Mario Pirovano presents “Francis the Holy Jester” in Amsterdam

 On 8 and 9 April, the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam will present the show by Dario Fo and Franca Rame “Francis the Holy Jester”, played by Mario Pirovano. Mario Pirovano – actor and storyteller who has picked up the baton from Dario Fo and his wife Franca Rame, and translated their works into English – […]

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Sparkle: agreement with Ciudad to boost the Nigerian operator’s international connectivity Service provider

Sparkle has signed an agreement with the Nigerian operator, Ciudad, one of Africa’s fastest growing telecommunications companies, to provide high-speed international IP connectivity. Known on the market as OneData Nigeria, Ciudad is an alternative internet service provider. It has a market presence in six cities and the ambition to become one of the country’s top […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano attends “Country Presentation — Poland” event

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano attended the “Country Presentation – Poland” event which took place yesterday. The event was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ICE-Agenzia, with the collaboration of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, along with the Secretary of State of the Polish Ministry for Economic Development, Grzegorz […]

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Bangkok, seminar on sustainable production and consumption

The Embassy of Italy in Bangkok organised a seminar, in collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), focusing on sustainable production and consumption, food waste, the circular economy and development. The Forum on “Sustainable Production and Consumption, Best Practices and Ideas from Italy and ASEAN”, was moderated by Nattavud Pimpa, Chair in Sustainability […]

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Nur Sultan: “Sinfonia” installation by Sciaraffa on show

“Sinfonia”, an installation by Alessandro Sciaraffa, has been launched in Kazakhstan. The work was exhibited for the first time at the Turin Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art. Now, thanks to the commitment of the Embassy of Italy in Nur Sultan, it has been transferred to the Foundation and Gallery TSE Art Destination, which […]

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The Secretary General of the Farnesina summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Italy​

This morning, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, on the instructions of Minister Luigi Di Maio, summoned at the Farnesina the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy, Sergey Razov, to notify him of the Italian Government’s decision to expel 30 Russian diplomats. The measure, […]

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Buenos Aires, kicks off the “Viva Fellini” film festival

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and the Fundación Cinemateca Argentina organize a cycle of film screenings titled “Viva Fellini”, that will open on 10 April and close on 15 May. The cycle includes three recently restored feature films of the Italian filmmaking master and two documentaries that give an in-depth description of the […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio on a diplomatic mission in Berlin

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is on a diplomatic mission in Berlin to participate in a Conference on the Moldova Support Platform.

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Deputy Minister Sereni attends the meeting of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance

Today in Madrid, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni attended the third meeting of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance: an Alliance of donors that has proven to be a strong partnership with the five Sahel Countries, with a growing commitment to cooperate in the region and called upon to perform an even more ambitious role […]

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Full calendar of events for the “Green Embassy Week” in Brasilia

The “Green Embassy Week” has just ended. The event was organized by the Diplomatic Representation in Brasilia, the first Italian Diplomatic Mission to be certified as “Green” and the first Embassy in the world to obtain the “Lixo Zero” (Zero Waste) certification for the minimum amount of solid waste that goes to landfills. The initiative […]

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Seminar and lecture on Dante in Berlin

To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Italienzentrum of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin is organizing a seminar on the history of the more than 170 translations of Dante in Germany. The event will be attended by Ludger Scherer, a […]

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Conference, exhibition, and concert on Metastasio in Vienna

From 7 to 9 April, on the occasion of the digitization of Pietro Metastasio’s epistolary, the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna is organizing an international study conference accompanied by an exhibition of letters by the Italian poet, librettist, playwright, and presbyter, and a concert by mezzo-soprano Teresa Iervolino. The event was realized in collaboration with META […]

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