Canton: a journey into the work of Gaetano Pesce

“Nobody’s Perfect”, the first solo exhibition in Asia by the legendary Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, was inaugurated today at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC) in Shenzhen, by the Consulate General of Italy in Canton.   The exhibition, which anticipates the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, is an explosion of colours […]

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Amsterdam: Dante Alighieri in music

The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam presents the concert “Dantesque Intonations of the Nineteenth Century” a project by Andrea Coen marking the seventh centenary of Dante Alighieri’s death, with bass baritone Mauro Borgioni, Andrea Coen at the piano, and the actor Edoardo Coen. The concert programme, which will take place on 17 October at 3 […]

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Belgrade: 24 hours devoted to Italian style

The Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade has hosted the 10th edition of the event called “24 Hours of Elegance” dedicated to Italian masters of tailoring. On 30 September, in collaboration with DeGorsi Luxury Consulting, the Institute hosted a series of initiatives as part of the “Beautiful and Well-crafted” event. During the event, a book […]

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Press Accreditation Note – The Third Edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference ( Rome 8 october 2021 – Hotel Sheraton)

On Friday, 8 October 2021, the “Encounters with Africa” event will be held, as the third edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, at the Sheraton Parco de’ Medici Hotel in Rome. The event will bring together delegations from 54 African countries, representatives of the African Union and other major African regional organisations, as well as […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in “Faith and Science: Towards COP26”

Minister Luigi Di Maio is participating in “Faith and Science: Towards COP26” at the Vatican City. Organised by the Embassy of Italy and the British Embassy to the Holy See in the light of the COP26 co-presidency of Italy and Great Britain, and together with the Holy See, this event is a step towards the […]

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Brussels: innovation, design and sustainability

On 29 September, the Italian Embassy in Brussels hosted an initiative to promote Italian design, architecture and sustainable innovation at the Residence, centred on Stefano Boeri, who spoke to a qualified Belgian and European audience on “Urban forestation and architecture. The Milan system”. The presentation reviewed the main green architectural projects in Europe and, more […]

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Ministerial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) – Chair press statement

This afternoon the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) took place – in a videoconference format – at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Conference was the conclusive step of the Italian rotating Chairmanship of the Forum, which was supported by the United States of America […]

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Barcelona: an exhibition about Federico Fellini

The exhibition “Il Centenario. Fellini nel mondo” (“The Centenary. Fellini in the world”), already exhibited in 8 countries, arrives in Barcelona. From today until 09 January, the Spanish public will be able to admire scripts, contracts, letters, drawings, photographs of sets and of the director’s private life, as well as posters, playbills, props, and costumes, […]

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Paris: a round table on hydrogen and energy transition

Energy transition and the role of hydrogen were the focus of a round table organised in Paris by the Italian Embassy in France. The debate, opened by Ambassador Teresa Castaldo and moderated by Alain Elkann, was attended, among others, by the CEO of Snam, Marco Alverà, the Chairman and CEO of Renault, Luca De Meo, […]

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Athens: conference on Dante and Greece

The Italian Cultural Institute of Athens has organised the conference “Dante and Greece”, dedicated to the space that the Supreme Poet has had in modern and contemporary Greek literature. Promoted by the Italian Philellenic Society along with numerous Italian, Greek and Cypriot institutions, the reason for the initiative is to deepen the legacy of Dante […]

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Luxembourg: Italian design for sustainable projects

On the occasion of the 5th edition of the Italian Design Day in Luxembourg, the Italian Embassy and the Italian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (CCIL) have organised a conference on “Design and Materials: new challenges for a fresh sustainable start of the Made in Italy brand”, during which the participants analysed how the world of design […]

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Dubai: Della Vedova at the inauguration of the Italy Pavilion

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Dubai to open the Italy Pavilion at Expo2020, together with the Commissioner General Paolo Glisenti and the Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Nicola Lener. Along with the Pavilion’s institutional partners, the ceremony will be attended by the senior management of […]

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