USA, 668 masterpieces by 345 Italian artists shown online

As of today, it is possible to admire online 668 masterpieces by 345 Italian artists from 39 museums in the United States. The artists span from Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio to Modigliani, Stradivarius and Canova. The “Italian Treasures in the U.S.” online gallery can be seen on the site www.ItalyinUS.org, which displays a vast and […]

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Germany – “The Human Side” by Francesca Picchi explains the relationship between designer and industry

One of the keys of the success of Italy’s post-war design was having designed an industrial product like a cultural product. This humanistic approach was expressed through a dialectic relationship between the emerging Italian industry and the post-war generation of designers: a generation of intellectuals committed to changing the state of affairs. “The Human Side”, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference on “The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective” (Farnesina, 10 October 2016)

On Monday 10 October 2016 at 10:00 am, the International Conference Hall of the Farnesina will host the conference on “The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective“, with welcome address by Secretary General Elisabetta Belloni and opening speech by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincenzo Amendola. Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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ANCE Report 2016: foreign markets are still growing with a total 12 billion euro turnover

Italian construction companies built over 230 new sites abroad in 2015 with a value of 17.2 billion euros and a world-wide turnover of 12 billion euros, up 14.5 percent from the year before. An increase which confirmed a trend that has been growing constantly for the past eleven years. Italian construction companies signed contracts for over […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder – 14th Session of the Italo-Russian Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation Council (Farnesina, 5 October 2016)

Farnesina will host the 14th Session of the Italo-Russian Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation Council co-chaired by Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich. The meeting will be attended by high-level government officials and  representatives of major Italian and Russian  businesses. The sessions […]

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ANCE Report 2016

Today the ANCE Report 2016 on the presence of Italian construction companies in the world will be presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.The event, which is organised by the Foreign Ministry in partnership with ANCE – NationalAssociation of Construction Companies, will be attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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“Postcards from the Other Italy” – In the heart of Europe to build a future

Jacopo, 27, has a degree in Political Science and is in Brussels in order to add zest to his curriculum. He is the interviewee of this new episode of “Postcards from the Other Italy”, the web series produced by the news agency ‘9colonne’ with the support of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration […]

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Gentiloni: «Europe will be up against a wall on migration if it does not enforce existing agreements» (La Stampa)

“If the European Union remains nailed to the dogma of decimal points in the economy and to the idea that every Country goes its own way on the issue of migration, it’s going to find itself up against a wall,” repeats several times Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni while reflecting on the future of Europe in […]

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Joint Development Cooperation Committee approves initiatives for 60 million euros

The sixth meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, the deliberative body of Italian Cooperation established by Law No.125/2014, was held today. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, chaired the meeting. It was attended by, among others, Deputy Minister Mario Giro; Director General of Development Cooperation, Pietro Sebastiani; Director of the Italian […]

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Palestine: Italy gives a one million euro emergency contribution to UNRWA

Italy has approved a one million euro emergency contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The initiative aims to assure the continuity of essential services and protection activities in favour of Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip. The funds are particularly earmarked to support the “Transitional Shelter Cash Assistance” Programme launched after […]

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Colombia – Architects and engineers on show in Ibaguè

 “Italian Architects and Engineers in Colombia” is the title of an exhibition sponsored by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Bogotá recently opened in Ibaguè. The exhibition will run until 23 October. The aim of the exhibition is to give an overview of the contributions of Italian architects and engineers: Battista […]

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Bulgaria – The artistic history of Sofia told by Angela Occhipinti

The solo exhibition “Il mondo del mito e la spiritualità tra passato e presente” (“The World of Myth and Spirituality of the Past and Present”) by Italian artist Angela Occhipinti, an icon of Italy’s contemporary art scene, will run at Sofia’s National History Museum until 16 October. Organised by the city’s Italian Cultural Institute in […]

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