Vienna – Italian Embassy hosts its first contemporary art exhibition

“Danceof Diplomacy-Trasposizioni” is the title of an exhibition by the artist and photographer Sissa Micheli hosted by the Italian Embassy in Vienna and curated bv Marcello Farabegoli. The Embassy’s first contemprary art exhibition, Dance of Diplomacy celebrates the bicentenary of the Congress of Vienna. The opening event was attended by the Secretary General of the […]

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Berlin – 12 artists take the stage at the Italian Embassy

Twelve Italian and international artists staged an event entitled “Embodied Resilience” in the exceptional setting of the Italian Embassy in Berlin. Participating artists included the American Kate Gilmore; Germans Lisa Stertz and Ulrike Mohr; Italians Filippo Berta, Diego Cibelli, Cristian Chironi, Davide Anni, Mocellin and Pellegrini; Argentinian Marcio Carvalho; and Romanian Anca Benera and Arnold […]

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Development Cooperation at the EXPO: “A (Bio)-Diverse World: agri-biodiversity in a changing world”

The first of over 30 events organised by Italian Development Cooperation for EXPO Milan 2015 took place today, 6 May 2015. The event, entitled “A (Bio)-Diverse World: agri-biodiversity in a changing world” was held in the Cascina Triulza Auditorium, the EXPO area reserved for civil society. It was organised in collaboration with the National Research […]

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Cairo – Italian and Egyptian caricature display

The Italian Cultural Institute of Cairo will host an exhibition comparing Italian and Egyptian caricatures, which will open on 11 May at 19:00 hours. “Caricature italiane ed egiziane a confronto” has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Egyptian Caricature Society and curated by Gionata Ricci Alunni, and artists from both […]

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DEI – Serbia: Construction of Smederevo industrial park gets under way

Construction on Serbia’s new Smederevo Industrial Park is now under way. Its aim is to diversify the city’s economic fabric by attracting new enterprise, and Italian firms are playing a leading role. Cimolai, producers of steel structures, has rented the Zelvoz company’s largest facility with an investment of approximately 1.5 million euro for refurbishing and […]

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Brazil – Exhibit of Italian UNESCO sites

“Italian UNESCO sites” is the title of an exhibition of photographs by Luca Capuano to be held from 11 May to 11 June in Sao Paulo. The initiative is a joint collaboration by the Italian Cultural Institute of Brasilia and the Italo-Brazilian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo, and is associated with the Milan EXPO. The […]

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Rabat – Balletto di Milano stages ‘Viva Verdi’

The “Balletto di Milano” will celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s best-known lyric works in Rabat, Morocco, on 19 May in an event entitled “Viva Verdi”. The itinerant show, which has already been received enthusiastically by thousands of spectators around the world, offers an opportunity to discover the poetry and originality of the ballets contained in some of […]

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Montreal – Ettore Scola film retrospective

The Cinematheque Quebecoise of Montreal will host a retrospective of 13 films by the great Italian director Ettore Scola. The event, which starts tomorrow and runs through 31 May, has been organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and Cinecittà’s Istituto Luce. Audiences will be able to view the films in the original Italian […]

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Dei – Argentina: FAMI opens Storage Compat factory in Belen

  The new factory of Storage Compat, a joint venture between the Argentine company of the same name and FAMI, an Italian company, has opened in Belen de Escobar, about 60 km from Buenos Aires. FAMI produces plastic containers and furniture and metal sheets for industrial use. Storage Compat has annual sales of 5 million […]

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New York: Art – a new “David” arrives in New York from Florence

“Hero” is a very personal interpretation of Michelangelo’s David by the architect and designer Antonio Pio Saracino, originally from Puglia but based for over a decade in New York. The work will be on display from today until 20 September 2015 in the inner courtyard of the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence. Promoted by the Gallery […]

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EU – European neighbourhood policies: conference at the Farnesina

On Monday 4 May a conference on “The EU and its neighbours: charting the way forward”, took place at the Farnesina. The event was organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Institute for International Affairs (IAI). Crisis […]

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Italy is “country guest” at tourism fair

Italy will be the “country guest” at the international tourism fair in Cuba (FitCuba), which runs from 5 to 7 May 2015. The fair will be opened by Cuba’s Minister for Tourism, Manuel Marrero, and by the Italian Under-Secretary for Cultural Assets and Tourism, Francesca Barracciu. Italy’s participation in the fair was organised with support […]

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