Zagreb – “Masterpieces of the Farnesina Collection. A glance at Italian art from the 1950s to the present”

The Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art recently opened the exhibition “Masterpieces of the Farnesina Collection. A glance at Italian art from the 1950s to the present”, curated by Martina Corgnati and Giovanni Iovane and organised by the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute of Zagreb. The Farnesina Contemporary Art Collection was born in 2000 […]

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World Food Day – Women’s role in rural development

Although World Food Day will be officially celebrated on 16 October at the Milan EXPO, the Italian Development Cooperation has organised the seminar “Social Protection and the Role of Women in Feeding the Planet” to be held on 7 October at Rome’s MAXXI Museum Auditorium. The event is being promoted in collaboration with the MAXXI […]

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Statement by Ambassadors and Special Envoys for Libya

The ambassadors and envoys of the countries listed below, recall the high-level meeting in New York on 02 October 15 which expressed the international community’s strong and unified support for the political agreement to establish a Government of National Accord in Libya. They underline that the only way to bring peace, security and stability to […]

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Italian Cooperation earmarks one million euro multilateral emergency contribution for aid to displaced Somalis

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation approved a one million euro voluntary multilateral emergency contribution to the activities of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and in particular for the project known as “From Emergency Response to Durable Solutions: Providing Assistance to Arrivals from Yemen […]

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Philadelphia – ‘Ciao Philadelphia’, a month of tours and concerts

The ties between Philadelphia and Italy are many, as explained by “Ciao Philadelphia”, a month of over 60 events organised by the Consulate General under the guidance of Andrea Canepari, in collaboration with other major cultural institutions and organisations of the Delaware Valley, a region that boasts one of the largest Italo-Italian communities in the […]

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Prague – Health and Medicine: hypnosis, an Italian lesson

The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague will host a conference on Thursday 8 October at 18:00 hours on hypnosis and hypnotic techniques as applied to medicine, to be held by Dr. Giancarlo Russo, researcher, educator and consultant, who alternates between his clinical work and university lectures. The conference, held entirely in Italian, will cover the […]

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Stockholm – In search of Mariano Fortuny: designer and inventor

Mariano Fortuny, painter, fashion designer, set designer and designer in general: in a word, artist. Spanish-born, but naturalised Italian, Fortuny is celebrated in an exhibition opening at Stockholm’s Hallwylska museum today and that runs through 10 January. The exhibition has been organised by the same museum in collaboration with the Fortuny museum of Venice, the […]

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Maputo – Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival returns

The Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival returns in its 11th edition to Maputo, bringing Italian and Mozambican groups together to perform in various venues of the capital from Wednesday to Friday of this week. The festival has been organised by the Italian embassy in collaboration with the Italian Trade Office (ICE) in Maputo and the Music for […]

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Chile – Italian culture leads off in October

For the entire month of October, Italian culture will lead off in Chile with Italian Language Week and the Year of Italy in Latin America, whose aim is to offer the Chilean public a fresh new look at Italy, its traditions and culture. It has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago in […]

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DEI – China: University of Roma Tre collaborates with Chinese universities on infrastructure

The development of research and industrial applications for large-scale infrastructures is the goal of a new laboratory that is the collaborative effort of the Universities of Fuzhou (Fujian), Guangzhou and Roma Tre, and FIP Industriale. The project was launched by Prof. Bruno Briseghella of the University of Padova and with the support of the Superior […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Seminar on Social Protection and the Role of Women in Feeding the Planet (Auditorium of MAXXI, Rome 7 October)

Within the context of World Food Day, whose official celebration is planned for 16 October at EXPO Milano, the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has organised a workshop in Rome on Wednesday 7 October from 10:00 to 13:30 at the MAXXI Auditorium. The seminar is […]

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Cartoline dall’altra Italia – Canaries: A photographer who captures happiness

From the province of Sondrio to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, passing through London along the way: this is the story of 27-year-old photographer Francesco Mazzucchi, who moved to the archipelago in 2010. A sport and nature lover, he is also very enthusiastic about his work. “I do what I am most interested in here. […]

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