Oslo: a lecture on the restoration of the Giotto frescoes in Assisi

The restoration of Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi has been defined as “a utopia that has become reality” and will be the topic of a conference on 31 August held by the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo, organised by Camilla Sinding-Larsen, a graduate in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration […]

Read more

Bogotà: Italy is a participant at the International Book Fair

The Italian Cultural Institute of Bogotá is taking part in the International Book Fair, which has been held in the Colombian capital every year since 1988 and will be running this year until 20 August, bringing together book professionals, publishers, distributors, booksellers, agents and writers for an international showcase that is open to national and […]

Read more

Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The Foreign Minister confirmed Italy’s willingness to maintain constant and structured bilateral dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the interest in further intensifying the economic partnership between the two countries. Minister […]

Read more

Minister Di Maio participates in the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke today at the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon, held in virtual mode and jointly sponsored by France and the United Nations on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In his address, Minister Di Maio […]

Read more

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio participates in the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke today at the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon, held in virtual mode and jointly sponsored by France and the United Nations on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In his address, Minister Di Maio […]

Read more

Kiev: an exhibition of Italian contemporary art

Pier Francesco Zazo, the Ambassador of Italy to Kiev, has opened the travelling exhibition “The Silk Road. Contemporary art and artists from Italy “at the” Kyiv History Museum “, in the centre of the Ukrainian capital. Curated by Angela Tecce and conceived by the Garuzzo Institute for the Visual Arts of Turin, it includes 38 […]

Read more

Moscow: a documentary on non-tourist Venice

As part of the exhibition about Venice, on 20 August the Italian Cultural Institute of Moscow will be screening Tatjana Daniljanc’s documentary “Il giardino che è nascosto” [“The garden that is hidden”] at the Tsaritsyno open-air museum. This fascinating journey through Venice takes the form of stories recounted by ten Venetians: the city as a […]

Read more

Los Angeles: a summer in the company of Alberto Sordi

The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles is screening “A summer with Alberto Sordi”: four films by the great Roman actor whose career spanned seven decades and made him an icon of Italian cinema all over the world, both in comedy and light drama. Each of the films will be running for three consecutive days, […]

Read more

Zurich, Crans-Montana: talking about Italian fashion

Talking about Italian art and fashion in Crans-Montana: the Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich, in collaboration with the AMITALIA Association, is holding a festival of films dedicated to the fashion greats. “House of Cardin” is the story of Pierre Cardin, who was born in Italy before becoming naturalised French, and was one of the most […]

Read more

Minister Luigi Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held a telephone conversation today with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry. The conversation focused on recent regional developments: the situation in Libya and Tunisia, human rights and the fight against the pandemic.

Read more

Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Libya

On Monday, 2 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will visit Libya, where he will meet a wide range of interlocutors to discuss key topics, such as furthering the dialogue on the UN-led stabilisation and institutional transition process, which Italy supports with determination, to encourage the renewed commitment of […]

Read more

Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Libya (2 August 2021)

On Monday, 2 August, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will visit Libya, where he will meet a wide range of interlocutors to discuss key topics, such as furthering the dialogue on the UN-led stabilisation and institutional transition process, which Italy supports with determination, to encourage the renewed commitment of […]

Read more