraverso il suo libro, Martelli ci accompagnerà alla scoperta della straordinaria vita di Dario Fo, del suo teatro e del suo inesauribile spirito creativo, raccontando anche il proprio personale incontro con l’opera del grande maestro.

📅 Martedì 22 settembre 2026
🕕 Ore 18.00
📍 Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Sydney
4/125 York Street, Sydney CBD
🎟️ Ingresso gratuito | Evento in lingua italiana
👉 Prenotazione tramite Eventbrite. Link nei commenti

07/09/2026

✨ A wonderful way to celebrate Father’s Day with Music. 🇮🇹🎶

An afternoon of extraordinary voices, rhythm, and spontaneity with Mezzotono, whose unique a ca****la performance filled the Sydney Conservatorium’s Verbrugghen Hall with music, laughter and joyful energy.

Over three hundred people joined us and experienced an unexpected and unforgettable performance.

Thank you to everyone who shared this special afternoon.

🤩 Swipe through to relive some of the most memorable moments. ✨
📸 credit: Lorenzo Canu & IIC Sydney

04/09/2026

🇮🇹🎶 LAST-MINUTE IDEA FOR SUNDAY! 🎶🇮🇹

Few tickets are still available for an extraordinary afternoon of music and Italian vibes. 🇮🇹✨

Taking place this , Mezzotono A ca****la Concert it’s the perfect occasion to enjoy a beautiful afternoon of , and — whether you’re celebrating Dad or simply looking for something special to do this Sunday. 🎼☀️

🎟️ Only a few tickets left — book now!

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mezzotono-a-ca****la-concert-italian-and-international-hits-tickets-1994123219229?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

03/09/2026

🎭🇮🇹 TEATRO ITALIANO | Dario Fo’s “Lu Santo Jullàre Françesco” comes to Sydney

To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italian Nobel Prize -winning playwright Dario Fo and the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi, the Italian Cultural Institute Sydney, in collaboration with Co.As.It. Sydney, presents Lu Santo Jullàre Françesco, directed and performed by Matthias Martelli, widely recognised as the artistic heir of Dario Fo.

✨ A vibrant, powerful and deeply human performance combining comedy, poetry, satire and storytelling to explore the life and revolutionary message of St Francis of Assisi, while bringing the extraordinary theatrical legacy of Dario Fo to the stage.

🌍 The production has travelled around the world, with Matthias Martelli performing in Spain, France, Germany, the United States, China, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, before continuing to Tunisia and Greece.

🇦🇺 Sydney is the production’s only Australian stop - don’t miss it!

The production is by Teatro Stabile Torino, together with TSU Teatro Stabile dell'Umbria, and is part of the centenary celebrations of Dario Fo’s birth, promoted by the Fondazione Dario Fo e Franca Rame.

📅 Wednesday, 23 September 2026 | 7:00 PM
📍 The Italian Forum Cultural Centre, Norton St, Leichhardt, Sydney, NSW
🗣️ In Italian with English surtitles
🎟️ Free event – registration required

🔗 Book your place via Eventbrite – link in first comment

A portrait of a contemporary St. Francis—madcap, essential, and brilliantly unconventional

02/09/2026

On occasion of the opening of the Exhibition at Chau Chak Museum in Sydney join Paolo Stracchi, Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology at the University of Sydney, for an informative Eatalian Talk exploring the life, work and global legacy of Harry Seidler, one of Australia’s most influential architects.

📅 Tuesday 15 September | 12.30–1.10pm
📍 Italian Cultural Institute Sydney, 4/125 York Street CBD
!!! Free Light lunch and refreshments
🎟️ In English | Reserve your free spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eatalian-talks-migrating-modernism-the-architecture-of-harry-seidler-tickets-1998835766585

Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney

01/09/2026

🇮🇹 ’60s Italia — Italian cinema at its most iconic 🎬

From 5 September to 24 October 2026, Sydney Cinémathèque at the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents ’60s Italia, a series of 9 films celebrating the great masters of Italian cinema of the 1960s.

A decade of extraordinary transformation, between decadence and prosperity, desire and alienation, brought to life through the visionary works of Fellini, Olmi, Pasolini, Antonioni and more.

The Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney is delighted to collaborate with the Art Gallery of New South Wales in presenting:

🎬 Il posto by Ermanno Olmi, 1961
📅 Saturday 12 September, 2.30pm
📍 Sydney Cinémathèque, Art Gallery of New South Wales

🎟️ Ticketed event
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/events/cinema-60s-italia/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
👉 Friends and members of the Italian Cultural Institute can enjoy a special discount. Contact us for further information.

Art Gallery of New South Wales

31/08/2026

🎶 Sydney, are you ready for Mezzotono?

🇮🇹 Five voices. No instruments. Pure Italian energy. ✨

🎟️ Limited seats available — don’t miss your chance to experience them live!

Watch the reel, turn up the volume… and get your tickets before it’s too late! 👀🎶

🔗 Tickets via link in the first comment

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Level 4, 125 York Street
Sydney, NSW
NSW2000

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 6pm
Thursday	9:30am - 6pm
Friday	9:30am - 1:30pm

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https://iicsydney.esteri.it/en/

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