The “Jodice/Canova” itinerant exhibition lands in Melbourne

To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne announced the opening of “Jodice/Canova”, an itinerant exhibition hosted at the LCI Gallery Space in Collingwood after making a stop in Bassano del Grappa, Milan, Arezzo, Mexico City, San Marino, and Hong Kong. The exhibition […]

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Sparkle enhances its Atlantic routes with “Monet” submarine cable

Sparkle announces the activation of new spectrum capacity on the Monet submarine cable system that connects Brazil to the United States. With this addition, Sparkle enhances its continental backbone, offering five diversified routes between North and South America. Monet is a new-generation cable spanning 10,556 km, running from Boca Raton in Florida to Fortaleza and […]

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Brazil, Italian Embassy takes part in CINE BIKE Festival

The Italian Embassy in Brasilia will be present at the first edition of CINE BIKE, International Festival of Cinema and Urban Mobility, staged at the Cultural Centre Banco do Brasil, in the Brazilian capital, and open to the general public until 31 July. The event aims to foster more sustainable lifestyles, promoting bicycles as the main means […]

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Zerocalcare’s comic strips on display in Lyon

The Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon has set up the exhibition “From Rebibbia to Kobane”, dedicated to Roman cartoonist Zerocalcare, which showcases forty plates, curated by Ralph Doumit. The exhibition presents the stories the author has dedicated to his life in Rome, in the Rebibbia neighbourhood, and to his commitment in favour of the Kurdish […]

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​Renzo Piano Building Workshop exhibition in Toronto

“Piece by Piece” is the title of an exhibition of architectural projects by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The event, which is taking place in Toronto from 16 July to 11 September 2022, was organised by the Workshop itself, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy. Eleven projects have been selected to […]

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Sereni on humanitarian mine clearance operations: we confirm the contribution and express concern for the use of landmines in various conflicts

“The Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, continues to attribute great importance to humanitarian actions to combat anti-personnel landmines,” said the Deputy Foreign Minister, Marina Sereni, in her opening remarks at the 25th Meeting of the CNAUMA, the National Committee for Humanitarian Mine Action, which groups together several civil society organizations […]

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Prague showcases the voice of Italian poets

“Ascoltare con gli occhi. Voci della poesia italiana” (“Listening through your Eyes. Voices of Italian Poetry”) is the titled of the original exhibition organised in its premises by the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, which is running from last 1 July to 31 August. This exhibition makes it possible to admire the portraits of the […]

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Georgia, mostra sulla cultura italiana della montagna

L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Tbilisi ha organizzato una mostra dal titolo “Italian Routes. Montagne, alpinismo, cambiamenti climatici”. Curata da Fabiano Ventura, fotografo e divulgatore italiano, l’esposizione è un progetto del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, realizzato in collaborazione con l’Associazione non profit Macromicro. L’obiettivo è illustrare a un vasto pubblico internazionale la grande […]

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Media Accreditation ​Note – Event: “The Pact for Export at the service of the Regions: the challenge of internationalization in the new crisis scenarios”

On Friday, 22 July 2022, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, the Nola Interporto Congress Centre will host the event titled “A Pact for Export at the service of the Regions: the challenge of internationalization in the new crisis scenarios”, with the attendance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Luigi Di Maio. The […]

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Spain, the installation “Mediterranea” opens at the Museo del Mar de Santa Pola

At the attendance of the Italian Ambassador in Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, the installation “Mediterranea” was unveiled in the suggestive Museo del Mar de Santa Pola (near Alicante). It was created on commission of the Italian Embassy by designer Gianluca Pugliese, who was testimonial for the Italian Design Day 2022. Present at the inauguration on 14 […]

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Portuguese Authorities thank Italy for their help in fighting fires

Sincere gratitude was expressed by the Portuguese Government to Italy for the immediate dispatch of two Canadair aircraft through the European Civil Protection Mechanism to help fight the serious fires that have been ravaging the entire national territory for days now. In a meeting held at the air base of Monte Real, the Minister of […]

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Italy expresses its condolences on the passing of British citizen Paul Urey

Minister Di Maio expressed to his British counterpart Liz Truss his feelings of deep sympathy for the death of British citizen Paul Urey, who died while detained in Ukraine in an area under Russian control, during the unjustified Russian aggression to Ukraine. Italy supports UK’s request that the Russian Federation provides all necessary assistance in […]

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