“Critical Tuesdays” – The Farnesina hosts Giorgio Griffa on Tuesday, 26 April

​The Farnesina hosts, for the first time, a meeting of the “Critical Tuesdays” cycle, kicking off a cooperation that will periodically propose new events. On Tuesday, 26 April, at 6 p.m., the special guest at the event will be artist Giorgio Griffa, who has recently given an artwork on free loan to the Farnesina’s Art […]

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Minister Gentiloni in Islamabad

Minister Gentiloni’s visit to Pakistan, which follows his two-day visit to Afghanistan, confirms the great attention that Italy focuses on this region. Mr Gentiloni will meet with the President of the Republic, Mamnoon Hussain, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with National Security and Foreign Adviser to the Prime Minister Sartaj Aziz and with the Chief […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Meeting of the “Critical Tuesdays” cycle (Farnesina, 26 April 2016)

On Tuesday, 26 April, at 6 p.m., the Farnesina will host a meeting of the “Critical Tuesdays” cycle, a project launched in 2010 on the basis of a proposal by Art History professor and critic Alberto Dambruoso. The project envisages weekly meetings aimed at stimulating reflections and debate based on the active presence of artists, […]

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Undersecretary of State Della Vedova on mission to Canada

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be on an official visit to Canada from 20 to 22 April. In Ottawa, the Undersecretary will meet Stéphane Dion, the Foreign Minister of the government led by Justin Trudeau, to acknowledge the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, also […]

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Undersecretary of State Della Vedova on mission to Canada

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be on an official visit to Canada from 20 to 22 April. In Ottawa, the Undersecretary will meet Stéphane Dion, the Foreign Minister of the government led by Justin Trudeau, to acknowledge the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, also […]

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Shanghai – Italy at CMEF medical equipment fair

Italy is participating for the first time at the China International Medicinal Equipment Fair (CMEF) in Shanghai, the largest fair in the medical sector in Asia-Pacific. The event will showcase over 10,000 products, ranging from diagnostic imaging equipment to electro-optical devices for first aid medical treatment.  Italy is present with 15 exhibitors hosted at a […]

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Pretoria – Nicola Piovani to compose music for South African film

Italian pianist and composer Nicola Piovani has given two concerts at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria. However, the Italian musician is not in South Africa only for public performance. The winner of the Oscar for the score of Roberto Benigni’s film ‘Life Is Beautiful’, Piovani was in South Africa also for the filming of ‘Liberation’, […]

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Stuttgart – Focus on Friedrich Heider’s depiction of Italy, enchanting and picturesque

Friedrich Heider’s love for Italy and art are some of his distinctive features. Heider and Italy are bound by deep-set ties: a love relationship which began and developed during his many journeys to this dreamlike tourist destination, like many other Germans. Italy’s wealth of culture on one hand and, on the other hand, its manifold […]

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Italy’s commitment is a model for all its contingents in Afghanistan, says Minister Gentiloni

Following a visit to Herat, Foreign Minister Gentiloni greeted the Italian contingent in Kabul where he met the President of the Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, and the Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani.This mission is part of the support programme Italy is offering to Afghanistan, which is being expressed with […]

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y-Brazil – Relations tighten around sports

The work of 15 Italian artists living in Brazil and of 15 of their Brazilian counterparts working in Italy will be on show at the exhibition “Atletas and cores, Brasil Itália”, organized by the Italian Embassy in Brazil, the bank “Caixa Econômica” and the association “ACIB – Arte Contemporânea Italo-Brasileira” (Italo-Brazilian Contemporary Art). Two well-known […]

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Czech Republic – La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra gets ovation in Prague

The concert by La Scala’s Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague was a great hit. The orchestra, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, was received with great acclaim and a ten-minute standing ovation for its performance of Mozart’s Symphony in G Minor KV 5450 and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. The concert, organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Institute […]

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Abu Dhabi – The Quartetto di Venezia opens the International Book Fair

Italy is this year’s guest of honour at the 26th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the most ambitious across the Middle East and North Africa, with 500,000 new books presented every year. The International Book Fair, running at the ADNEC – Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – from April 27 to May […]

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