In the footsteps of Caravaggio AIMIG hosted, between the end of August and the first days of September, a group of American and Canadian Friends that the Co-President Alessia Panella guided around the Eternal City in the footsteps of Caravaggio. Our Italian Friend Giovanni Cotroneo was the inspirer of this tour that begun with […]
Roma: the Eternal City 31st August – 3rd September Read More »
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UPCOMING EVENTS 2023 Read More »
On March 22nd, 2023, in the majestic venue of Palazzo Visconti in Milan, a Gala Dinner was held, organized by the Italian Friends of the Israel Museum in honor of Maestro Emilio Isgrò, to celebrate the donation of his work “Cancellation of the Alhambra Decree and Imperial Tail” to the Museum (of which you can
Israel Museum Gala Dinner in Milan, March 23rd 2023 Read More »
AIMIG and the International Friends visited Venice on the occasion of the 59th Biennale of Contemporary Art The Milk of Dreams, curated by Cecilia Alemagni. A three-and-a-half-day tour from September 8th to 11th, full of activities that thrilled all 36 participants who came from 6 different countries (Italy, USA, Israel, France, Switzerland, Canada). Below you
Among the initiatives completed in 2022, AIMIG is happy to announce the return of the Scholarship dedicated to Italian university students for an internship in Israel, which was paused in the latest years due to the pandemic. Through the creation of an Internship Agreement with IULM University, Daniela Stefanelli (a student in the Bachelor of
IULM Scholarship 2022 – Daniela Stefanelli Read More »
On the occasion of the Florence music season of May (“Maggio fiorentino”), the Italian and International Friends of the Israel Museum visited the Renaissance city between May 26th and 29th: a three-and-a-half-day itinerary with interesting events, which received much appreciation and excitement by the 26 international participants from Italy, Switzerland, Israel, the USA and Canada.
Florence Trip – 4 days in Paradise, looking for the Davids Read More »
Here is a video of the conference we held at Gallerie d’Italia (Milano) on November 24th. See above the full version, or scroll down to see the 8-minute “Fragments”.
On April 19th AIMIG (Association of Italian Friends of Israel Museum) held an International Salon, with the attendance of the International Friends. AIMIG Co-President Alessia Panella interviewed Debora Rossi, Head of the Archive of the Venice Biennale and General Deputy Director, who guided us through a virtual tour inside the Historical Archive of La Biennale
Great premiere of an innovative event: a Gala Dinner via Zoom, celebrating the Jewish festivity of Purim! It was initially an idea to overcome the loneliness that we are still experiencing by not being able neither to see each other, nor to attend any in-person dinners. The result was unexpectedly a great success, which encouraged
Purim Smart Gala Dinner – 25th February 2021 Read More »
Gioia Perugia – Collection Manager at the Mandel Wing for Jewish Art and Life department – leads us on a special tour of the Italian Torah ornamentation in the path of the Synagogues. Gioia speaks to us in Italian and explores the splendour of the Vittorio Veneto Synagogue, rebuilt in the 18th century. Join Senior Curator
The museum in our living room… come in! Read More »
International Executive Council took place in Milan from February 2 to 5 of year 2020. Every year, Israel Museum organizes this big international meeting in a city of the world. The Director Ido Bruno, and the Chairman Itzik Molho guided 60 International Friends coming from 7 different Countries. They visited Exhibitions, Galleries and private residences
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Among the main activities which AIMIG operates to promote Art and Culture, every year a Scholarship allows Italian university students to attend a summer internship program (3 months) at the Israel Museum. This year the project continued and took its name from the person who kindly donated the funds, our Vice-President Manuela Schapira, to whom
Scholarship 2019 “SCHAPIRA”- Cristiana Sandeva & Ben Schapira Read More »
