London: Dante’s Inferno illustrated by Botticelli

For the first time in London, on 16 November, it will be possible to admire a decorated example of the first edition of the Divine Comedy, printed in 1481 in Florence, with 20 engravings based on drawings by Sandro Botticelli. To conclude the celebrations for the Year of Dante, the Italian Ambassador in London, Raffaele […]

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Tunis: staging contemporary Italian dance

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis presents the first Italian Contemporary Dance Platform, “D’accordo”, at the Tunis Opera House, a project that aims both to present contemporary dance to the Tunisian public and to create opportunities for sharing artistic expertise. The event, organised in partnership with the Tunis Opera House, which has included it in […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of UNESCO

Luigi Di Maio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is participating in the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of UNESCO. Education, science and culture are at the heart of the multilateral action taken by Italy, which has traditionally been committed to the protection of cultural and natural heritage, also during Italy’s Presidency of […]

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From November 16, Dakar can enjoy the music and popular theater of southern Italy

The Italian Institute of Culture in Dakar has organized a series of events in collaboration with Bayaal 221, to introduce the music and popular theater of the Campania region and southern Italy, featuring the work of the artist Luca Rossi, considered one of the finest Italian interpreters of this sector and one of the most […]

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Webinar from Chicago: “A Brief history of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce”

“A Brief History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce” is the title of a webinar organised for Wednesday 17 November (10 am in the USA and Canada) by the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, in collaboration with the local Italian Cultural Institute. The lecture will be given by Massimo Montanari, who will present his essay […]

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From Kiev: a webinar with the writer Fabio Bacà

The Italian Embassy in Kiev and the Italian Cultural Institute of Kiev, together with ANILS [the National Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages],  have organised a first reading workshop on the Zoom platform, curated by Lucia Massacesi. The webinar, entitled “La letteratura salva la vita” [“Literature saves lives”] was an opportunity to meet contemporary Italian […]

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Manama: the “Diva!” Exhibition, with more than 200 pieces of Italian jewellery

The Embassy of Italy in Manama, in collaboration with BACA, presents the exhibition “DIVA! Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery” which will be on show at the National Museum of the Kingdom of Bahrain from 17 November – when it will be inaugurated by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni – until 11 December […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano in Brussels for the EU Foreign Affairs-Trade Council

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano participated today in the EU Foreign Affairs and Trade Council meeting in Brussels. The critical meeting takes place the day after the conclusion of the G20 Trade Council in Sorrento and a few weeks before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial in Geneva at the end of November (MC12). The […]

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PNRR: until 3 December, subsidised funding for export-oriented SMEs

The National Recovery and Resilience Plan has made available 800 million euros in subsidised funding and 400 million in non-repayable grants for Italian SMEs oriented towards foreign markets through the 394/81 Fund managed by SIMEST. The instruments available to companies are: Digital and ecological transition of SMEs with an international vocation Subsidised funding for investments […]

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Foreign Ministry Note: Italian citizen Alberto Livoni

The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa, in close connection with the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, is very closely following the case of our compatriot Alberto Livoni, who is in detention at the Addis Ababa Police Commission. We are providing him with all necessary assistance and are in contact with the competent local authorities and […]

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Tirana: Italian productions on stage at the 16th Albania Dance Meeting-Festival

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana collaborated on the organisation of two performances as part of the 16th “Albania Dance Meeting-Festival”. Both productions, by the Sosta Palmizi Association in Kosovo and Albania, were staged on Wednesday 10 November at the Experimental Theatre in Tirana. The first, entitled “Wabi-Sabi” (from the Japanese), was choreographed by Sofia […]

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“Start-up Africa Road Trip” in Kampala – training for 20 start-ups

The Italian Embassy in Kampala has supported the “Start-up Africa Road Trip” training project, aimed at 20 local start-ups, mainly in Uganda, but also open to participants from other East African Countries. This initiative, which ran from 1 to 5 November in the Ugandan capital, received a financial and logistics contribution not only from the […]

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