COASIT Melbourne

05/06/2026

Sharing the interview with artist Liliana Di Lizio Barbieri by Jacopo Iannelli @ SBS Italian. Don't miss Liliana's exhibition at CO.AS.IT., 199 Faraday Street, Carlton until 15 August. Opening event on 11 June: RSVP essential via CO.AS.IT.'s website.

L'artista Liliana Di Lizio Barbieri celebra 25 anni di percorso artistico con la mostra "Recurring Echoes", in esposizione al Co.As.It. di Melbourne dall'11 giugno al 15 agosto.

03/06/2026

🇮🇹 Got 3 days free in July? Spend them learning Italian.

CO.AS.IT.’s Winter Italian Intensive is a 3-day program for adults who want to dive deep into the Italian language.

Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced levels available
Tuesday 7 - Thursday 9 July
10am-3pm (with 1 hour lunch break)
$180 (that’s $15 an hour!)

And the best part? Complete the intensive and you can continue your journey into Term 3 with a discounted rate.

Register now here: https://www.coasit.com.au/learning-italian/winter-intensive-course-for-adults

01/06/2026

Pasta Club just got an upgrade. 🍝🪩

Our first Pasta Club night was just the start, so we refined, and created something new: Pasta Club Discoteca. Loud music, great pasta, and a room full of people in their 20s and 30s.

Chef Claudio from D.O.C. will guide you through making two types of pasta with quality Italian ingredients to take home, plus Italian style aperitivo with spritz and Italian canapes included.

This is just the beginning. Pasta Club is expanding with different nights for different people. This one’s built for the next gen.

Thursday 4 June | 7pm – 9pm
D.O.C. Osteria, Carlton
$65 per person | Ages 18–39
Spots are limited, link in bio to book.

01/06/2026

Join our Cultural Program events this June! 🇮🇹
For more information and to book, click the link in our bio and go to ‘Cultural Program’

🗳️ June 2 – 2 June 1946: Choosing the Future – A talk on Italy’s Referendum, featuring Elisabetta Ferrari, Andrea Righi, Stefano Ioele & Carlotta Migliolo (FULLY BOOKED)

🖼️ June 11 – Exhibition Opening of Recurring Echoes - Celebrating 25 years of artistic practice by Liliana Di Lizio Barbieri – Free Event (registration essential)

🧘 June 13 – Wellness in Italian – Zumba, Yoga an Reiki led by native Italian instructors (Next Gen event, Ages 16+) – Tickets: $10 per class

👶June 13 – Yoga con Bebe’ – NEW Yoga in Italian for parents + babies aged 3-12 months (Next Gen event) – Tickets: $10

💎 June 13 – Italian Charm Bar Workshop (Next Gen event, 18+) – Tickets: $70. First session FULLY BOOKED – New 5:30pm session now available!

🎨 June 26 – Vinello e Pennello (Italian Paint & Sip) – Bilingual creative evening with wine and art (Next Gen event, 18+) – Tickets: $50

🎬 June 30 – Italian Cinema Forum [ #3]: 8½ (Federico Fellini, 1963) presented by Dr Mark Nicholls (University of Melbourne) – Free Event (registration essential)

20/05/2026

I nuovi assistenti linguistici, arrivati a Melbourne da diverse università italiane grazie al COASIT Melbourne, affiancheranno per i prossimi otto mesi gli insegnanti del Victoria, portando in classe lingua, cultura e uno sguardo sull’Italia dei giovani di oggi.(Link nei commenti) 👇

15/05/2026

Last night CO.AS.IT. Next Gen joined forces with for our first ever collab night of pasta making.🍝

Thank you to everyone who joined for the fun night and a huge thank you to the amazing team at D.O.C. Carlton for making the night so special, especially Claudio for guiding the pasta class and Simone for his unrivalled energy.

We’ve been blown away by the positive response from all of you who want to see more of these and we can’t wait to do it again!

07/05/2026

Extended - Behind the Mask: History, Symbolism & Craft in Venetian Carnevale 🎭
If you haven’t had a chance to see it, you’re in luck! It’ll be on display until 22 May.

The exhibition features a wonderful selection of Venetian masks from the private collection of Fabio Angele, owner of and traces the origins of Venetian mask traditions, their connection to Commedia dell’Arte, and the artisanal techniques used to create them.

On display at CO.AS.IT. until 22 May
Opening Hours: Tues-Friday 10am-5pm
Free Entry

30/04/2026

Here’s what’s on in the CO.AS.IT. Cultural Program this May! 🇮🇹
For more information and to book: https://www.coasit.com.au/culture-and-history/upcoming-events

🧘 May 2 – Wellness in Italian – Mat Pilates, Yoga & Meditation and Stretching classes led by native Italian instructors (Next Gen event) – Tickets: $10 per class

🍝 May 14 – Pasta Making Workshop @ D.O.C. Osteria – An Italian dining experience (Next Gen event, 18+) – FULLY BOOKED

🎭 May 22 – The Show Must Go On! Excerpts from Greek and Roman Theatre (Live performance)
Part of National Archaeology Week 2026, in partnership with the University of Melbourne and the Hellenic Museum – Free Event (booking required)

🎬 May 28 – Italian Cinema Forum #2: La signora senza camelie (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1953) presented by Dr Mark Nicholls – Free Event (booking required)

🎨 May 29 – Vinello e Pennello (Italian Paint & Sip) – Bilingual creative evening with wine and art (Next Gen event, 18+) – Tickets: $50

Carlton

28/04/2026

Yesterday our Italian language assistants spent the day at training to join CO.AS.IT.’s team of Italian-language guides for the ROME: Empire, Power, People exhibition.

They’ll be leading school tours every Tuesday and Wednesday, a wonderful opportunity to combine cultural learning with language!

If you haven’t visited yet, ROME: Empire, Power, People is on until 25 October.
Book your tickets via the Melbourne Museum website and discover Ancient Rome guided in Italian! 🇮🇹✨

24/04/2026

The CO.AS.IT. Italian Language Assistants have arrived! 🇮🇹

We are so thrilled to have welcomed 20 language assistants from across Italy to CO.AS.IT. Melbourne this week for their induction into the program.

This fantastic group hit the ground running through the jetlag, navigating the paperwork, cracking the treasure hunt, soaking up sessions from teachers and past assistants and so much more.

And they’re only just getting started.

Next week they’ll be stepping into Melbourne Museum’s breathtaking ROME exhibition to train as Italian language tour guides, before heading off to schools across Victoria for eight months to assist in the teaching of Italian.

If you see them in your local school, make sure to say hi!

Benvenuti, ragazzi!