The Days of Italian Culture took place at Lviv Polytechnic for the second year in a row. This year, for one week from March 13 to 19, our University opened the cultural heritage and modern achievements of Italy to its students and faculty. On behalf of Lviv Polytechnic the events were organized by the Leonardo da Vinci Center for Italian-Ukrainian Cooperation (head Orest Vasylko) and the Center for International Education (head Nataliia Hots). Great help in organizing the event was provided by the Institute of Italian Culture in Kyiv (director Carlo Colonnella).
The Days of Italian Culture began with a concert of spiritual music performed by the A cappella Leopolis, which played Renaissance works of the 16th-17th centuries. The representatives of the Embassy of Italy, clergy of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, and representatives of Lviv Polytechnic attended the event.
During the following days, students from various Institutes of our University also took part in the events. Thus, future designers studying at the Institute of Architecture and Design had the opportunity to participate in the conference on «Creating value: inclusion, innovation and sustainability». Speakers of the event were Nataliya Chukhray, Vice-Rector for Education and International Relations, Carlo Colonnella, Director of the Institute of Italian Culture and Oksana Lys, project coordinator of the «Sincere Heart». Speakers shared their experience of innovative approaches in the development of architecture and design, the support of inclusive initiatives of office space and sustainable development.
After the celebrations, a cooperation agreement was signed between Lviv Polytechnic and the Institute of Italian Culture in Kyiv, which provides for cooperation in the field of education, joint scientific and research activities, innovative technologies and cultural events.
Among the events during the Days of Italian Culture at Lviv Polytechnic there was a discussion of the creation of photography as a work of art. As part of the event, the Institute of Photography organized an online exhibition «Tirittico. Italian writers under the lens».
Also within the Days of Italian Culture there was a presentation «Mediterranean diet as intangible heritage of UNESCO» by Fabio Converti at Lviv Polytechnic.
The final event of the week of Italian Culture was the Cooking demo master class, during which a famous Italian chef at the BANKHOTEL restaurant in Lviv, Stefano Antoniolli, conducted a master class on cooking risotto with porcini mushrooms, which is one of the most famous and favorite dishes of Italian cuisine.
