Somalia – Italy earmarks one million euro for somali refugees

Through the Directorate for Development Cooperation, Italy has earmarked another million euro for efforts going into support for refugees from Yemen in Somalia. The agreement was signed in Nairobi by Ambassador of Italy Fabrizio Marcelli and UNHCR representative in that East African country Bushra Halepota in the presence of Somali National Commissioner for refugees and […]

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Montreal – Design, the Canadian city through the eyes of Vittorio Fiorucci

The McCord Museum will host the exhibition “Montreal through the eyes of Vittorio: 50 years of urban living and graphic creations” from 25 September to 10 April 2016, dedicated to Italian designer Vittorio Fiorucci, who died in 2008. The exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal and will be […]

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Sydney – Italian language week, focus su Pirandello

The 15th annual Italian Language Week (from 19 to 24 October) will be celebrated in Sydney with a special focus on Luigi Pirandello. The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, will hold a conference on the writer and 1934 Nobel laureate on Wednesday 21 October 15 15:00 hours at the University […]

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London – Great Pop Art thanks to an Italian curator

The exhibition “The World Goes Pop” opens tomorrow at London’s Tate Gallery, touching off the fall art season. A total of 160 works – five of which from Italy – were brought together, as co-curator Flavia Frigeri explained, “to reconsider the idea of Pop Art and, since we all know Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein, […]

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Jerusalem: Farnesina concerned over violence at Temple Mount

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed deep concern over the recent acts of violence reported at the Temple Mount and in other areas of Jerusalem. In appealing to all the parties concerned not to obstruct efforts to contain the risk of violence, the Farnesina reiterated Italy’s traditional position, in line with that […]

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Lisbon – Light and glass in art and science, 15 artists

The exhibition “Within Light/Inside Glass. An intersection of Art and Science” opening tomorrow at the Millennium Foundation of Lisbon, will run through 9 January. The exhibition has been organised by Vicarte (Vidro e Ceramicas para as Artes) and the research unit of the science and technology department of the Universidade Nova di Lisbona, with the […]

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Argentina – Focus on the Italian contemporary presence

The Italo-Argentine idea laboratory will present “EPICA” on October 1st, a study on the contemporary Italian presence in that Latin American country and part of a research project on Italian mobility. The laboratory is a think-tank created by a group of Italian and Argentine professional of Italian descent with the patronage of the Embassy of […]

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Scutari – Cinema for kids, Italian films directors at the AniFestRozafa 2015

Four Italian short films will be competing at the AniFestRozafa international children’s film festival taking place inScutari from 20 to 27 September. Guests of the 2015 edition will include Italian directors Marco Di Gerlando and Italo Sabetta, who will be on hand at the screenings of their films and to run workshops. Bari children’s film […]

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Madrid – “Universos y paradojas”: Carlo Ossola discusses Italo Calvino

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of Italo Calvino, and in collaboration with Siruela publishers, on 29 September (20:00 hours) the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid will host the presentation of Prof. Carlo Ossola’s “Italo Calvino: Universos y paradojas”. The book explores the universe of the wonderful, restless and infinite “collection […]

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Colombia – Legal expert Ferrajoli leads academic tour

Italian academician and legal expert Luigi Ferrajoli will lead a series of events in Colombia dedicated to jurisprudence. This student of Norberto Bobbio, after holding a conference on 14 September at the Universidad Javeriana, is scheduled to speak on “Post-Conflict Justice” at the opening of the Congreso internacional de derecho procesal at the Universidad Santo […]

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Baghdad – Heritage defence in Iraq, a Cooperation project database

The Italian Development Cooperation has launched a pilot-phase project within the framework of the project “Technical assistance for the rehabilitation and management for Iraqi Cultural Heritage”, aimed at the creation of a geo-referenced database and subsequent analysis of the status of the archaeological sites and monuments targeted and threated by ISIS. The project is being […]

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Warsaw – “Milan yesterday and today”, the art of Cerri describes the city of Expo

“Milan yesterday and today” is the title of a solo exhibition by artist Giovanni Cerri, curated by Stefano Cortina and Bruno Bordignon, offered by the Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw from 24 September to 17 October. Read more, in Italian.

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