2024 Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

The “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” is the annual thematic review dedicated to the promotion of quality Italian cuisine and agri-food products, as promoted by the entire network of Embassies, Consulates, Italian Cultural Institutes, and ITA Offices abroad through activities that support exports, internationalisation, and incoming tourism flows.   The 2024 event, entitled […]

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Italian Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli’s meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Honduras

Today, Undersecretary Silli met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Honduras, Gerardo Torres Zelaya, at the Farnesina. During the meeting, the excellent political and economic-entrepreneurial relations already being relaunched were highlighted. Further impetus will be given by the forthcoming establishment of a Political Dialogue Mechanism, which will consolidate relations between Italy and Honduras […]

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Paris – Viaggio in Italia

Until 8 January 2025, Italian photography will play a leading role at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris. The exhibition “Viaggio in Italia”, curated by Matteo Balduzzi, presents the works of authors such as Gabriele Basilico, Mario Cresci, Luigi Ghirri, Guido Guidi, and Mimmo Jodice. It also celebrates the first forty years of Ghirri’s project […]

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Shanghai, inauguration of the exhibition “Wonders of The World”

As part of the celebrations of the seventh centenary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the exhibition “Wonders of the World. China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo” (Shanghai Museum, 22 November 2024 – 30 March 2025) will be inaugurated in the presence of the Consul […]

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Minister Tajani and Cardinal Zuppi open the conference “Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy” at the Farnesina

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, open a conference at the Farnesina, entitled “Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy”. Organised by Ente Nazionale per il Microcredito, the event will be attended by journalist and professor of Vatican […]

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“Sfumature di Azzurro” travelling exhibition at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

From 10 to 20 December, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host the travelling exhibition “Sfumature di Azzurro” in collaboration with the Italian Football Federation and the Football Museum in Coverciano. The memorabilia from Coverciano will enable visitors to the temporary exhibition in Rome to retrace the history of the Italian […]

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International Human Rights Day (10 December)

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani pointed out that the protection and promotion of human rights and the fight against all forms of inequality and […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTE – STATES GENERAL OF DIPLOMACY XVII CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS ROME – MILAN 16-19 DECEMBER 2024

ACCREDITATION NOTE – STATES GENERAL OF DIPLOMACY XVII CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN AMBASSADORS ROME – MILAN 16-19 DECEMBER 2024 On Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 December 2024, the Italian Foreign Ministry will host the XVII edition of the “States General of Diplomacy”, the Conference of Italian Ambassadors in the world, an event to discuss Italy’s international […]

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Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Deputy Minister Cirielli meets the Minister of Development and Foreign Trade of the Netherlands

Yesterday, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, met with the Minister of Development and Foreign Trade of the Netherlands, Reinette Klever. The exchange between the two countries’ government representatives focused above all on their respective development cooperation strategies. Another crucial topic of the meeting was the strategic partnerships of […]

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Update Press Accreditation Note – Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy” Conference (Farnesina, 11 December 2024)

Update Press Accreditation Note Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy” Conference (Farnesina, 11 December 2024)   On Wednesday 11 December 2024, the conference “Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy”, organised by Ente Nazionale per il Microcredito, will be held at the Farnesina in Rome. The event, which will be entirely […]

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Ho Chi Minh City – “Consoli italiani nella Saigon dell’Ottocento” book presentation

The book by Prof. Christopher Denis-Delacour on the fascinating, so far unstudied history of the first Italian Consuls in 19th-century Saigon has been presented in Ho Chi Minh City, in the historical Ben Nha Rong building. The presentation of the book, edited by the Consulate General, was attended by Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco della […]

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Caravaggio on show in Seoul

On 19 November last, the exhibition “The Master of Light: Caravaggio and His Descendants” was inaugurated at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul. Open to the public until 30 March, the event, which has been produced by Korean partner Acts Management in collaboration with the cultural association Metamorfosi and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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