Arts & Entertainment

Carlos Museum Celebrates Year of Italian Culture

The Emory University museum is one of several Atlanta-area venues taking part in the celebration.

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced 2013 as the “Year of Italian Culture” in the United States. Atlanta arts institutions have joined in the celebration and will host events throughout the Fall that highlight everything from Italian music to Renaissance and Baroque images of Rome to Italy’s best exports, wine and design. Harmonie Universelle, The Atlanta Opera, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, and Museum of Design Atlanta offer visitors a chance to experience Italy’s rich culture and history.

“The 2013 Year of Italian Culture is an important opportunity for Italy to continue to build a stronger cultural relationship with the United States on which we can expand for years to come,” says Angela Della Costanza Turner, Honorary Consul General of Italy. “Italy has a wealth of cultural resources to offer and seeks to become a primary cultural ally with the United States and to maintain ongoing cultural exchange.”

Celebrate Italy with the following discounts:

  • 2 for 1 admission to the MODA "Barrique" exhibition with proof of purchase at the Carlos Museum or Fernbank
  • 2 for 1 admission to the Carlos Museum with proof of purchase at MODA or Fernbank
  • $2 off admission at the Fernbank with proof of purchase at the Carlos Museum
  • Save 20% on tickets to the Tuesday or Friday performance of Tosca by entering the code 14ROME at atlantaopera.org
Atlanta Events Celebrating Italian Culture include:

The Atlanta Opera

www.atlantaopera.org

404-881-8885
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Oct. 5 through 13 at the Cobb Energy Centre
The 2013 Atlanta Opera Ball: Puccini’s Palazzo
Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the St. Regis Atlanta in Buckhead

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
www.fernbankmuseum.org
404-929-6300
Marco Polo: Man & Myth
Sept. 28 through Jan. 5, 2014

Harmonie Universelle
404-627-9077
Songs of the Three Ladies
Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Agnes Scott College

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Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University
www.carlos.emory.edu
Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome
August 24 through Nov. 17

Conserving the Memory: The Fratelli Alinari Photographs of Rome
August 31 through Jan. 12, 2014
Works on Paper Gallery

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20th Annual Bacchanal: Rome Around the World
www.carlos.emory.edu/bacchanal  
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
www.museumofdesign.org
404-979-6455
Barrique: Wine, Design, and Social Change
Sept. 15 through Oct. 15
Opening Party for Barrique
September 14, 7-10pm

MODA: Festa Italiana
Oct. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Celebrate Italy with the following discounts:

  • 2 for 1 admission to the MODA Barrique exhibition with proof of purchase at the Carlos Museum or Fernbank
  • 2 for 1 admission to the Carlos Museum with proof of purchase at MODA or Fernbank
  • $2 off admission at the Fernbank with proof of purchase at the Carlos Museum
  • Save 20 percent on tickets to the Tuesday or Friday performance of Tosca by entering the code 14ROME at atlantaopera.org


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