Brussels: “Fragments of Sandro Trotti’s World” exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, in collaboration with the Marche Studies Centre, presents the exhibition “Fragments of Sandro Trotti’s World”. The exhibition will open until 18 September at the Institute. Born in 1934 at Monte Urano, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, the painter soon moved to Rome where he concentrated on experimenting with […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in the ceremony in honour of the US veteran Martin Adler

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended the ceremony in honour of US veteran Martin Adler. In 1944, Adler, who took part in the Allied offensive in Italy, rescued three children he found hidden inside a wicker basket.

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Minister Luigi Di Maio holds talks with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. The agenda included support and cooperation between Italy and the United Nations in Afghanistan on the humanitarian situation, assistance to Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries, multilateral coordination and the role of […]

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Riga: a journey through Italian art from the 16th to the 21st centuries

The Embassy in Riga has reopened the museum exhibition season with the exhibition “Self-Reflection”, a journey through Italian art from the 16th to the 21st centuries. The result of cooperation between the Uffizi Galleries, the Art Museum Riga Bourse and the Embassy, the exhibition, which is hosted in the splendid Venetian-style main hall of the […]

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Algiers, a masterclass on film criticism

The Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers has collaborated in the organisation of an online masterclass on film criticism, scheduled from 12 to 16 September 2021 and aimed at students and professionals of Algerian cinema.  The event is part of online meetings on film criticism entitled “Jil Cilima” (from 11 to 18 September 2021) organised by […]

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Italian archaeological mission in Azerbaijan, new excavations

Excavations by the Italian archaeological mission in Azerbaijan have resumed as part of the GaRKAP (Ganja Region Kurgan Archaeological Project) funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The main objective of the archaeological project is to learn about the history of the populations of western Azerbaijan from the 4th to the […]

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Sparkle launches Metamorfosis II, the first “Green” Data Centre in Greece

Sparkle announces the launch of Metamorfosis II, the first “green” data centre in Greece and one of the largest and most advanced in Europe. With this new opening, Sparkle brings the number of data centres managed in Greece to four: three in Athens – interconnected by a proprietary fibre optic network that traverses the industrial […]

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Studying in Berlin, a video by the Italian Embassy

The new episode of the web series “Welcome to Berlin” dedicated to the school system in the Land of Berlin, sponsored by the Italian Embassy, is now available online. The video – made by Com.It.Es.Berlin – shows the key features of the local educational system, as well as how to enrol children at school and […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio holds a video conference with the Canadian Foreign Minister, Marc Garneau

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a video conference with his Canadian counterpart, Marc Garneau. The discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan, also in the light of the recent G7 ministerial meeting. The agenda included the transfer of civilians to Afghanistan, the presence of diplomatic missions in the […]

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Foreign Ministry Note – First meeting of the Steering Committee for the “Italian Plan for the Afghan people”

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the “Italian Plan for the Afghan People”, launched by Minister Di Maio, was held today at the Foreign Ministry, in hybrid format. The meeting was attended by officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Interior, Defence, Health, Education, University and Research, Labour and Social Policies, and […]

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Ten Italian short films at the Busho Film Festival in Budapest

In relation to the Busho Film Festival (the International Short Film Festival of Budapest), now in its 17th edition, the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest has organised an Italy day on its premises, for Wednesday 1 September 2021 (time 19:15), showing ten very recent Italian short films. “10 corti in giro per il mondo” is […]

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The Divine Comedy in comic book form, an exhibition in Marseille

A dozen Italian artists and illustrators have created a tribute to Dante Alighieri. These works are the subject of an exhibition entitled, “Drawing Dante. La Divina Commedia vista dal disegno, tra fumetto e illustrazione” (Drawing Dante.The Divine Comedy in drawings, between comic book and illustration”), which will be inaugurated on September 7 at 6 p.m. […]

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