‘Diplomazia e Dintorni’ – The Farnesina Collection

The 62nd episode of “Diplomazia e dintorni” (“Diplomacy and the Like”) is devoted to the “Farnesina Collection”, the contemporary art collection hosted at the Foreign Ministry that includes the work of the Italian masters of contemporary art. The programme will be aired at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 May on Radio LUISS. Enrico Vattani, head […]

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Belgrade – Highlights and Stories of Italian Design

2016, the year of Milan’s 21st Triennale, also marks the 90th anniversary of the Italian Embassy in Belgrade. To celebrate the occasion, the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Belgrade presents the exhibition Highlights and Stories of Italian Design, which will be hosted in its premises on Kneza Milosa 56, from 30 May to 14 June. The exhibition […]

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Zhangjiajie – Ferrari 458 out to conquer China with daring speed

Fabio Barone, the Roman-born driver and president of the Ferrari Passione Rossa club, has chosen the Tianmen Mountain Road in China (located in the heart of the National Tianmen Mountain Park in Zhangjiajie, in north-western Hunan province), in order to attempt setting the world speed record. The challenge of the Tianmen Mountain Road, defined as […]

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Lima – Focus on ‘Sicily, Land of Myth’

A photo exhibition by Italian photographer Paolo Barone, entitled “Sicily, Land of Myth”, is underway until June 18 at the Mario Sironi Gallery in Lima. Organised by the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in the Peruvian capital, the show consists of a selection of 30 photographs taking viewers on a simple and essential visual journey […]

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Hong Kong – 250 Italian wine brands taken to “Vinexpo”

Italian wine is ready to conquer China in the seventh edition of Vinexpo Hong Kong. The international show, running from 24 to 26 May, will concentrate in China’s commercial and financial capital (at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre – Wanchai, Hong Kong) the major players in the global wine producing sector, while placing […]

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Italy gives Sri Lanka​ 200,000 Euros in humanitarian aid

The Italian Cooperation service has made available a 200,000 Euro multilateral emergency contribution to support the activities carried out by UNICEF in Sri Lanka in responding to the extremely serious emergency situation created by the passing of Cyclone Roanu.    Italy’s financing will assure the delivery of relief supplies, the temporary shelter for displaced people […]

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The World Humanitarian Summit has opened in Istanbul with the presence for Italy of Deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro

Needing to come to terms with one of the most dramatic humanitarian crises since the end of World War II, the world is trying to give a coordinated response starting from Istanbul, where more than 5,000 people, including 65 Heads of State and of Governments, international and national NGOs, companies, members of the academic world, […]

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Italy-United Arab Emirates – New agreement on air services

Today Massimo Gaiani, the Director General for Globalisation and Global Issues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, signed in Abu Dhabi the new Agreement on Air Services between Italy and the United Arab Emirates. For the counterparty, the Agreement was signed by the Director of the General Civil Aviation Authority, Saif Mohammed […]

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La Valletta – Europe Day celebrated with concert of rare pieces by Antonino Reggio

With an event of utmost musical value and significance for Italian and Maltese ties, the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in La Valletta celebrated Europe Day a few days ago, in its prestigious Baroque Grand Hall. The guest of honour of the evening was Eddie Fenech Adami, the President Emeritus of the Republic of Malta. […]

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Islamabad – ICoN student Patrizia Anastasio works at the Embassy

Patrizia Anastasio is enrolled in the Master’s course in translation offered by ICoN – Italian Culture on the Net – while working for the Italian Embassy in Pakistan. ICoN is a consortium of 19 Italian universities that aims to promote and disseminate the Italian language and culture in the world through e-learning initiatives and technologies. […]

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Melbourne – Promoting Italy as a tourist destination begins in Australian airports

In Australia promoting Italy begins in airports. The Italian Consulate General in Melbourne has launched a campaign to promote Italy as a tourist destination at Melbourne’s international airport. The Consulate has leased eight advertising panels in the baggage claim area of the international terminal which will alternate the screening of three short video clips on […]

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Boston – New partnerships between Friuli Venezia Giulia and the MIT

The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region’s academic and research institutes focused on new partnership opportunities with Boston’s prestigious MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (founded by geologist William Barton Rogers in 1861) in the last stop of the economic and institutional mission carried out in the United States. The mission was led by the Region’s President, Debora Serracchiani. Accompanied […]

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