The Italian Cultural Society of Washington DC (ICS) is your home in the Washington metropolitan area for cultural and social events and for courses to learn or improve your Italian.  Anyone with an interest in Italian culture can become a member of the Italian Cultural Society.

We are a non-profit organization that promotes Italian language and culture through the Italian Language Program, founded in 1974, through cultural meetings ranging from the presentation of books, concerts, films, lectures and debates on literature or current events to the celebration of regional traditions. We organize special events for Christmas, Carnival, Easter, and an annual Gala at the Embassy of Italy. We also offer a Scholarship Award Program, to award students who excel in Italian, classics, art, science and piano performance. Our main mission as Ente Gestore e Promotore della lingua italiana is to include the Italian language in the curricula of American private and public schools, thanks to contributions from the Italian government, and promote our language and culture among families, through courses (our school counts over 2,000 enrollments per year) and events.