Haifa Italian concerts organised by the Chamber Music Society

Haifa has hosted a number of “Italian Concerts” at a festival which for 21 years has celebrated the city’s multiculturalism through music and the visual arts. The Italian Chamber Music Society, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, organised concerts of liturgical music in the city’s churches, with works by Falvetti, Vivaldi, Scarlatti and other […]

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Washington – Cultural assets in seismic zones: the INGV does the “maximum” in the USA

Doing the “maximum” to safeguard cultural assets in seismic zones. That is the goal of the PON01-02710 project, known as “Massimo”, which the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) presented recently at the Italian Embassy and the World Bank in Washington. Participants at the workshops included representatives of the INGV, the Italian National Agency […]

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Tirana A tale of literary intrigue, with “La Polveriera” by Stefano Petrocchi

“La polveriera”, a novel by Stefano Petrocchi, will be presented in Albania on Wednesday 13 January 2016 at the library of the University of Scutari and on 14 January at the Foreign Languages Department of the University of Tirana. The event is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana in collaboration with the Italian […]

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DEI – Argentina: Macri government presents first package of economic measures

Argentina’s Minister for the Economy and Finance, Alfonso Prat Gay, has presented the Macri Government’s first package of measures to “normalise the economy and kick-start growth”. The measures, which are part of the government’s wider goal of achieving “zero poverty”, include a relaxation of currency and customs rules. Read more, in Italian.

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Brazil – Sao Paolo hosts “Short film day” 2015

Short Film Day 2015, which features some of the best Italian short films produced over the year, is being hosted by Sao Paolo. The event, on 21 December at the Italian Cultural Institute, will feature seven films: “L’attesa del maggio” by Simone Massi, “La salita” by Francesca Barison, “Eternit” by Giovanni Aloi, “Lo so che […]

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Bosnia – Italian help for communities hit by floods continues

Italy continues to help the institutions and communities of Bosnia Herzegovina affected by flooding last year. As part of the reconstruction effort, the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) at the Farnesina has donated equipment to five farming associations and 57 businesses run by women in the Maglaj region. The project amounts to one million […]

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Brussels‎ – Italy and the diplomacy of the Great War

“Italy and the Diplomacy of the Great War” is the title of an exhibition that opens at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels on 14 January 2016. The exhibition features treaties, telegrams, confidential letters, memoirs, photos and images, posters and pamphlets from World War I. The exhibits were sourced through research by the archivists at […]

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Dei – United Arab Emirates: study on Italian business presented

Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno, a research centre linked to the Intesa Sanpaolo group, has presented its study entitled “Outlook – Italian business in the United Arab Emirates”. This is the first systematic study of Italian business in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Italian-Emirates economic and industrial partnership. The study is the […]

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Italy-Chile “Divina proporzione”

“Divina Proporzione: il Rinascimento italiano dal punto di vista cileno contemporaneo” is the title of an exhibition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago in collaboration with our Embassy in Chile. Curated by Victoria Jime’nez, the exhibition will feature the work of artists Carlos Vidal Carvacho and Sebastian Martinez Fadic and will run from […]

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Shanghai – Salone del Mobile: Chinese debut in November 2016

The Salone del Mobile will make its Chinese debut in Shanghai from 19 to 21 November 2016, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The fair is organised by Federlegno Arredo Eventi. The event was organised with full collaboration from the government, most notably Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, the Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, ICE-Italian […]

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Khartoum Italian Language in the World Week – events in Sudan

The curtain has come down on the events in Sudan to celebrate the 15th “Italian Language in the World Week”, dedicated this year to “The Italian of Music, the Music of Italian”. November and December 2015 have seen numerous events organised by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum, focusing on Italian music, language and cuisine. Worthy […]

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Libya – agreement signed for government of national unity

Agreement on Government of National Accord signed yesterday in Skhirat, Morocco Yesterday, 17 December, was “a day of hope”, declared Minister Gentiloni, who was present at the signing ceremony along with Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Libya. “Italy is ready to do its part to give the country stability […]

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