Chile – The 2018 NEKo Tour Italia kicks off in Santiago

The event is an itinerant project by an artistic collective that will run until 26 September. It is hosted and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, Chile. It involves a series of performances, culinary shows and  photography, art and design exhibitions that explore the best strategies for managing “migrant work”.  The artists include Christian Castro, a chef […]

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Czech Republic – ‘Stars of Art 2017’ exhibition in Prague

The “Stars of Art 2017” exhibition opens at the gallery on the first floor of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. This artistic collective includes international artists who work in a variety of different areas and styles. The exhibition was organised in association with the “Il Collezionista” Gallery Association of Rome and will run until 22 September.

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Italian Film Festival Bangkok

As part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2017, the Italian Embassy presents the third edition of the Italian Film Festival Bangkok. The event is curated by the Dante Alighieri Association (under the artistic direction of Maurizio Mistretta) and is co-organised by The EmQuartier and Quartier CineArt, with the sponsorship of Generali Thailand and Benetone […]

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Alfano: “Italy expresses its most firm and unequivocal condemnation for the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”

“Italy expresses its most firm and unequivocal condemnation for the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as it represents yet another clear violation of a number of United Nations Security Council Resolutions,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He added: “Italy expresses its solidarity to […]

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Alfano: “Diplomats are the engineers who build the bridges of dialogue”

“The global scenario changes at a fast-moving pace and we are now faced with a situation that is very volatile and intensely menacing, which can only be governed through dialogue and multilateralism, with the aim of achieving a coordinated action between the United Nations, NATO and EU. In this context, the Mediterranean is crucial in […]

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Italy present at Carifesta, the Caribbean’s major creative arts and cultural festival

At the proposal of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Italy sponsored the participation of representatives of Italy’s and the Caribbean’s fashion sector at Carifesta, the region’s major creative arts and cultural biannual festival that recently closed in Barbados.   Italy was represented by a delegation of the Confederazione Nazionale Artigianato – Federmoda, led by the National […]

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Alfano: “We must be deeply grateful to all the Italians who contribute to keeping up the banner of being Italian abroad. To them we intend to dedicate growing resources to assure them ever-more timely and appropriate services”

On the anniversary of the tragedy of Mattmark, in Switzerland, where 56 Italian workers died buried under an avalanche of ice and stones, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, reaffirmed his strong message of sympathy to fellow Italians who show the strength and worth of our Country through their professional commitment […]

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Italy makes an emergency contribution to the UNHCR to provide humanitarian assistance in Myanmar

“Through the Italian Cooperation Service, I have arranged to finance the High Commissioner for Refugees with a million euros in response to the worsening crisis in the Rakhine State in Myanmar, where repeated episodes of violence, difficult socio-economic conditions and ethnic and religious tensions make the humanitarian situation particularly complex,” said the Minister of Foreign […]

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Alfano: “Italy expresses concern over the decision to declare persona non grata CICIG Commissioner Ivan Velásquez”

Alfano: “Italy, together with the European Union and the Countries supporting the United Nation’s International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), expresses concern over the decision Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales made a few days ago, to declare persona non grata CICIG Commissioner, Ivan Velásquez.  Our country has been strongly committed to supporting CICIG and more […]

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Dublin – Nature immaginate, an illustrated encounter with Prof. Bucchi

(29 August 2017) Some images are just so famous that they have become real visual norms, just like the image showing human evolution or the structure of the atom. The book “Nature immaginate” by Massimiano Bucchi and Elena Canadelli, is a collection of images whose visual dimension has had a significant impact on our social […]

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Johannesburg – “Afritalian”: trip from South Africa to Italy through the book by Federica Marchesini

On 3 September at 11:30 a.m., the Italian Club of Johannesburg (at 7 Marais Road Bedfordview) will host the presentation of the book “Afritalian” by Federica Marchesini. The presentation has been organised by the Italian Club of Johannesburg in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria and will be held in English. Admission to […]

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Tirana – Archaeology, 3D heritage with Altair Multimedia

The return of Antiquity through virtual reality: this is the theme of the lecture to be held by Alessandro Furlan, one of the founding partners of Altair 4 Multimedia, at the Library of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, this coming 6 September, at 11am. During the lecture, 3D videos will show Italian archaeological heritage […]

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