Ireland – Dublin hosts public meeting with writer Stefano Benni

The Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin has announced a public meeting with Italian writer Stefano Benni at The Sugar Club on Wednesday, 14 September. Stefano Benni is regarded as one of Italy’s most important writers: his signature combination of social satire and magical realism has turned all his novels into best-sellers. His works include “Bar […]

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Kazakhstan – The show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci” arrives in Almaty

Italian actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will take his show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci: An Impossible Interview” to Almaty’s Museum of Arts as part of the Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan. The initiative is supported by the Italian Embassy. Dressed in period costume, Finazzer Flory will present Da Vinci’s life in an engaging performance in […]

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Postcards from the other Italy – Italian taught to Mexicans

What does an Italian do in one of the most chaotic and dangerous megalopolises in the world? What can spur a 22-year old to move to Mexico City? Davide Dalla Vigna tells us his story in the sixth episode of the second edition of “Postcards from the other Italy”, the web series produced by the […]

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Spain – “Europe 2016: Maps of Poetry” at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid

On Thursday, 29 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid will host a recital of renowned European poets entitled “Europe 2016: Maps of Poetry”. The initiative is part of the First Week of Languages organized by EUNIC España from 26 to 30 September. The event will be attended by poets from Italy, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, […]

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Australia – Sydney commemorates the anniversary of Bassani’s birth with two events

Sydney will host two lectures on Italian writer and poet Giorgio Bassani to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The University of Sydney’s School of Languages & Culture will host Professor Anna Dolfi’s lectures entitled “Giorgio Bassani: scrivere ‘di la’ dal cuore’” (Giorgio Bassani: writing “beyond the heart”) on Sept. 14 and “Il Giardino […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Seminar on “Redefining Intercultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: A Mediterranean Perspective” (Farnesina, 8 September 2016)

On 8 September at 4:45 p.m. the Farnesina will host a seminar on “Redefining Intercultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: a Mediterranean Perspective”. The Seminar is organised by the Institute for International Affairs (IAI) in collaboration with the Italian Network for the Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue (RIDE), which leads the network of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) in […]

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Brazil – Giorgio Galli is on display in Sao Paulo

“A prática da Arte. O futuro possível” is an exhibition by Italian artist Giorgio Galli hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao Paulo. It opened a few days ago and will run until Saturday, October 8. Galli is a versatile artist who started out in Rome’s artistic circles at a young age. He applies ancient fresco and encaustic […]

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Gentiloni: “The Brenner – a bridge with Europe” (Corriere del Trentino)

“Minorities are a bridge between nations and cultures”. This is the innovative value contained in the De Gasperi-Gruber Treaty that Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, wishes to highlight on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. Minister Gentiloni, the 5th of September is the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the De Gasperi-Gruber Treaty. What should be the future […]

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Joint Press Release on meeting between Minister Gentiloni and Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India

The Foreign Minister of Italy, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, and the External Affairs Minister of India, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy on 4th September, during Minister Swaraj’s visit to Rome for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in the Vatican. The two Ministers expressed their satisfaction on the […]

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Climate: Historic USA-China breakthrough agreement to be ratified by Italy, say Gentiloni and Galletti “The ratification of the agreement reached at the Paris COP 21 between United States and China marks a historic breakthrough in combating climate change and leads to making the global economic model more sustainable. Within the context of Europe’s ambitious efforts, Italy is working on drafting its ratification law so as to submit it to Parliament before the end of September and complete the parliamentary procedure as quickly as possible,” Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti wrote in a joint communiqué

“The ratification of the agreement reached at the Paris COP 21 between United States and China marks a historic breakthrough in combating climate change and leads to making the global economic model more sustainable. Within the context of Europe’s ambitious efforts, Italy is working on drafting its ratification law so as to submit it to […]

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Australia: Adelaide Consul General guest of honor at evening event organised by the Dante Alighieri Society

Italian Consul General Roberta Ronzitti was a guest of the Dante Alighieri Society at an opera evening last night. It was a pre-opera event ahead of the staging of “Puccini Spectacular” at the Adelaide Town Hall from 2 to 4 September. The evening was an interesting journey through the life, anecdotes and career of the […]

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Argentina – Lucania Region centre stage during a week dedicated to Italian cuisine in Buenos Aires

The Basilicata Region is taking part in the fourth Week of Italian cuisine in Buenos Aires. Acclaimed chefs from the region and guests of honors such as Vito  Amato and Giovanni Battista Guastamacchia, will prepare, until 2 September, a menu based on typical produce from the region. These are top- quality products which are bound […]

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