Book Art exhibition in Seoul inspired by Dante

An exhibition of artists’ books inspired by Dante, “Dante e la Divina Commedia (Dante and the Divine Comedy)”, has been organised in Seoul on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World. The exhibition, an initiative of Sojeon Gallery and realised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul, will […]

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Minister Di Maio’s Mission to Libya

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is on a mission to Tripoli to participate in the Ministerial Conference on the Stabilisation of Libya, promoted by the Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al Mangush. The aim of the Conference is to promote the stabilisation of the country by expressing, in particular, support […]

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Washington: Ambassador Zappia presents an award to Paolo Sorrentino

The Ambassador of Italy to Washington, Mariangela Zappia, has presented the International Spotlight 2021 Award to the Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino for his film “E’ stata la mano di Dio” [“The Hand of God”]. Sorrentino’s film was selected along with ”A, Chiara” by director Jonas Carpignano, to represent Italy at the 2021 edition of the […]

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Yangon: Burmese students make a video on Dante

The Italian Embassy in Yangon is also taking part in the Week of the Italian Language in the World, involving young Burmese people. About 30 young people, more than half beginners in the study of the Italian language, have made five videos dealing with their encounter with Dante, made possible thanks to the first-ever translation […]

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Della Vedova chairs the meeting on the observations of the United Nations on restrictions to direct democracy in Italy

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, chaired the Interministerial Coordination Meeting on the November 2019 observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding the obstacles faced by forms of direct democracy in Italy. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry […]

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Della Vedova chairs the meeting on the observations of the United Nations on restrictions to direct democracy in Italy

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, chaired the Interministerial Coordination Meeting on the November 2019 observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding the obstacles faced by forms of direct democracy in Italy. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry […]

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Baglioni of Piedmont gets stronger in China thanks to the Venture Capital Fund

The Baglioni Group, a leading Piedmontese company that manufactures and sells carbon steel and stainless steel tanks and pressure vessels, is to build a new factory in China, strengthening its operations and its presence on the Asian market. The operation was made possible thanks also to the public contribution provided by the Venture Capital Fundal (FVC), an instrument […]

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Italian Language Week, between shows and books in The Netherlands

On the Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam initiative, a rich programme of events is underway to celebrate the 21st Italian Language Week in the world, which takes place from 18 to 24 October. Events that have already begun in recent weeks and will also be held in the coming months.    Among the upcoming initiatives is […]

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Belo Horizonte: Dante’s Italian and its musicality

The musical nature of the Italian language expressed in the Divine Comedy has inspired a number of cultural events organised by the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World.   The first event, entitled “Music revolving around… Dante”, is a performance of theatre and […]

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Language Week: “Conversations in the square” in Brussels

“Conversazioni in piazza” is the title of a series of meetings, organized by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, that began the “Week of the Italian Language in the World ” from 18 -24 October. The protagonists are Italian journalists and essayists who will converse with exponents of the Belgian […]

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Videoconferences and short films, Tunis celebrates Dante

A rich program of events will celebrate “Dante, the Italian”, on the occasion of the 21st edition of Italian Language Week in the world, organized by the Italian Institute of Culture in Tunis. The events will be held for audiences and online on the Facebook page and on the YouTube channel of the Institute, produced in collaboration, […]

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2nd stage of ‘Destination Export’: the regional roadshow – dedicated here to the North-East – on a journey of discovery of the opportunities offered by the export.gov.it portal set up by the Foreign Ministry, ICE, SACE and SIMEST agencies, in partnership with the Committee of Regions and Unioncamere

A series of 4 virtual meetings dedicated to companies wishing to learn more about the tools and strategies to support exports, brought together within the Export.gov.it portal as a one-stop-shop. Rome, 20 October 2021 – The first regional roadshow called “Destination Export”, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and implemented by the […]

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