Fostering Italian Culture Through Our Endowment
Convivio has established the Convivio Community Endowment for Italian Culture and Heritage to help fund the Convivio Center...
Read MoreThe Italian Community Archives of San Diego at UCSD
Contribute your photos, film, and documents, and visit our digital repository at ItalianArchives.org. Preserve your artifacts—recount your stories...
Read More“There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.” –Federico Fellini
This surreal vintage engraving depicts the poet Dante Alighieri (1265 – 1321) with his love Beatrice, transported to the moon to illustrate Dante’s depiction of Paradise in the Divine Comedy. Engraved after the 16th century artwork of Giulio Clovio (1498 – 1578). It was published in an 1873 history of Renaissance art and is now in the public domain. Digital restoration by Steven Wynn Photography.
Read MorePreserving Italian Heritage for Generations to Come
Since the inception of the Italian Historical Society of San Diego— the Convivio auxiliary—in 2006, we have been leading the way in preservation efforts for San Diego's Italian community...
Read MoreItalia.org, Your Global Window to Italian Culture
A project of The Italia Foundation (our collaborator), Italia.org offers a global perspective on Italian heritage, language, and culture. Be sure to check out the Italia.org Facebook page, which now boasts more than 30,000 supporters from all around the world...more evidence of the appeal of Italianita'!
Read MoreThe Convivio Center Campaign
Become a founder of the Convivio Center, a unifying cultural facility for our community! Donate or pledge by June 1, 2012, to become a center Founding Donor!Our progress bar reflects donations and pledge commitments.
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