BULGARIA  – Seuthes III’s sword restored with Italy’s help

The “Sword of Seuthes III” exhibition has opened to great acclaim in the splendid setting of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia. The sword, which was in a very poor condition when found, was restored with Italian support: financial, from UniCredit Bulbank, and technical, from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence. The exhibition was […]

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SEOUL – Italian producers featured at International Wines and Spirits Expo

Italian wine, grappa and craft beers were very much to visitors’ taste at the 11th Seoul International Wines and Spirits Expo in South Korea. The Italian pavilion, organised by the Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE), provided space for 10 producers from all over Italy (Piedmont, Veneto, Lombardy, Umbria, Abruzzo and Campania). Read more, in Italian.

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SPAIN – Scarpelli’s “Tormenti” cast a spell on Madrid

Italian film has once again been showcased in Spain, with a screening of “Tormenti – Film disegnato”, directed by Filiberto Scarpelli and written and drawn by Furio Scarpelli. As Carmelo Di Gennaro, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, commented, “the audience was fascinated by the images and the story, which is set […]

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ABU DHABI – Cesare Picco performing at the “Piano Calling” premiere

Italian pianist Cesare Picco is back in the United Arab Emirates for the premiere of “Piano Calling”, with a performance on 6 May 2013 at the Paris-Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. The initiative was promoted by the Italian Embassy in the Emirates in collaboration with the University. As Ambassador Giorgio Starace commented, “Music is an […]

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LEBANON – Sport and cooperation: 300 boys and girls at the “palestiniad”

Promoting sport as an instrument of dialogue, peace and social integration: that is the goal of the “Palestiniad”, now at its 5th edition. The initiative is funded by Italian Development Cooperation and organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in collaboration with Uisp Sport per […]

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LONGITUDE: “The end of Euphoria”

A Europe of crises but also potential. That’s the message from the cover of the new edition of “Longitude”, edited by Pialuisa Bianco and now on sale. The two editorial features are “Death wish politics”, by the editor, and “Politics and the lessons of terror”, by Stefano Stefanini, Diplomatic Advisor to the Head of State. […]

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11th edition of the “New York Prize”: 4 months’ study in the Big Apple for emerging artists

Four months’ study the USA The prize winners will be offered a chance to spend a period of four months in New York to develop their creative skills in the cultural and artistic environment of the United States and, in particular, the avant-garde megalopolises of the East Coast. There are many initiatives in which the […]

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BEIRUT – Nanni Moretti ‘stars’ at the Italian Film Season

‘Contemporary Italian Cinema’, a film event organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut and now in its 5th edition, will this year be “starring” Nanni Moretti. Other directors featured in the Italian film season, which runs until 3 May 2013, are Andrea Molaioli, Ermanno Olmi, Matteo Garrone, Ferzan Ozpetek, Francesco Bruni, Michelangelo Frammartino and […]

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USA – ‘A Stradivarious amongst the people” to tour 10 cities

The US tour by violinist Matteo Fedeli, which will see him playing a precious Stradivarius dating from 1726 in over 10 east-coast cities, has opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The initiative is part of the “Year of Italian Culture” programme. The Italian Cultural Institute also hosted a film screening and conference […]

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KUWAIT – Italian music plays a lead role at the Gulf Jazz Festival

Italian music was showcased at the recent Gulf Jazz Festival in Kuwait, for which the Italian Embassy helped identify sponsors, given the participation of Italian artists. As Ambassador Fabrizio Nicoletti commented, the excellent audience reaction to Italian jazz musicians and to the recent 3-day Italian film event “testifies to the appeal exerted by Italian culture […]

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Ceremony for the abdication of Queen Beatrice of Holland and the investiture of the new King, Willem-Alexander (Amsterdam, 30 April 3013)

The ceremony for the abdication of Queen Beatrice of Holland and the investiture of the new King, Willem-Alexander, will take place in Amsterdam tomorrow 30 April 2013. All pertinent press information is available at www.iamsterdam.com/press.

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Monti-Bonino change-over: European integration, marines, Syrian crisis topics of discussion

Interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti leaves post to Ministro Emma Bonino The Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed hands this morning, with interim minister Mario Monti leaving his post to Minister Emma Bonino. The ceremony offered an opportunity for a cordial encounter, extended also to the upper echelons of the foreign ministry, and a review of […]

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