Florence: Minister Di Maio as a participant at the Festival of Religions

At the 5th edition of the Festival of Religions in Florence, Minister Di Maio joined the journalist Paolo Mieli and Agnese Pini, Editor of “La Nazione” newspaper, for a panel discussion on “the prospects for peace in the Middle East” that took place in the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte. The Festival of Religions […]

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Undersecretaries Manlio Di Stefano and Benedetto Della Vedova preside over the “Cultural Industry” Sectorial Table

Undersecretaries Manlio Di Stefano and Benedetto Della Vedova presided this morning at the Table devoted to the cultural industry, attended virtually by representatives of the cultural and creative production system. The meeting was one of a series of Sectorial Tables organized by the associations of producers and other categories, for the purpose of gathering ideas […]

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Ambassador Falcinelli’s mission to Crete

The Italian Ambassador to Athens, Patrizia Falcinelli, went on a mission to Crete this week. The Ambassador reached the island, the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea, together with the Head of the 3rd Department of the General Command of the Capitaneria di Porto (Harbour Masters), Admiral Aulicino, onboard an ATR 42 flight of the […]

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Miami and San Francisco celebrate the Italian language

The Italian Consulate General in Miami and the one in San Francisco have organized an interesting program of initiatives in their respective areas dedicated to Dante Alighieri on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language. An exhibition on fashion at the time of Dante Alighieri was hosted by the Marangoni Institute and produced […]

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Participation of Minister Di Maio at the Coldiretti Forum

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio participated in the 19th edition of the Agriculture and Food Forum, organised by Coldiretti. During his speech, the Minister highlighted the action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support the Italian agri-food sector, with specific regard to the promotion of the Italian food […]

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SME DAY 2021: young people and enterprises for a sustainable country

The twelfth edition of the National SME Day, organised by Piccola Industria Confindustria in collaboration with the associations of the system, was held today. The event involved more than 400 companies that desired to be protagonists of this annual event, with 45,000 protagonists of the physical and virtual events dedicated to students and teachers of […]

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Diary of Ornament by Iacurci enters the Farnesina Collection

The Farnesina Collection has been enriched with a new project: “Diary of Ornament”, by the famous street artist Agostino Iacurci. It consists of a series of paintings inspired by the urban landscape of Brooklyn, where Iacurci has lived: details that he photographed and collected during his journey from home to the studio, later reproduced as […]

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Madrid: the director Giuseppe Piccioni awarded at the Festival of Italian Cinema

Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Madrid, this year’s Festival of Italian Cinema will be giving this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to the director Giuseppe Piccioni. Trained at the Gaumont Italia film school that was created and directed by Renzo Rossellini, Piccioni has received numerous international awards, […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in Poland: seminars, tutorials and tastings

The Italian Embassy in Poland has presented an exciting program of initiatives to be held throughout that country on the occasion of the 6th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. There will be lectures, seminars, practical courses and tastings, open to the public or to experts in the sector, held in […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in Uruguay: a rich programme of events

The Embassy of Italy in Montevideo has organised a series of initiatives for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the ITA Foreign Trade Agency of Buenos Aires and the Italian Academy of Cuisine. Taking part in the conference to present the programme of events were […]

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Dakar: exhibitions, films and theatre on Dante Alighieri

In Senegal, the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar organised a vast programme of exhibitions, films, meetings and theatre on Dante Alighieri, on the occasion of the ”Italian Language Week”. From 11 October to 11 November, the face of Dante Alighieri was visible in the streets of Dakar on ten billboards placed in various districts of […]

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Portugal: the zucchini flower is the symbol of Italian cuisine

On the occasion of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”, the Italian Embassy in Portugal has organized a series of initiatives, and the emblem chosen for the program is the zucchini flower, a product of agriculture that is highly prized in Italian kitchens but generally discarded in other countries. The celebration opens officially […]

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