Prague – The “Summer Ancient Music Festival” celebrates Venice

Music and historic attractions for a series of not-to-miss concerts. Everything is ready in Prague for the 17th edition of the “Summer Ancient Music Festival” dedicated this year to Venetian music. International composers will fascinate the audiences from 11 July to 4 August; the concerts will be held in various concert halls of the Czech […]

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Bolivia – A Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage is born

Experts from the Italian Cooperation Agency gathered in La Paz to present the draft plan for the establishment of a Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Assets and Heritage. More than 50 foremost experts involved in the conservation and restoration of Bolivia’s Cultural Heritage attended the event. Thorough technical and scientific analyses, carried out for over […]

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Toronto – Comics d’Auteur, at the Comic Arts Festival all Eyes are on Fior

Manuele Fior, 41, was born in Cesena and lives in Paris – he is an artist appreciated the world over by the fans of drawings and comics d’auteur. Today, Canada pays tribute to his talent with an exhibition that was inaugurated in May and will run until Thursday 30 June. The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto and The Toronto Comic Arts […]

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Italian Business Roadshow – Businesses meet in Matera to discuss internationalisation issues

The Italian Business Roadshow has travelled south to Matera, which is hosting its 9th stop for 2016. Around 80 businesses came together at Palazzo Lanfranchi for an opportunity to discuss internationalisation issues with public and private representatives of the Italian economic fabric and to find out more about the systems available for supporting the international […]

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China 2016 – Scenarios and Prospects for Enterprises

The Farnesina is hosting today the presentation of the 7th edition of the Annual CeSIF Report: “China 2016  Scenarios and Prospects for Enterprises” drawn up by the Business Research Centre of the Italy-China Foundation (CeSIF).The annual Report, published by the Italy-China Foundation, is currently Italy’s  most important observatory of China. The outlook it provides on […]

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North Korea: serious concern about new medium range missile tests

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses great concern about the firing of at least two “Musudan” ballistic missiles by North Korea last night. Repeated test-fires of missiles capable of carrying non-conventional warheads are a further threat to international peace and security. North Korea has returned to openly violating Security Council Resolutions, endangering the resumption of dialogue for the denuclearisation […]

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Eurobarometer Survey on Development Cooperation: Italians are more favourable

The opinion Italians have on Italy’s development cooperation appears to be improving. This is what emerges from the last Eurobarometer survey. In 2015, 90 per cent of interviewees deemed it is important to help developing countries, with a 10 point increase over 2014, the largest in Europe. There are also more and more people who […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder Presentation of the Yearly Report “China in 2016” (Farnesina, 23 June, 2016)

On June 23, 2016 at 10 a.m., the Farnesina will present the 7th Yearly Report called “China in 2016 – Scenarios and Prospects for Enterprises” drafted by the Centro Studi per l’Impresa of the Italy-China Foundation (CeSIF). The report, published by the Italy-China Foundation, is the most important outlook on China currently produced in Italy. It illustrates […]

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The “Amabili Resti” exhibition comes to Santiago, Chile

The “Amabili Resti” exhibition by local artist Iris Broquedis has opened in Santiago, Chile, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC). The event forms part of “Incontri 1” (Encounters 1), a year-long exhibition project under the aegis of the Consejo de la Cultura y de las Artes that aims to develop a multidisciplinary creative journey of […]

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Moscow – Giuseppe Lo Porto: Italo-Russian relations as seen from the Consulate

“Our country is usually associated with ideas of wellbeing, art, taste, culture and sophistication. The Russian people have always seen Italy as a model of balance and a virtuous example of elegant joie de vivre”. Thus spoke Professor Giuseppe Lo Porto, head of the Education Office at the Italian Consulate General in Moscow in an interview […]

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Turkey – Italian film music takes centre stage at Izmir Festival

The great music of Italian cinema takes centre stage at the 30th annual Izmir Festival, in Turkey, until June 25. The Italian Consulate in Izmir has secured some top performers for the event. Virtuosi Mauro Maur and Francesca de Clossey will appear on the prestigious stage of the Celsus Library in Ephesus to perform a […]

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Bratislava – The Flaiano Prize for Italian studies: the Italian Cultural Institute calls for nominations

“For the 43rd edition of the Flaiano International Prize for Italian studies, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava welcomes any suggestions in the form of publications on Italian cultural topics written in Slovakian or Italian between June 2015 and June 2016”. The Italian Embassy in Bratislava advises that the deadline for entries is in August. […]

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