Batumi is one leg of the Genoa International Music Youth Festival

Three talented Italian musicians will star in the Genoa International Music Youth Festival, the prestigious international musical event that has reached Georgia, in the renowned tourist destination, Batumi.   They are tenor Alessandro Goldoni, winner of numerous Italian and international competitions, who has performed at famous theatres from Japan to Switzerland, the United States to China. Then […]

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The course “Lina, una biografia” in Sao Paulo

The life and works of the architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) are the subject of a course organized by Centro Pesquisa e Formação of SESC (the Brazilian Social Service of Commerce organization), in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture of Sao Paulo.     During this series of lessons entitled “Lina, A Biography”, students […]

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NOTE BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – Venezuela

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its satisfaction with announcing the start of negotiations in Mexico City between the Venezuelan authorities and opposition forces, with the mediation of Norway, to find a solution to the political and humanitarian crisis in the South American country, to which Italy provides its support. Jointly with the European Union and the International Contact […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. The discussion concerned the definition of a common approach to the situation in Afghanistan and the coordination of evacuation operations.

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Magister Raffaello’ exhibition arrives in Chile

The multimedia exhibition explores the work, life, and adventures of Raphael, one of the most emblematic artists of the Italian Renaissance. This is ‘Magister Raffaello’, a wonderful journey through the Italian Renaissance, a multimedia installation brought to Chile by the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago and the Artequin Museum. Thanks to technological resources and […]

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Afghanistan: Ministry of Defence and MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation). A plane has landed from Kabul with Italian Embassy staff, civilian nationals and some Afghan collaborators

The Italian Air Force’s KC 767 plane has just landed at Fiumicino airport with about 70 people on board, including diplomatic staff and former Afghan collaborators. The flight, which took off yesterday, is part of the plan to bring Italian embassy staff back home and of the Aquila Omnia Operation to bring former Afghan collaborators and their […]

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JOINT NOTICE BY MAECI AND MINISTRY OF DEFENCE – Afghanistan: Ministry of Defence and MAECI. A plane landed from Kabul with Italian Embassy staff, civilian nationals and some Afghan collaborators on board

The Italian Air Force’s KC 767 plane has just landed at Fiumicino airport with about 70 people on board, including diplomatic staff and former Afghan collaborators. The flight, which took off yesterday, is part of the plan to bring Italian embassy staff back home and of the Aquila Omnia Operation to bring former Afghan collaborators and their […]

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Belgrade, the 40 Fingers quartet at the Guitar Art Summer Fest

‘Il nuovo viaggio’ (The New Journey) is the name of the 15th edition of the Guitar Art Summer Fest, which takes place from 15 to 20 August 2021 at the Kanli Kula Fortress in Herceg Novi (Montenegro), in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade.     Ad inaugurare il festival, domenica 15 agosto, sarà […]

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Brazil: “L’Attesa”, a monologue about Anita Garibaldi on stage

On the occasion of the bicentenary of Anita Garibaldi’s birth, the Italian Cultural Institutes of Rio de Janeiro and San Paolo present “L’Attesa” (The Waiting), a monologue by Valeria Magrini, in two different versions: in Italian, performed by the young talent from Ravenna Asia Galeotti directed by Emanuele Montagna, and in Portuguese, performed by the […]

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Buenos Aires, the Italian film festival continues

The “Incontro con il nuovo cinema italiano” continues. This is the title of a series of online film screenings organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires and the Ministry of Culture through the Theatre Complex of Buenos Aires and the Cinemateca Argentina Foundation.On the platform of the Ministry of Culture and the website of the Buenos Aires […]

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Debate in Sydney on Italy’s role in the aftermath of the pandemic

A debate on Italy after COVID-19 pandemic. This is the theme of the webinar organised for 21 September by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney entitled ‘After the pandemic: Italy’s place in the world’. Dr. Ric. Gabriele Abbondanza will speak, interviewed by the Australian researcher in Italian studies, Talia Walker. Gabriele Abbondanza will explain how the […]

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Afghanistan:Italian Foreign Ministry in close contact with the US State Department

In light of the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, the Italian Foreign Ministry is maintaining the closest contact with the US State Department. Just yesterday, Italy’s General Secretary Ettore Sequi spoke with the US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman. They agreed to further strengthen coordination between the embassies of all the allied countries in Kabul, […]

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