Training Course for ASEAN Officials

TRAINING COURSE FOR HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS OF CIVIL PROTECTION SERVICES OF ASEAN COUNTRIES From today until September 15, a high-level delegation from ASEAN countries, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is in Italy for a week of training and exchange of experiences and best practices in the field of civil protection. The aim of the visit […]

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Como and Moscow. Comparing the architecture of the late 1920s

Up until 4 November, the Schusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow will be hosting an exhibition which compares two iconic buildings of the 20th century, the Novocum by Giuseppe Terragni in Como and the Club Zuev by Ilya Golosov in Moscow. Mounted in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition is dedicated to […]

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Minister Di Maio appoints Ambassador Sequi to be his Chief of Staff

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, appointed Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, at present the Italian Ambassador in Beijing, to be his Chief of Staff. “In these years I, as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, have had the opportunity to personally […]

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Mostar: Street Arts Festival to heal the city’s wounds of war

Street art to heal the city’s wounds of war. This is the sense of the Street Arts Festival in Mostar, now at its 8th edition, which has turned the city into an open-air museum. Art and creativity are thus put at the service of the solidarity to promote the city’s regeneration. Thanks to the efforts […]

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REMINDER Press accreditation notice – Presentation of ” Fiera Macfrut 2020″ and the new SPICES & HERBS GLOBAL EXPO (Farnesina, 11 September 2019)

On Wednesday 11 September 2019, at 11 a.m. the Farnesina will host the presentation of “Fiera  MACFRUT 2020” and of the new SPICES & HERBS GLOBAL EXPO. The 2020 edition of the international Macfrut fair will take place in Rimini from 5 to 7 May 2020 in partnership with the Sardinia Region. It will have an international focus on “Fruits […]

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Riga Food: Italy at the most important Fair in the Balkans

The Italia Pavilion at the Riga Food Fair aims to present the companies symbolising the points of excellence of the Italian agrifood sector at the most important Fair of the Balkans. Italian Ambassador Sebastiano Fulci performed the Pavilion’s ribbon-cutting ceremony together with the Latvian Minister for Agriculture, Kaspars Gerhards, in what has become a consolidated […]

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Message of greeting from the Hon. Minister Luigi Di Maio to the personnel of the Foreign Ministry serving in Italy and abroad

“It is with great enthusiasm and a profound sense of responsibility that I assume the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Allow me to address a warm greeting to all the women and men, especially the younger ones, working at the Central Administration of the Ministry, at the Diplomatic Missions and in […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, at the Farnesina

After being sworn into office by the Head of State, Sergio Mattarella, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, took office at the Foreign Ministry. Handover-takeover process with his predecessor, Enzo Moavero  Milanesi

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Premio Mosca (2019/2020 – 2nd Edition)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity and Urban Regeneration, announce the 2nd edition of the “PREMIO MOSCA”, providing for a six-month residency (end of January – end of July) in Moscow for 2 emerging Italian […]

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​Turkey: Ankara and Istanbul showcase Italian design and architecture

The Italian Embassy in Turkey, in partnership with the Department of Architecture of Bilkent University, organised two evening events in Ankara and Istanbul dedicated to design and architecture, with a special homage to Caccia Dominioni, an important family name made famous by two cousins: Paolo Caccia Dominioni, military, writer, engineer and designer, and Luigi Caccia […]

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Seoul: exhibition of the works on the journey of Italian artist Tarshito

The exhibition “Tarshito falls in love with Korea” dedicated to Italian artist Tarshito, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, opened at the Gallery of the Cultural Foundation of the Metropolitan Council of Seoul. The exhibition displays works that the Apulian artist painted in Korea last autumn together with Korean artist Soe Oe Ja, drawing inspiration […]

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​Cinema: the CinemArena experience travels from Africa to Roma

The convoy of trucks that for months drove through the roads of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Gambia and Nigeria to bring outdoor cinema to more than 75,000 people will now arrive in Rome. The 135 evening events, organised as part of the CinemArena project, which were financed through the Africa Fund of the Ministry of […]

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