The “Alphabets” of the Farnesina Collection appear in the magazine ‘Giornale dell’Arte’​

The October issue, and the next four issues of “Il Giornale dell’Arte” – a historic Italian magazine associated with the world of art and culture – feature five thematic chapters to the Farnesina Collection, written by renowned art historians and historians, offering an unprecedented account of the contemporary art collection of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Vienna hosts “Italian Food is Passion”

For the celebrations of the first anniversary of the nation branding campaign “Italy is simply extraordinary: beIT” launched by the Farnesina, the event “Italian Food is Passion” was held at the Italian Embassy in Vienna, in the historic setting of Metternich Palace. “Italy – Ambassador Stefano Beltrame said, opening the event – is an extraordinary […]

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Brazil, exhibition on Triennale di Milano posters

On 21 October, at 6:00 pm, at the Palacete das Artes in Salvador de Bahia, Italy’s Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Livia Raponi, will inaugurate the show “Triennale di Milano. History through posters”. Salvador was chosen as the first city in Brazil to […]

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FOC Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in Iran

We, the members of the Freedom Online Coalition, are deeply alarmed by and strongly condemn the measures undertaken by Iran to restrict access to the Internet following the nationwide protests over the tragic killing of Mahsa Amini. In furtherance of what has become a longstanding pattern of censorship, the Iranian government has to a large […]

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​San Francisco: first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub opens

On 20 October 2022 the first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub – INNOV.IT – opens in San Francisco. The Hub brings together the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian Trade Agency’s (ICE-Agenzia) inward investment and innovation desks and the new Innovation Centre, all in the one place. The initiative was proposed by our Embassy in Washington […]

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Ukraine: cultural diplomacy, a vehicle for peace and solidarity

“Despite the terrible conflict, Italy has maintained its cultural outpost in Ukraine, a nation that believes all expressions of art to be essential, not just as a “spiritual form” of recreation and entertainment, but also as a channel to protect its European identity” said Italian Ambassador in Kiev, Pier Francesco Zazo as he talked about the programme of art, […]

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Lisbon. Italian Economic System Meeting

The Italian Embassy in Lisbon organised a meeting between Italian Economic System members and representatives of over 200 companies and entities interested in developing business opportunities and joint investments. President of the Confederation of Portuguese Business, António Saraiva took part in the event and gave a thorough analysis of the country’s economy. The first part of the event called “Portugal: a […]

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Russian-Ukrainian conflict: singling out alternative sources of supply for several raw materials

Measures continue to be adopted to support the enterprises directly hit by the negative fallout of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The Farnesina, in association with Confindustria and the ICE Agency, have designed a project aimed at, on the one hand, identifying the main raw materials and key semifinished products necessary to domestic industries normally supplied by […]

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Frankfurt Book Fair: Ambassador Varricchio opens the Italy Pavilion

The Italian Ambassador in Berlin, Armando Varricchio, opened the Italy Pavilion at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. This year, the Italian publishing sector is present at the Pavilion, set up at the Fair by the ICE-Foreign Trade Agency in partnership with the Associazione Italiana Editori, with 147 representatives including publishing companies and institutional entities. “It is an […]

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Madrid – “The other Renaissance” exhibition

The Ambassador of Italy to Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, attended the opening of the exhibition entitled “The other Renaissance. Spanish artists in Naples in the early Cinquecento” staged at Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte. Its aim is to illustrate the special way in which some the most […]

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“Italian Wine Fair” in Brasilia

The Italian Embassy in Brasilia is hosting the “Salone del vino italiano in Brasile” [Italian Wine Fair in Brazil], which consists of two events this year: a conference on the trade relations between the two Countries in the sector, and an evening of Italian wine tasting. Ambassador Francesco Azzarello said: “The aim is to promote […]

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Address by the Director General for Promotion of the Italian Economic System, Ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni at the Conference “Foreign-owned companies and relaunch of the territory” – The Farnesina at the service of the country

Director General for Promotion of the Italian Economic System, Ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni gave an address at the Conference “Foreign-owned companies and relaunch of the territory” on 18 October last, organised by the Piedmont Confindustria. His address emphasised how the present rapidly changing international situation “means that we have to make increasingly accurate decisions on what […]

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