Undersecretary Scalfarotto in Tbilisi at the Silk Road Forum: Italy has always been a terminus on the Silk Road

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, attended the Silk Road Forum in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Forum hosted approximately 2,000 participants, including representatives of Governments, International Organisations, enterprises and civil society organisations and aimed to overview the trends in global trade and the opportunities to improve transport and energy networks along the […]

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Week of the Italian language: screening of the film ‘Tito e gli alieni’ in Dakar​

The Embassy of Italy in Dakar, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, will organize a series of events in partnership with various Senegalese cultural entities during the Week of the Italian language. The screening of the film ‘Tito e gli alieni’ interpreted by Valerio Mastrandrea will be the opportunity for film director Paola Randi, […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 22 October: latest news from the worl

Presentation of the ​OICE 2019 Report   OICE, the Italian Association of Engineering, Architectural and Technical-Economic Consultancy Companies, in cooperation with the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry for Economic Development, will hold a conference to present the 2019 Report on the activities abroad of […]

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Italian Language Week: cinema and literature in Nicosia

A screening of Italian films and a couple of book presentations are among the events organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Nicosia for Italian Language Week which this year is dedicated to ‘Italian on stage’. Four are the screenings on programme at the Cine Studio cinema theatre at the University of Nicosia: “Puccini and […]

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Week of the Italian language: an opera concert in historic center of Jeddah ​

On the occasion of the 19th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Jeddah organized, in the historic city of Jeddah on October 21st, an opera concert by a trio of young Italian talents (the tenor Matteo Desole, the soprano Bianca Tognocchi and the maestro Andrea […]

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The Farnesina and the Carabinieri: 40 years together​

With the staging of their historical carousel, the Carabinieri and the Farnesina celebrated the anniversary of the establishment of the Carabinieri Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which for 40 years has ensured the security of the Ministry and of the diplomatic and consular offices all over the world. The ceremony, which was held […]

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Italian Language Week: silent movie classic ‘Cabiria’ screened in Skopje

The Italian Language Week in Skopje opened with the screening of the restored version of the famous silent movie “Cabiria”, accompanied by live music. The performance was actually a ‘première’ as the 1914 blockbuster by Giovanni Pastrone, with the screenplay by Gabriele D’Annunzio and music by Ildebrando Pizzetti, has not yet been screened in its […]

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Week of the Italian Language: theatre, music and puppets in Belo Horizonte

Knowledge of the Italian language and its relations with music and theater are at the center of the initiatives planned by the Italian Consulate of Belo Horizonte to celebrate the 19th Week of the Italian Language in the World. The events, which take place in different cities of the state of Minas Gerais, begin with […]

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Prague: from Tex to Pentothal, the history of Italian comics

The great tradition of Italian comics is the protagonist of the 19th Edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. A series of initiatives will inform visitors about all there is to learn about comics, a literary genre that has millions of fans all […]

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Italian Language Week: Alessandro Baricco special guest in Jakarta and at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Italian writer Alessandro Baricco will be a special guest at the 19th edition of the Italian Language Week in the World. At the invitation of the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Jakarta, on 22 October, Baricco will hold a lecture at the Faculty of Humanities of the Universitas Indonesia entitled: “A certain idea of […]

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Tel Aviv: art and design on show at the Italian Ambassador’s Residence

The Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Israel opens its doors to the public for a series of guided tours through the collection of artworks, design objects and furnishings decorating the residence, organised as part of the programmes for Contemporary Art Day. The event, promoted by Ambassador Gianluigi Benedetti, will offer the opportunity to visit […]

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Tunis: stages Open Art Week

Exchanging creative experiences between Italian and Tunisian artists to pave the way for partnerships stretching beyond single events. This is the sense of the Open Art Week, a project networking artists and independent exhibition spaces worldwide through the organisation of a travelling Contemporary Art Week, hosted on the platforms of supportive art exhibition spaces cooperating […]

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