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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PRAGUE – Panels by the Vivarini brothers exhibited

Major public success for the exhibition “Vivarini 1451”, an historic reassembling of seven of the original eleven panels of Antonio and Bartolomeo Vivarini’s polyptych. Speakers at the event included art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, Director Emeritus of the Prague National Gallery Vladimir Rosel and many culture and media world figures. Read more, in Italian.

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Emma Bonino Foreign Minister – Sworn in at Presidential Palace

Emma Bonino, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Letta government,  took over the post this morning at the Farnesina Palace from Mario Monti.

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Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti sends condolences for tragedy in Bangladesh.

Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti sent the following message to Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mrs. Signora Dipu Moni: “It is with deep distress that I learned of the tragic incident that has taken the lives of hundreds of persons in the capital Dhaka. I wish to extend my own personal and […]

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ANGOLA – Possible multi-sector partnerships with Italy

Prospects for new partnerships between Italy and Angola are opening up in all economic sectors, reported Luigi Marras, Director General for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was interviewed during an international meeting organized to commemorate the 11th anniversary of Angolan independence. Read more, In Italian.

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NORWAY – Oslo hails Luchino Visconti

The City of Oslo paid tribute to Italian film director Luchino Visconti in a 2-day series of conferences with professors and experts on Italian cinema. The event was sponsored by the CineCittà Luce Institute and the Foreign Ministry, and was the last in a series that began with a tribute to Federico Fellini in 2011, […]

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ITALY-ETHIOPIA – Artists united in ‘Heart to Hearth’

Rome and Addis Ababa unite in “Heart to Heart”, an exhibition that brings together 5 Italian and 6 Ethiopian artists in a friendly dialogue embracing painting, drawing, photography and video to explore contemporary interdependence and globalisation themes. Curated by Meskerem Assegued, the show is hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa and runs […]

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JAPAN – Leonardo’s genius displayed in Tokyo

The opening of the exhibition “Leonardo, portrait of a genius”, an exhibit of works from the Ambrosiana Library of Milan shown for the first time in Japan, was a great success. 109 paintings, drawings, manuscripts and books The exhibition, mounted by at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, includes 109 paintings, drawings, manuscripts and books from the […]

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POLAND – Italian Cinema a success

The second edition of the new Italian Cinema Festival, organized in collaboration with the CineCittà Luce Institute in Warsaw, Lodz and Gdansk was a major public and critical success. Read more, in Italian.

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