Loredana di Lillo in the new episode of “Spazi d’artista”

A new episode of the “Spazi d’artista” web series, created in collaboration with Artribune magazine, is now available. This is a series of ten short films dedicated to ten artists from the Farnesina’s Collection, talking about their journey and their relationship with the studios in which they operate. Until September 2021 one film per month is broadcast on the website and […]

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Pristina: exhibition of Raphael’s portraits

An exhibition of Raphael’s portraits is coming to the National Museum of Kosovo, organised with the support of the Italian Embassy in Pristina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, as well as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Kosovo. Curated by art historian Antonio Paolucci, the exhibition presents the public with full-size […]

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Della Vedova visits the exhibition commemorating Ambassador Attanasio

Yesterday, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova visited “Trois auteurs d’Histoire”, an exhibition sponsored by the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa and dedicated to the memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his commitment to supporting art and culture in Congo. Showing the works of three Congolese artists – Nelson Makengo, Georges Senga and […]

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Deputy Minister Della Vedova visits the exhibition “Trois auteurs d’Histoire” commemorating Ambassador Attanasio

Yesterday, Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova visited “Trois auteurs d’Histoire”, an exhibition sponsored by the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa and dedicated to the memory of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his commitment to supporting art and culture in Congo. Showing the works of three Congolese artists – Nelson Makengo, Georges Senga and […]

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Croatia: the show “Moby Dick” on stage

The Italian Cultural Institute of Zagreb sponsored the mini tour of the “Moby Dick” show, performed by the company Teatro dei Venti of Modena. Created with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Government, the show received the prestigious 2019 Ubu Prize for stage design.     The show was presented on 12 September at the […]

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Foreign Ministry Note: Italy-Chile; Sereni chairs the joint working group

Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second session of the Italy-Chile Joint Working Group, at the end of four days of bilateral meetings from 13 to 16 September. Co-chair on the Chilean side was the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia. Sereni and Valdivia noted the excellent level of relations between the two countries and […]

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Foreign Ministry Note: Italy-Chile; Sereni chairs the joint working group

Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second session of the Italy-Chile Joint Working Group, at the end of four days of bilateral meetings from 13 to 16 September. Co-chair on the Chilean side was the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia. Sereni and Valdivia noted the excellent level of relations between the two countries and […]

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Warsaw: 600 participate in the “Run on Together” event

The Italian Embassy in Warsaw brought together more than 600 “runners” for the “Run on Together” event, a 5-kilometre run in the city’s Kepa Potocka Park.     The initiative, financed by Enit, in partnership with some of the main Italian companies operating in Poland, has the twofold aim of celebrating Italian-Polish friendship while launching […]

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La Plata: a handbook for learning about cooperation

The Italian Consulate General in La Plata, in collaboration with Intercoop Editora Cooperativa, has held a presentation, in virtual format, of the book “Learning about Cooperation! A journey into the heart of cooperation”. The book promotes a pathway for cooperation which, beginning from primary school, can help build collaborative projects in the classroom. The presentation […]

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Pretoria: dialogue with South African climate activists

In the context of the Italy – UK partnership for the organization of COP26 (Glasgow, 1st -12th  November 2021), on 14th  September the Embassy of Italy in Pretoria hosted, at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador Paolo Cuculi, the seminar “Towards Milan and Glasgow, voices of South African Youths before COP26”, organized in collaboration with the […]

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Film festival in Chongqing: “Marcello nel ricordo di Fellini” [“Marcello in memory of Fellini”]

The opening ceremony of the “Marcello in memory of Fellini” Film Festival, organised by the Consulate General of Italy with the collaboration and support of UME Cinemas, took place on 9 September in Chongqing on the occasion of Fare Cinema 2021. This date with the movies is to celebrate the fourth edition of the Week […]

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New Italian sites registered as part of UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Italy’s extraordinary natural heritage has received two new and prestigious recognitions from UNESCO. This afternoon, the 33rd Session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s ‘Man and the Biosphere’ Programme (ICC-MAB) decreed the recognition and inclusion of the ‘Monte Grappa’ site in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bringing the number of registered Italian Biosphere […]

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