Istanbul – Biennial under way, with strong Italian input

Istanbul’s 14th Biennale of Contemporary Art, which runs from 5 September to 1 November 2015, has a strong Italian input. Two of the principal venues are Italian: the IMI Liceo and the Societa’ Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso. And of course, the 1500 works on display include many by Italian artists. The Italian Consulate General hosted […]

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Shanghai – Vinitaly opens up to food with ‎ Wine & Dine

Vinitaly International is opening up to Italian food, as well as wine, in Shanghai, with a pavilion at the Wine & Dine festival taking place from 18 to 20 September 2015. Italian food and wine will be represented by the Da Marco and Jacky Group restaurant brands, with their chefs Marco Barbieri and Jacky Xue. […]

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Veneto and Farnesina – In Venice to commemorate the Great War

Veneto Region is continuing its initiatives, as part of the agreement signed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to commemorate the Great War. The Regional Committee for the coordination of initiatives and the enhancement of the tangible and intangible testimony of the First World War will be presented today. Attendees will include the Regional Councillor […]

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Cartoline dall’altra Italia – In Berlin, with thoughts of home

A translator with a start-up company that finds apartments for tourists worldwide, Lorenzo Agostini has lived in Berlin since January 2015. Before that, he lived in Belgium and Turkey. Here, he tells his story to “Cartoline dall’altra Italia”, the web series produced by the 9colonne media agency with support from the Directorate General for Italians […]

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Prague – From the vine to the glass: a course to explore Italian wine

The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague has organised a wine-tasting course that will run each Monday from 5 October to 7 December 2015. The course, which will be run by Roberto Vinci, a professional sommelier, will include a lesson on food and wine pairings. Hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, at Cappella, Šporkova […]

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Tokyo – “Study in Italy” fair: two days of Italian language and culture

Now in its 9th edition, this year’s “Study in Italy” fair will be held on 6 and 7 November 2015 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. Organised by the Institute in collaboration with the Italian-Japanese Association and the Italian Tourism Board, the event is intended to promote language, cultural, arts and vocational studies for […]

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Jakarta – Seminar on Indonesian miners’ exposure to mercury

“Assessment of artisanal gold miners’ exposition to elemental mercury vapours – determination by hair composition” is the topic of a seminar in Jakarta organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute. The seminar focused on the effects of mercury exposure on people living in the mining regions in the west of the island of […]

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Zagreb – Audience of 5000 for Renzo Arbore’s concert at the arena in Pula.

Over 5000 people attended the concert by Renzo Arbore and his “Orchestra Italiana” at the arena in Pula to mark the Italian National Community’s “Days”. The event was organised by the Italian Union and the University of Trieste in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry, the Italian Embassy in Zagreb and our Consulate General in Fiume […]

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New Delhi – Taranto’s troubled steelworks in a theatre production in India

The dramatic story of Taranto’s troubled Ilva steelworks will be told in India by Instabili Vaganti, an Italian theatre company that will be performing in Calcutta on Friday 11 September 2015. “Made in Ilva” is based on the true experience of workers from Europe’s biggest steelworks, with testimony from workers interspersed with poetry by Luigi […]

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Farnesina – The security of cooperation workers abroad

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is opening the conference taking place today, 9 September 2015, at the Farnesina on the security of cooperation workers abroad. Entitled “Security is a serious thing”, the conference will close with an address by the Secretary General at the Farnesina, Michele Valensise. The event has been jointly promoted by the AOI, […]

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DEI – Bolivia: 46 new hospitals by the end of 2017, investment of 1.62 billion dollars

The Bolivian government has approved a project for the construction of 46 new hospitals throughout the country by the end of 2017, with an investment of 1.624 billion dollars. Health Minister Adriana Campero announced the project and explained that the plans include four highly complex (level 4) hospitals in Cochabamba (Oncology), La Paz (Gastroenterology), Santa […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Italian Development Cooperation at EXPO 2015 – Italian cooperation with Iraq (Cascina Triulza, 10 September)

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) is organising a meeting to discuss Italian cooperation with Iraq. Topics include support for agriculture and the protection of the cultural heritage. The meeting, which will take place at the Cascina Triulza on Thursday 10 September 2015, is […]

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