India – “The Pillars of the Earth” by Virginia Zanetti

‎Virginia Zanetti’s project titled “The Pillars of the Earth” will open tomorrow at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New Delhi. The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage awarded its ‘Movin’up Prize’ to the Florentine artist who has worked with many Italian and foreign institutions operating in the field of culture and contemporary art: the MAN […]

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United State – Guido Cagnacci’s Death of Cleopatra on show at the Italian Cultural Institute

Guido Cagnacci’s “Death of Cleopatra”, from the Pinacoteca di Brera, will be on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York until 19 January. The work by Cagnacci, a painter from the Baroque period (1601-1663), is characterised by the use of the chiaroscuro technique and by the sensuality released by most of his subjects. […]

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Italy sits on the Security Council from 1 January 2017

As of the 1st of January 2017, Italy is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council by virtue of its election on 28 June 2016 and in compliance with the Hague Convention providing for the division of the 2017-2018 two-year mandate. Admitted into the UNO on 14 December 1955, Italy has always looked […]

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Tunis – La Bottega Teatrale stages “Harlequin’s Hunger”

As part of the Nabeul International Festival for Kids’ Theatre, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis presents the performance “La fame di Arlecchino” (“Harlequin’s Hunger”) by theatre company La Bottega Teatrale. The performances will be held in the city of Nabeul’s Maison de Culture at 10 a.m. on Sunday, 8 January; at 3 p.m. on […]

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Austria – “Terra Amica”: the art, fashion and music of contemporary Italy

The art, fashion, and music of contemporary Italy directly in Vienna. The “Terra Amica” interdisciplinary project inspired by Gioachino Rossini and organised by Jacopo Celona and Melanie Zefferino, will kick off on Thursday, 12 January. The project intends to offer food for thought on the Italian culture, as expressed in the language of music and […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder: Conference of Scientific Attachés 2017 (Farnesina, 9 and 10 January 2017)

On 9 and 10 January 2017, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR), Valeria Fedeli, will convene the Scientific Attachés in a Conference at the Farnesina attended by the topmost representatives of the world of research, academia, innovative companies and start-ups. The conference will […]

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Alfano: «Europe’s stuttering voice is inadequate in fighting terror. We need greater cohesion» (La Stampa)

“Foreign policy has changed speed: whoever was accustomed to considering it as a slow process will have to come to terms with the new pace set by international issues,” said Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano. From migrant flows to Libya and terrorism, Italy will enter 2017 as a “protagonist”, sitting on the UN Security Council, being […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference of Scientific Attachés 2017 (Farnesina, 9 and 10 January 2017)

On 9 and 10 January 2017, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the Minister of Education, University and Research (MIUR), Valeria Fedeli, will convene the Scientific Attachés in a Conference at the Farnesina attended by the topmost representatives of the world of research, academia, innovative companies and start-ups. The conference will […]

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Slovenia – Italian Cultural Institute hosts On the Wings of the Bora

The Italian Cultural Institute in Slovenia organised the exhibition entitled ‘Sulle ali della bora: viaggio al cospetto del drago’ (“On the Wings of the Bora: a Journey before the Dragon”) in conjunction with the University of Trieste. The exhibition displays images of corners of Trieste and other coastal cities which were under the rule of […]

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Albania- On show the masterpieces of the Italian Novecento

More than one hundred masterpieces revealing the artistic culture of the first half of the 20th Century make up the exhibition “Capolavori dell’Arte italiana del Novecento” (“Masterpieces of the Italian Art of the Novecento”). The exhibition will open at the National Gallery of Art in Tirana on 16 January with works from the Modern Art […]

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“BuscándoME”: an introspective journey across the images of Nerina Toci

The New Year will kick off in the sign of Italian art at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Santiago of Chile. The “BuscándoME” exhibition, a soul-searching photographic journey by young Italian artist Nerina Toci and curated by art historian Katy Ferrante, will open at 8:30 p.m. on 3 January. The exhibition was brought to […]

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Alfano: No Italians among the casualties in Istanbul attack

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “I have been following with the utmost attention the news on the aftermath of the terrible attack which took place in Istanbul on the night of 1 January. Turkish authorities have announced that they have completed the process of identifying the victims of the attack. […]

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