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Following the success of the marathon readings of the Inferno in 2014 and of the Purgatorio in 2015, it is now the turn of the Paradiso. In Hamburg, on Saturday 22 October, from 12 to 6 p.m., the Zentralbibliothek der HÖB (Hühnerposten 1, 20097 Hamburg) will host 33 lovers of Italy and Dante from the […]
Read moreOn Friday, 21 October, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Farnesina will host the Conference “Why Women Matter – Promoting gender balance in public life and economic strategies”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with Women Empower the World, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and […]
Read moreOn 19 October 2016, the Farnesina hosted a meeting of the Indo-Italian Joint Committee established under the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement signed between Italy and India in New Delhi on 28 November 2003. The Indian delegation was led by Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, while the […]
Read moreUnited Arab Emirates – The world Green Economy Organisation is born The Government of Dubai, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has established the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) with a view to promoting and supporting the green economy concept. Launched by United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister and […]
Read moreUndersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola concluded today his two-day visit to Berlin, that is part of the constant and intense dialogue between Italy and Germany on European and international issues. In view of the upcoming appointments and bilateral meetings, the talks were also an opportunity for reviewing the main issues discussed at the Government Summit […]
Read more“Italian Ironic Design of the ‘60s” at the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb The exhibition offers an overview of the design of Italian cult objects that created the myth of “Made in Italy”. It was in the sixties that Italian design fully developed. This is when new materials like polyurethane and plastics were […]
Read more“Passions and Dreams of Italian Fashion” – Belgrade The exhibition “Passions and Dreams of Italian Fashion”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, offers visitors a journey across the history of Italian Fashion starting from the 1950s, when a new creative process was set in motion leading to the development of a unique style. Twenty-two […]
Read moreToday it was Cuneo’s turn to host the “Italy for companies, with SMEs towards foreign markets” Roadshow, organised by ICE-Agenzia in partnership with Confartigianato Imprese – Associazione Artigiani of the Province of Cuneo, a local partner of the event. This stop will show the production model that best characterises our economic system: only a few […]
Read moreChengdu, China’s south-eastern metropolis with the country’s highest growth rate and a population of 16 million people, will be playing host to the Umbria Jazz Festival until October 23. The festival, organized in partnership with the Fondazione Umbria Jazz, the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing, the Umbria Region and the […]
Read moreThe Farnesina hosts the conference “Microfinance for the Development of Peoples”, organised by Banca Popolare Etica in partnership with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Conference is organised into two thematic sessions respectively dedicated to the role of microfinance and of accessing loans for […]
Read more“A language is the carrier of identity values, the expression of the culture of a people,” said the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, when closing the Joint Action for the Italian Language, an event hosted in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. The central theme of the event, organised by the […]
Read moreThe Farnesina welcomes the announcement made by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheick Ahmed, of an agreement for the cessation of hostilities between warring factions in Yemen.Italy has been following closely the evolution of the situation on the ground and is committed to promoting the beginning of a truce and its consolidation, […]
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