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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Bratislava: an exhibition of food memorabilia, advertising materials and gadgets

Bratislava hosts an exhibition narrating food through images published on magazines, leaflets, ads, postcards, calendars and gadgets. The event, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in the Slovak Republic, is curated by Andrea Tomasetig, an antiquarian bookseller in Milan. The exhibition features some historical food-themed covers from […]

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Del Re opens the first meeting on the humanitarian situation in Libya at the Farnesina

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re inaugurated the first humanitarian meeting on Libya at the Farnesina, with senior officials from donor Countries, United Nations agencies, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, as well as representatives of the civil society organizations from Italy and from other Countries around the world […]

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Del Re opens the first meeting on the humanitarian situation in Libya at the Farnesina

​ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re inaugurated the first humanitarian meeting on Libya at the Farnesina, with senior officials from donor Countries, United Nations agencies, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, as well as representatives of the civil society organizations from Italy and from other Countries around the […]

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Annual “Economic Performance Meeting 2019” in Canada

After recording a very positive performance in the first eight months of the year, Italy has become Canada’s 7th-largest supplier and the 2nd-largest trade partner in Europe after Germany but ahead of the United Kingdom. Positive is also the trend in investments and procurement contracts finalised by Italian companies. These excellent results were analysed at […]

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Week of the Italian Language: Readings of Dante in Bern

Public readings of Dante’s Divine Comedy at the University of Bern. This is one of the initiatives of the rich program of events organized by the Embassy of Italy on the occasion of the Week of the Italian language in the World. Pages from Dante’s work will be read by representatives of the political and […]

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Week of the Italian language: opening ceremony at Chongqing​

Fragments of Italian culture: literature, theater, music and cinema in Chongqing for the ‘Week of the Italian language’ dedicated this year to the Italian used in drama. The nineteenth edition of the event, which was inaugurated at the headquarters of the Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing by the Deputy Consul Davide Castellani, features a […]

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Italian-Belgian cooperation increases in the aerospace sector

The Italian Ambassador in Belgium, Elena Basile, hosted an event to mark the cooperation between Italy and Belgium in the aerospace sector which was attended by the CEOs of the companies Avio, Giulio Ranzo, and of SABCA, Thibault Jongen, both involved in the Vega and Ariane satellite projects.Present at the event were also the Director […]

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Italian Language Week: a 2-week scholarship to the Amalfi Coast allotted in Santiago

The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, in association with the Italian Embassy and with local institutions and Italian partners, organises a series of conferences, refresher workshops and meetings with writers and personalities to celebrate the 19th Edition of the Italian Language Week in the World. In particular, in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in […]

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