Workshop on countering trafficking of works of art in Doha

A three-day summit was held in Doha to address the issue of trafficking of works of art and strengthen measures to counter it. The workshop, entitled “Countering Trafficking of Cultural Property Including Documentary Heritage”, was organized by the Qatar National Library with the Qatari Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, together with […]

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REMINDER Accreditation note – Press conference on voting operations abroad – Tuesday, 13 September at 4 p.m.

2022 ELECTIONS: FARNESINA AT THE SERVICE OF FELLOW ITALIANS ABROAD   On Tuesday, 13 September at 4:00 p.m., a press conference will be held at the Farnesina, in the Aldo Moro room, on the progress of electoral operations abroad and on the activities of the Farnesina and the diplomatic-consular network to ensure that Italians can vote outside their national […]

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REMINDER Media accreditation note – Ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation (Farnesina, 13 September 2022)

Ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation Tuesday, 13 September 2022, starting at 11.30 AM, the ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation will be held at the Sala Aldo Moro of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The 2022 edition is devoted to the development of genomic technologies for sustainable […]

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Sequi: “The weight of foreign policy today.” (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor,  The weight of foreign policy can also be inferred from our household bills. The fallout of skyrocketing gas and wheat prices on households and enterprises brings back to mind the effects of ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It is therefore in the logic of things to talk about it so that readers may be enabled to […]

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Sequi: “The weight of foreign policy today.” (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor,  The weight of foreign policy can also be inferred from our household bills. The fallout of skyrocketing gas and wheat prices on households and enterprises brings back to mind the effects of ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It is therefore in the logic of things to talk about it so that readers may be enabled to […]

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Accreditation note – Press conference on voting operations abroad – Tuesday, 13 September at 4 p.m.

2022 ELECTIONS: FARNESINA AT THE SERVICE OF FELLOW ITALIANS ABROAD   On Tuesday, 13 September at 4:00 p.m., a press conference will be held at the Farnesina, in the Aldo Moro room, on the progress of electoral operations abroad and on the activities of the Farnesina and the diplomatic-consular network to ensure that Italians can […]

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Festival Escena Patrimonio in Spain — Italy among guest countries

The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid is working with the celebrated “Festival Escena Patrimonio”. This platform for choreographic creation and cultural exchanges, with performances in Spain’s 15 UNESCO World Heritage cities, will run from 13 to 17 September 2022. For this year’s edition, the fifth, Italy has been chosen as a guest country. As part […]

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​Tashkent – “DIVA” jewellery exhibition

The exhibition “DIVA. Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery” arrives in Tashkent. At the initiative of the Embassy of Italy, the exhibition is being staged at the NBU Fine Arts Gallery of Uzbekistan, one of the country’s most notable museums. It will be open to visitors from 9 September to 8 October 2022. Promoted by the […]

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Media accreditation note – Ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation (Farnesina, 13 September 2022)

Ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation Tuesday, 13 September 2022, starting at 11.30 AM, the ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation will be held at the Sala Aldo Moro of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The 2022 edition is devoted to the development of genomic technologies for sustainable […]

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Exhibition on the Etruscans opens in Shanghai

The Consul General in Shanghai, Tiziana D’Angelo opened the “Etruscans, Lords of Ancient Italy” exhibition in the Suzhou Museum of Wu in eastern China. Leading municipal and provincial authorities attended the opening, along with museum director Chen Zenglu. The exhibition comprises over 300 extraordinary archaeological findings from the Archaeological Museum of Bologna and the Naples National […]

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Geronimo Stilton, the book Mille Meraviglie comes out in Ukrainian

The special book dedicated to Italy’s beauties is about to enter Ukrainian schools, libraries and homes. Ukrainian children, too, will have the opportunity to plunge into the new treasure hunt dedicated to Italy’s beauties. The protagonist is Geronimo Stilton – the mouse journalist most loved by children all over the world, the brainchild of Elisabetta […]

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Georgia: Italian archaeological mission in Dmanisi continues

Research at the prehistoric site of Dmanisi, in Georgia – one of the Italian archaeological missions funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – is continuing this year too. The Italian Embassy in Tbilisi announced so, stating that the research is being conducted by an international and multidisciplinary group coordinated by the […]

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