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There is an Italian painter who is at home in Prague. His name is Marco Tagliaro: he has been living in the Czech capital during the past four years and is now the focus of a personal exhibition organised at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). The guests of honour at the inauguration were the […]
Read moreA promotional campaign for Italian modern art has been launched in Australia’s cities of Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, where Italy’s diplomatic network has organised a series of events centred around Loris Liberatori, whose work is featured in the Farnesina Collection. Three of Liberatori’s pieces are on permanent display at the Ambassador’s residence in Canberra. The […]
Read moreA courageous pro-European manifesto in an era of populist simplifications, of a push towards disintegration in an unprecedented crisis in the European project. This is the subject of “Europa, politica e passione” (“Europe, Politics and Passion”), the book written by Giorgio Napolitano which builds a bridge between the past, present and future. It traces the […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, 31 May, at 9:00 a.m., the Farnesina will host the meeting of the Fulbright Scholars, an event promoted by the Fulbright Commission aimed as an orientation for Italian grant holders leaving for the U.S.A. and American grant holders coming to Italy. The meeting will be opened by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign […]
Read moreFood, tourism and music will be offered in addition to a large number of activities for adults and children alike. Again this year the excellence of Made in Italy products will be showcased in the eighth edition of “Passione Italia”, an event organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Spain (CCIS), in partnership with […]
Read moreThe eMPathia Jazz Duo are due to perform a concert entitled “Portraits in Song” on May 31 in Sao Paulo, with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). In this new art project the captivating voice of Mafalda Minnozzi and “orchestral” albeit essential accompaniment of New York guitarist Paul Ricci offer an original […]
Read moreItalian excellence showcased in Ankara: as of next Monday the Next Level shopping mall in Ankara will be hosting an Italian Week, with a calendar packed with events, including concerts, exhibitions, shows, films, tastings and Italian cooking lessons, fashion events, Italian language and culture courses and children’s activities. The aim of the event is to […]
Read moreLaos: CMC wins 500 million dollar contract for hydropower plant Italy’s CMC advanced technology company has won a 511 million dollar contract to perform the civil works and provide the hydromechanics for the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Plant in the province of Bolikhamxay in Laos. CMC will lead the project with a 40% share in […]
Read moreA presentation of the 21st Triennale di Milano International Exhibition, was organised by the Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in La Valletta, Salvatore Schirmo, with a view to promoting Italian design. With the support of videos, La Triennale General Director Andrea Cancellato took the audience on a journey through time and space, illustrating […]
Read moreMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maitig today at the Farnesina. Concerning the current political situation in Libya, Minister Gentiloni expressed Italy’s hope that Libya’s presidential council and government of national accord will continue growing stronger and that all Libyan parties may unite under the authority of their […]
Read moreToday the Region of Campania hosts a mission from the Province of Sichuan, whose capital Chengdu was recently nominated the most economically attractive city of China. The mission, promoted by the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing, is part of the integrated promotion action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Later today the […]
Read moreToday marks the beginning of the 3-day series of institutional meetings of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region on the dramatic situation of the Yazidi community, an ethnic minority in Iraqi Kurdistan persecuted by the ISIS Islamic extremists. A delegation led by Vian Dakhil Saeed, an MP in the Federal Parliament of Iraq, will be received […]
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