Monday, Oct.15, 2012Time 6:30 pm451 STATE St. - Room 335Salt Lake City, UT 84111Please Use The EAST entranceITALIAN CENTER OF THE WEST The Sister City relationship, Torino & Salt Lake City Utah's Former Vice Consul of Italy Dr. Giovanni G. Maschero Present the Free Lecture Series Instructor Alessandro Galvani "Milan, an Austrian city inside Italy" 25 centuries from the Gauls to Versace. Milan used to be the capitol of the Roman Empire, after Rome. An independent, proud and powerful republic, was hated by Frederick Barbarossa. The Duke of Milan created the biggest Renaissance court in the Western world, bigger than Florence and Rome, hiring Bramente and Leonardo as his masters of cerimony. After the French, spanish and austrian domination, it became the economic engine of the nation and the most famous place for the fashion system. Monday, Oct.15, 2012 Time 6:30 pm 451 STATE St. - Room 335 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Please Use The EAST entrance Instructor Galvani an Italian Historic tour guide of private clients groups University of Utah, Università di Bologna, Provincia di Milano – Direzione Centrale Affari Sociali, Regione Lombardia Direzione Generale Istruzione, Fondo Sociale Europeo Come experience Mediterranean, through a slideshow and presentation. Public is welcome, no admission fee. Refreshments RSVP ph 801-364-8259 The Italian Center is grateful for partial funds by the ZAP tax program Salt Lake County