New York – Robert Gallo receives Leonardo da Vinci Prize

The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee (IHCC) has conferred the 2015 Leonardo da Vinci Award on Robert Gallo, an Italo-American and an internationally renowned researcher in the field of immunology. The Director of the Institute of Human Virology and Professor of Medicine at the Maryland School of Medicine, Dr Gallo played a key role in […]

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Foreign Ministry Pledges 1.4 million euros for Emergency Humanitarian Aid in Libya

Italian Development Cooperation Department has planned a 1.4 million euro humanitarian aid package for Libya to support primary emergency interventions by international organisations operating in the Country. The package will focus on activities to protect the more vulnerable communities and prevent irregular migration along the Mediterranean route, as well as on the provision of healthcare […]

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DEI – Argentina: Government launches plan for the development of the North Regions

Social development, the eradication of structural poverty and the fight against drug trafficking: these are the planned objectives for the development of the Regions of the North, launched by the Argentinian government. The plan will be able to rely on considerable public investment intended for the creation of social service centres, to improve public education […]

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Update on the case of Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre

The Italian Government has taken note of the decision made today by the Indian Supreme Court to adjourn to 13 April before expressing its opinion on the case of marine Massimiliano Latorre, while waiting for the Government in New Delhi to state its position. The Italian Government confirms that it is in agreement with the […]

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Tirana – Italian writer Stefano Petrocchi launches book in Albania

Italian writer, Stefano Petrocchi, will present his novel “La polveriera” [The powder keg] in Shkoder and Tirana on Wednesday and Thursday, revealing the behind-the-scene story of the  literary award ‘Premio Strega’ in Albania.  The event  has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in collaboration with the Italian Department of the University of […]

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Argentina – “Zorba, the Greek” returns to Argentina on February 11

“Zorba the Greek”,  produced by Naples’ San Carlo theatre, will be back on stage in Argentina on Feb. 11, to participate in the second edition of the “Festival de musica en Plaza Vaticano”. The performance is a two-act choral ballet with 22 scenes designed by Lorca Massine in 1988. “Zorba the Greek” was inspired by […]

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Santiago – “La Moneda” celebrates its tenth anniversary with Botticelli

The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago and the Italian Embassy in Chile participate in the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the foundation of Centro Cultural La Moneda in the Chilean capital, promoting the display of one of Sandro Botticelli’s most important works: the Madonna and Child with six Angels. The display, which is completely […]

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Madrid launches “Made in Italy, 1950-70 Graphic Design”

The exhibition “Made in Italy, 1950-70 Graphic Design, Creativity and Experience”, has been launched in Madrid, and will be hosted in the Palacio Quintanar in Segovia until Feb. 28. The Palacio is  a centre connected with the Consejeria de Cultura y Turismo of the Junta de Castilla y Leon. The exhibition, that has been organised […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Italy on the front line for besieged Syrians forced into hunger

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently on the front line of the extraordinary efforts being made to reach areas like Madaya, Zabadani, Foah and Kufraya, where the population is living under siege and in atrocious conditions in terms of food and nutrition. For this purpose, the Directorate General for Development Cooperation has approved […]

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Italia-Africa – Gentiloni, a central theme of our foreign policy

Africa today is a “continent of opportunity”, an area “destined to achieve interesting growth rates,” said the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni opening a conference held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled “Migrations and International Relations. The Italy-Africa Agenda”, organised by the Piedmont Centre for African Studies together with the Institute […]

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Istanbul bombing: Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni calls his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Following this morning’s bombing, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni called his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to express Italy’s closeness and sympathy for the victims, their families and the Turkish government. “Italy and Turkey are more than ever committed to combating terrorism,” Mr Gentiloni said. The Turkish Foreign Minister informed Mr Gentiloni that the government does not […]

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Cologne – The “Eternal Colours” of the Venini glassmakers shineat the Italian Institute of Culture

Venini is a byword for authenticity and for a perfect balance between a quest for excellence, contemporary design, and the great Murano glassmaking tradition. The intuitions of its international artists and designers have kept moving the company forward for over 90 years. A passion for glass and the art of glassblowing captivate Germany, too: as […]

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