Italian Language Week

Ottava Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo 20-26 ottobre 2008 L'italiano in piazza Now in its eighth year, Italian Language Week aims to promote the Italian language and is celebrated by 90 Italian Cultural Institutes worldwide. This year’s theme is Italian language and the Piazza. All events comprised in the 8th Annual Italian Language Week are organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Accademia della Crusca, Istituto Italiano di Cultura of San Francisco, and the Consulate General of Italy of San Francisco, with the support of the Presidency of the Italian Republic and in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes of Chicago and Los Angeles, COM.IT.ES, San Francisco, and Rizzoli. if you want to read more (in Italian) about this topic.