Beirut, a concert to celebrate Maria Callas

The Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut is organising, together with the Italian Embassy in Lebanon, a concert to celebrate the centenary of Maria Callas’ birth. The event, organised in collaboration with the Beirut Chants Festival, will be held on 3 December at the Assembly Hall. Commemorating the legendary Diva, paying homage to her artistic legacy, […]

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Riccardo Muti awarded honorary citizenship of Sarajevo

The ceremony to award honorary citizenship of the city of Sarajevo to Maestro Riccardo Muti, granted in recognition of his high commitment to peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, took place in the Sarajevo City Hall (known as Vijećnica), coinciding with the Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Italian Ambassador Marco Di Ruzza stressed how the […]

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Stuttgart: Ambassador Varricchio inaugurates the exhibition on Modigliani

The Ambassador of Italy to Germany, Armando Varricchio, inaugurated the exhibition Modigliani: Modern Gazes, organized by the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Barberini Museum of Potsdam, under the Embassy’s patronage. The Minister of Science, Research and Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Petra Olschowski, and the Consul General in Stuttgart, Massimiliano Lagi, were also present at the opening ceremony.  This is the first exhibition […]

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Published the first call open to international researchers to support scientific expeditions in the Amazon region

The National Council to State Funding Agencies (CONFAP), the National Council of Secretaries for Science, Technology and Innovation Affairs (CONSECTI) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) of Brazil are promoting an unprecedented call to support scientific expeditions in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The Italian Embassy in Brasilia supports and encourages the […]

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REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century (Naples 27-29 November 2023)

REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century Naples 27-29 November 2023 The UNESCO event “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” will be held at the Royal Palace in Naples from 27 to 29 November 2023. Italy will welcome representatives and experts from the 194 UNESCO member countries to develop common responses to […]

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UNESCO-ITALY Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” kicks off in Naples

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli opened today, upon instructions of Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, and together with Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Ernesto Ottone and Mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi, the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century. Co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Mission of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, to Brussels to attend the NATO Ministerial Meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Brussels to attend a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Atlantic Alliance. The NATO Ministerial Meeting, chaired by the organization’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will be attended by Ministers from Allied countries and by the Swedish […]

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Participation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, at the 8th Union for the Mediterranean Regional Forum (UfM)

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part in the 8th Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Forum in Barcelona. During the plenary session, after having reiterated the relentless condemnation of the terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October, Tajani confirmed Italy’s commitment in support […]

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Minister Tajani’s participation in the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will participate in the Ministerial session of the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” on Wednesday, 29 November. The Conference, held in Naples on 27-29 November and jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and […]

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Chicago, Christine Poggi talks about Picasso

On the occasion of the exhibition “Picasso: Fifty Years Later”, organized by the Elmhurst Art Museum 50 years after Pablo Picasso‘s death, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago is promoting a meeting with Christine Poggi, Director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. The theme of the meeting, scheduled for 2 December […]

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Participation of Undersecretary Maria Tripodi in the Foreign Affairs Trade Council (Trade) (Brussels, 27 November 2023)

Upon delegation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of foreign Affairs, Undersecretary Maria Tripodi participated in the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) held in Brussels on 27 November under the Spanish Presidency. The topics on the agenda included the preparation of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13); the signing of the Interim Trade Agreement with […]

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Mission to Chongqing by Ambassador to China Massimo Ambrosetti

The Ambassador of Italy to China, Massimo Ambrosetti, went on a mission to Chongqing, in Southwest China. “This year”, said the Ambassador, “is the 10th anniversary of the opening of our Consulate General here in Chongqing. It is an important milestone. Indeed, Italy has always been aware of the importance of Chongqing and Southwest China, […]

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