ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Opening of new Documentation Centre and Press Conference Ministers for Foreign Affairs Gentiloni and Steinmeier (9 November 2015)

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the tragic events of 1943-1945, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will take part in a ceremony on Monday 9 November at 9:40 for the inauguration of a project for the construction of a culture of memory to be […]

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40th anniversary of the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini

The network of Italian Cultural Institutes is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini with a series of initiatives, some of which have already taken place and others are still to come. Sao Paulo honoured Pasolini on 8 and 9 October with “Demasiado Pasolini” (lots of Pasolini), an event dedicated to […]

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Osaka – At the ready for the “Study in Italy Salon”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, in collaboration with Turkish Airlines, has organised and promoted this year’s “Study in Italy Salon”, an annual event aimed at encouraging direct contact and information exchanges between Italy enthusiasts in Japan and the representatives of language, cooking and design schools in Italy. The event will take place on Thursday […]

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London – Italy on display at world tourism fair

With EXPO by now behind us and the Jubilee on the horizon, Italy is in search of new ways to attract visitors from across the globe. This was Ambassador to London Pasquale Terracciano’s message this morning as he cut the ribbon for the space allotted to ENIT and Italy at the World Travel Market (WTM), […]

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Chengdu – Italian firms look to Sichuan

Italy was among those present at the first edition of the international import and investment fair in Chengdu in the province of Sichuan. Our country had its own 200-sqm pavilion, set up and manned by the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing. Approximately 20 firms represented the agro-alimentary, training and urbanisation sectors. Read more, in Italian.

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Hanoi – Italian gastronomical excellence wins

Vietnam’s best Italian restaurants and food shops joined forces on an Italian Food Festival, organised by the Italian business community in that Asian country with the patronage of the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Icham). The event offered the best in Italian culinary and gastronomical excellence from pizza to […]

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Cartoline dall’altra Italia – An architect in the paradise of the Norwegian landscape

Next stop Norway for “Cartoline dall’altra Italia”, a web series created by 9colonne with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies. This week Giuseppe Panzella, Salerno-born architect, who two years ago, after having worked in Romania, the Philippines and China, decided to pack […]

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Mexico: Enel Green Power invests 250 mln USD in wind park

ENEL Green Power intends to invest 250 million dollars in Mexico for the construction of the “Energia Limpa” wind park in Paolo Alto. The announcement came from ENEL GP general director Nicola Melchiotti during a press conference for the opening of the 13th edition of ”Cumbre de Negocios” of Guadalajara, Mexico’s principal business forum. This […]

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15th Italian Language Week – Andrea Pagani Trio in Kampala for concerts and workshop

Ambassador to Kampala Domenico Fornara opens his residence on Wednesday for a concert by the Andrea Pagani Trio. The group is in the Ugandan capital to present its instrumental project “Songs without voices”, which offers jazz versions of both original and well known Italian songs. Guests will include members of the Ugandan authorities, the Italian […]

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Marseille – Photography, in search of little Naples

The Italian Cultural Institute of Marseille will host an exhibition of postcards picturing what is known as the “Little Naples” of Marseille in an exhibition that runs from 5 to 15 November, and has been organised in collaboration with the collectors of Club Cartofilo, whose director Albert Leibovitch will be on hand for the 5 […]

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Guatemala City – “Associazione delle Dame Italiane” presents new art calendar

Carmen Contreras Colón, Cristine Varadi, Fabián Hernández and Susy Tabush are the artists whose works are featured on the 2016 calendar of the “Associazione delle Dame Italiane” in Guatemala. The works are mounted for viewing at the Italian Cultural Institute of Guatemala City, and the project’s special focus is birds. The association presents books, concerts, […]

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Tirana – Literature and emigration, a meeting with Carmine Abate

Calabrian-born writer Carmine Abate emigrated to Germany to then return to Trentino, where she has been living for more than 10 years now. The author spoke about literature and emigration in Tirana on Saturday 31 October in a conversation with Albanian journalist Ben Blushi during the Tirana International Literature Festival (TILF). Read more, in Italian

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