Vatican – The Pope receives the Foreign Ministry’s Visa Centre at the Vatican

In conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, on 28 November 2016 Pope Francis received in a warm encounter at the Vatican all the Italian institutions that were in some way involved in organising and managing the Holy Year event. Included among the guests was the Foreign Ministry’s Visa Centre which issued entry visas throughout […]

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Paris – A stamp to honour the 350th anniversary of the Académie de France in Rome

On 30 November 2016 Poste italiane and La Poste will jointly release a stamp commemorating the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the French Academy in Rome. The stamp will be presented and sold in a world preview at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris. During the ceremony, the French and Italian commemorative stamps will […]

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Tel Aviv – Bellini’s Norma delights Israeli audiences

Tel Aviv will stage a new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma, the opera that made its debut at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala on 26 December 1831. The premiere is scheduled for 30 November – with performances until 17 December – at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, the venue of the Israeli Opera, which promotes […]

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Buenos Aires – Nino Rota’s music to celebrate “Enchanting Italy”

The event “Incantevole Italia. La musica di Nino Rota con immagini del paese delle mille bellezze” (“Enchanting Italy. Nino Rota’s music with images of the Country of the thousand beauties”) will be held in Buenos Aires on 30 November. It is a journey through the world of Italian cinema and the beauties of Italy’s plastic […]

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China – Testimonial for Chef Carlo Cracco during the Week of Italian Cuisine

The first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World has just come to an end in China, featuring over 70 events across the country. The special testimonial of the Week was for star-rated Chef Carlo Cracco, who participated on 25 and 26 November in several events in Beijing that indulged Chinese households in Italian culinary […]

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Undersecretary Amendola: mission to Warsaw to participate in the “Group of Visegrad” Summit

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Vincenzo Amendola has been on a mission to Warsaw, participating in the “Group of Visegrad” Summit (Poland, Hungary, Czeck Republic, Slovak Republic), which focuses on issues related to the countries of the Balkan area. Mr. Amendola has been accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Poland, Alessandro de Pedys, and the Special Envoy […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press conference by Minister Gentiloni and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov (Villa Madama, 2 December 2016)

On Friday, 2 December, at 1 p.m. the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will meet the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Villa Madama. A joint press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for […]

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IDLO Partnership Forum – Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

On the occasion of the yearly Assembly of the Parties of the IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is hosting the IDLO Partnership Forum: Access to Justice and The Rule of Law as Drivers of Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Inspired by the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, with […]

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Malta for Italy, Marco Arcidiacono’s watercolours on show for Amatrice

In his watercolours, Marco Arcidiacono reproduces the colours of the Mediterranean by plunging into the beauties of the Mare Nostrum, one of Italy’s greatest treasures. His work will be on display in Malta in an exhibition to support the inhabitants of Amatrice who were struck by the earthquake. The watercolour exhibition entitled “Malta for Italy” […]

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Australia – Vivacissimo mandolin concert in Sydney

The Anna Schivazappa-Claudio Fontana duo will have the task of enlivening the ninth edition of ‘Vivacissimo 2016’, the music programme that the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney organises every year. The two musicians, who respectively play the mandolin and the piano, will present a programme mainly focused on mandolin music composed by Raffaele Calace, Vittorio […]

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Japan – Tokyo celebrates famous cartoon based on De Amicis novel

Forty years since the release of the first Japanese TV episode adapted from De Amicis’ novel ‘Cuore’, Tokyo will celebrate the book by screening 52 episodes of the animation series “Marco -Dagli Appennini alle Ande” [Marco, from the Appennines to the Andes]. The cartoon is considered to be a milestone in the world history of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of the project ‘ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia’ (Farnesina, 1 December 2016)

On Thursday, 1 December 2016, at 10:30 a.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation of the ProgettoReStArt –Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia, an initiative stemming from generations dedicated to art and culture and promoted by the Rosini Gutman Foundation, a group committed to fostering innovative projects, also aimed at supporting the economy and […]

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