Reminder – Press accreditation note – Stati Generali della lingua e della creatività italiane nel mondo [Estates-General on the Italian language and creativity in the world] (Palazzo della Farnesina, 29 November 2021)

The introductory speeches will be given by Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic; Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Dario Franceschini, Minister of Culture; Maria Cristina Messa, Minister of Universities and Research (with a video message), and Barbara Floridia, Undersecretary for Education. The moderator will be Lorenzo Angeloni, Director General […]

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The Adriano Olivetti exhibition lands in Portugal

The exhibition on the industrialist Adriano Olivetti entitled “Universo Olivetti. Community as a concrete utopia” is coming to Portugal, to Matosinhos, in the north of the country. It will be displayed at the “Casa do Design” from 26 November to 23 January 2022. The exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, under the […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: an event in Detroit against waste

The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World opened in Detroit with a webinar, produced by Andrea Segrè of the University of Bologna, about the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and how it fosters and facilitates the transition toward sustainable food systems and the reduction of food waste. The Italian Consul, Paola Allegra Baistrocchi, introduced […]

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Sydney, a video on violence against women

On the occasion of the International Day against Violence against Women, celebrated on 25 November, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney presents a video entitled “25 November 2021” by multidisciplinary artist Emilia Persenico. It is an initiative that aims to raise awareness of a social problem sadly echoed in the international news with increasing frequency: […]

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Morocco: numerous events for the Week of Italian Cuisine

From 22 to 28 November, in Morocco, the sixth “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” will be dedicated to the theme of “Tradition and perspectives of Italian cuisine: the awareness and enhanced appreciation of food sustainability” with a rich programme of cultural and trade promotion initiatives throughout the country, promoted by the Italian Embassy […]

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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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