​Italian schools abroad: inauguration of the new school year on 28 September

Today, 28 September, the school year started for Italian schools abroad in the northern hemisphere. The event, also broadcast in live streaming, was held at the new premises of the Istituto Italiano Statale Comprensivo in Barcelona, one of the seven Italian state schools in the world. This was the first time a school year opening […]

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Meeting between the Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador-Designate of the State of Israel in Rome, Alon Bar

Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Ambassador-Designate of the State of Israel to Italy, Alon Bar, on 28 September for a discussion focused on bilateral relations and the regional context, with particular reference to the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting made it possible to reaffirm the importance of a multidimensional partnership between […]

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Durban, “Twenty thousand leagues under the seas” amid LED lights and digital projections​

The Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria and Durban’s Centre for Creative Arts are pleased to present the theatrical show “Twenty thousand leagues under the seas”, of the Italian theatre company ‘Teatro Potlach’, to be staged for the first time in South Africa, as part of Durban’s Poetry Africa festival. Taking cue from Jules Verne’s novel, […]

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Italian design on display in Buenos Aires

The exhibition “Italian Design. The beauty of everyday life between Italy and Argentina”, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute, was opened at the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Buenos Aires in the presence of Ambassador Fabrizio Lucentini. The exhibition, open until 29 January 2023, brings together some of the most significant objects of the […]

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A Cooperation Agreement for the creation of bio-districts in Tunisia signed in ​Tunis

A Cooperation Agreement for the creation of bio-districts in Tunisia was signed at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tunis, Lorenzo Fanara, between the Farnesina, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS), and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM Bari). The Agreement, titled “Preliminary Actions for the building of bio-districts in Tunisia”, […]

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Italy takes centre stage at Tourism Expo Japan 2022

Italy was one of the key players at the TEJ-Tourism EXPO Japan 2022 in Tokyo, once again accessible in person after the two-year-long pandemic. The 2022 edition was hosted at the Japanese capital’s Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre, with the first two days dedicated to travel trade meetings and another two days open to the […]

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Debate on Adriano Olivetti at Palazzo Borromeo

Together with the Adriano Olivetti Foundation, the event “Il cammino della Comunità. Impresa, cultura e territorio: la lezione di Adriano Olivetti” [The Path of Community. Enterprise, culture and territory: Adriano Olivetti’s lesson] was held at Palazzo Borromeo. This was the second appointment with the Foundation, which celebrates the 60th anniversary of its establishment this year. […]

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18th Contemporary Art Day

On the occasion of the 18th edition of the Contemporary Art Day – promoted by AMACI, the Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums, with support from the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture, and collaboration from the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Young Musicians European Orchestra in Vietnam

The Young Musicians European Orchestra, one of the most dynamic Italian orchestral start-ups, linked to Maestro Paolo Olmi and animated by very young musicians from Italy and other countries, ended their visit to Vietnam with a great concert in the prestigious and historical Opera House of Ho Chi Minh City. Thanks to the organization of […]

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Detroit hosts a festival dedicated to Italian creativity

Detroit hosted the 9th of the 12 events scheduled within the framework of the “LoveITDetroit” initiative, a one-month-long series of cultural promotion activities structured as a “Festival dedicated to Italian creativity”. Among other things, the initiative proposes a permanent installation of Made-in-Italy products and a parallel presence in the Metaverse, configured as a global platform accessible […]

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Joint Statement on the Situation in Libya

Senior officials representing France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States met on September 22 on the margins of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York to review the ongoing crisis in Libya. They expressed their support for Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily as he takes up his mandate […]

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Undersecretary, Hon. Manlio Di Stefano attends the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Bali, 22-23 September 2022)

The G20 Trade Minster’s Summit, attended by Undersecretary Di Stefano from 22 to 23 September in Bali, Indonesia, has come to an end. The issues discussed at the meeting focused on the Ukrainian crisis, the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the role of the multilateral trading system in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, […]

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