Meeting between Secretary General Sequi and Spanish State Secretary Navarro

Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Spanish State Secretary for the European Union, Ambassador Pascual Navarro, to discuss key bilateral, European, and international issues. Ambassador Sequi expressed satisfaction for the progress made in the Italian-Spanish relations following the Palma de Mallorca inter-governmental summit of 25 November 2020, […]

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Osaka hosts exhibition on Amedeo Modigliani​

An exhibition on Leghorn-born painter Amedeo Modigliani has inaugurated the new venue of the Art Museum of Nakanoshima (Osaka), one of Japan’s most important ones. The event, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, took place on 9 April. The exhibition will be open to the general public until 18 July 2022. The exhibition […]

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Conference on Italy-Vietnam research to be held on 22 April

On the occasion of Italian Research Day 2022, a Conference on hydrogen technology for carbon neutrality will be held in Vietnam on Thursday 22 April, organised by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). The event aims to favour an exchange of know-how between Italian and Vietnamese […]

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Deputy Minister Sereni chairs Civil Society Coordination Group on Ukrainian crisis​

The second meeting of the Civil Society Coordination Group for the Ukrainian crisis was held today, chaired by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni. It followed the first meeting, held on 9 March, and was attended by members of the OSC (Organisation of Civil Societies), of the Civil Defence and of AICS (Italian Agency for Development Coordination) […]

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Press accreditation note – Third edition of the Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16 (Farnesina, 21 and 22 April 2022)​

On 21 and 22 April the Farnesina will host the third edition of the Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16, organised by the Italian Government alongside UN DESA (United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs) and IDLO (International Development Law Organisation), named “Towards a people-centred governance in a post-pandemic world”. The Conference, to be […]

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​Exhibition “Gladiators: heroes of the Colosseum” inaugurated in Alicante​

The exhibition “Gladiators: heroes of the Colosseum” was inaugurated recently at the Archaeological Museum of Alicante; the inauguration was attended by Italy’s Ambassador to Spain, Mr Riccardo Guariglia. “This exhibition – Ambassador Guariglia said – is by all means a new, important step in further strengthening bilateral relations between Italy and Spain, giving due value […]

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Minister Di Maio is on a diplomatic mission to Angola and the Republic of the Congo

Delegated by the President of the Council of Ministers, Mario Draghi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will visit Angola and the Republic of the Congo on 20 and 21 April 2022, together with the Minister of Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, and ENI CEO, Claudio Descalzi. One month after Minister […]

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“NY loves Lucy” – Donizetti score on display

Gaetano Donizetti’s hand-written score of “Lucia di Lammermoor” will be on display at the NY Loves Lucy exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York from 22 April to 21 May 2022. This is the first time this precious and rarely exhibited manuscript has been lent abroad. Consisting of 181 sheets bound in a […]

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“Eyes on Tomorrow” photography show in Addis Ababa

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Addis Ababa organized the Ethiopian stop of the “Eyes on Tomorrow” photographic show, the only edition to be held in sub-Saharan Africa and the largest hosted abroad, with nine artists and nine open-air installations. The exhibition is hosted in the extremely beautiful gardens of Addis Ababa’s Zoma Museum since […]

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Amsterdam, Conference on Sicily in the Byzantine period​

The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam will host a conference next 22 April (7:30 PM) organized by the Werkgroep Italië Studies (WIS) titled “Un’isola multiculturale – L’archaeologia in Sicilia durante I periodi Bizantini, Islamici e Normanni” (“A Multicultural Island – Archaeology in Sicily in the Byzantine, Islamic and Norman Periods”). The lecturer will be Joanita […]

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Quad statement on the current escalation in Israel/Palestian territories

We are deeply concerned by the scenes of clashes andheightened violence today in East-Jerusalem. At this special time of religious celebrations, we call on all sides to exercise maximum restraint as well as to refrain from violence and from all forms of provocation. We call to uphold and respect the historic status quo on the […]

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“Welcome Venice” to be screened online in Ireland​

The screening of the film “Welcome Venice”, directed by Andrea Segre, will take place – following the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute of Dublin – on Monday 18 April. The film will be shown in Italian, with English subtitles. “Welcome Venice” is about two men, Pietro and Alvise, heirs of a family of fishermen […]

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