Farnesina Collection: “Quattro Stagioni” by Franco Fontana

The Farnesina Collection welcomes the work “Quattro stagioni” [Four Seasons] (1974) by Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933). The photography series consists of four rural landscapes, characterized by the original use of colour – bright and vivid – which combines with the interpretation of the natural environments through geometric shapes and essential lines. Among the great masters […]

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“The Bát Tràng Ceramic Boots” exhibition in Hanoi

The exhibition “The Bát Tràng Ceramic Boots. An Inspiration from Italy” organized by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi, together with the Hon Dat Viet Bat Trang Art Museum (Bat Trang Museum), was opened on 10 April at Casa Italia, a centre for the promotion of Italian culture, language, products, and way of life in Vietnam, […]

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Declaration on the transfer of powers in Yemen

Italy welcomes the decision of the Yemeni President to transfer his powers to a Presidential Leadership Council. This development can pave the way to the revamping of a sustainable and inclusive political process under the UN’s umbrella. Italy reiterates its support to the UNSE Grundberg and its appreciation to the Gulf Cooperation Council for the […]

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​Neuroscience seminar in Tokyo

To mark Italian Research Day 2022, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo will be hosting a seminar on 22 April entitled “Italian Brains in Japan: Italian researchers studying neuroscience in Japan”. The event will be introduced by the Italian Ambassador, Gianluigi Benedetti. Participants at the seminar, organised in collaboration with the Association of Italian Researchers […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina hosts third edition of “Sanremo Giovani BiH”

 ​The Italian Embassy in Sarajevo sponsored this year too the amateur song contest “Sanremo giovani BiH”, the first one organised in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has now reached its third edition. At the presence of the Italian Ambassador, Marco Di Ruzza, and following the initiative of the First Gymnasium of Sarajevo, a mini festival was […]

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Joint Press Statement. 3rd India -Italy Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime

The third meeting of India-Italy Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime was held at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Rome on 1st April 2022. High-level Indian and Italian officials met to share views, assess domestic, regional and international terrorists threats and discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation in […]

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Bratislava, an exhibition on Gianni Rodari’s works

An exhibition on Gianni Rodari, one of the world’s best loved children’s writers, has been organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in collaboration with theKatolícka univerzita v Ružomberku.  The exhibition “Illustrators for Gianni Rodari. Italian excellence”, inaugurated in the Slovakian capital on March 30 and open until April 22, 2022, celebrates the centennial […]

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Baghdad, Ambassador Greganti inaugurated the exhibition on Arab manuscripts

The Ambassador of Italy to Iraq, Maurizio Greganti, together with the Minister of Culture, Hassan Nadhem, was the guest of honour of the “Arab Manuscript Day” recently organized at the National Museum of Baghdad. During the event, which focused on Italy and its valuable contribution to the protection of Iraqi manuscripts, the exhibition “The Legacy […]

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Singapore prepares for “Borsa Vini 2022”

 The Italian Trade Agency (ICE) presented “Borsa Vini 2022” to the Singapore press on 28 March 2022 at the At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy; this event will be held in Singapore during the next Week of Italian Cuisine (14-20 November 2022). The third edition of this event will bring together a selection of Italian wineries, importers, connoisseurs and sommeliers […]

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Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in Bucha and a number of other Ukrainian towns. Haunting images of civilian deaths, […]

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​Undersecretary Di Stefano chairs session at the Farnesina on the state of implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Manlio Di Stefano, chaired a session held at the Farnesina today to assess the state of implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery. All of the signatory countries are subject to periodic reviews of their implementation of the Convention. Italy’s efforts in combating bribery, in which the […]

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Women; Italy strongly committed to provide assistance in crises and conflicts, Deputy Minister Sereni says

“Italy constantly strives to provide humanitarian assistance to women and girls in wars and emergency situations”, said Deputy Minister, Ms Sereni, speaking in Berlin at the third edition of the annual Donors’ Round Table of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. “In Afghanistan, we must make a […]

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