United Kingdom – Festival of Italian Literature, an observatory on contemporaneity
A two-day event (on Saturday, 21 and Sunday 22 October), with more than 30 guests, in which famous masters and emerging young talents will meet in London. Italian, British and international authors will meet to discuss literature and other contemporary issues such as migration, politics, London, Italy, gender differences and contemporary culture. Once again, London […]
Read moreThe sixth meeting of the Foro delle Ambasciate Verdi
The sixth meeting of the Foro delle Ambasciate Verdi (FOAV) [Forum of Green Embassies] was held today. The group was set up with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. It has been gathering in the past few years at foreign embassies and International Organisations based in Rome, and supports the […]
Read more‘Raccontamenti’ by Chiara Montenero
At the Bardo Museum in Tunis, literature, source of inspiration, becomes an exhibition The titanic and fascinating endeavour of Chiara Montenero, eclectic poet and writer, is to transpose the essence and the atmosphere of the literary work of famous authors onto the limited space of a canvas. Ms Montenero came to the realm of visual […]
Read moreMinister Alfano attends a summit meeting in Corfu
“Greece and Italy have saved Europe’s honour in the Mediterranean. President Juncker repeated it yet again, and it is unfair to leave our countries alone to deal with one of the worst crises in recent times. Greece and Italy are putting up a joint front on relocation mechanisms, requesting greater commitment from their […]
Read moreMinisterial Conference of the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA)
On 11 September, the first Ministerial Conference of the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) was held in Florence, entitled “Working together to promote geothermal energy towards a sustainable energy future”. The Alliance was launched in 2015 by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to increase international efforts aimed at encouraging conditions that could result in five-fold […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 14 September: latest news from the world
Brazil: privatisation plan in the municipality of Sao Paulo continues The “Plano Municipal de Desestatizacao”, begun by the Mayor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, as soon as he took office, is now undergoing the most extensive privatisation phase of its history. The public real estate property is being placed on the market and diverse local public services […]
Read moreAustria – Pallavicini presents “Atomic Dandy” (“Atomico Dandy”) in Vienna
“Hartliebs Bucher” bookshop in Vienna will be the venue for a presentation by Piersandro Pallavicini of his book “Atomic Dandy” on Friday, 15 September. The Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna will co-organise the event. Born in Vigevano in 1962, Pallavicino lectures at the University of Pavia. He is also an inorganic nano chemistry researcher, and […]
Read moreSudan – Italy’s commitment to reintegrating ex-combatants in Sudan
A ceremony was held in Khartoum at the headquarters of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program (“DDR”) to mark the occasion for putting into operation the computer equipment recently donated to Sudan organisations by Cooperation Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (“AICS”) in Khartoum. Attendees at the ceremony included the General Commissioner of […]
Read moreAustralia – the Lavazza Italian Film Festival starts tomorrow in Melbourne
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival (LIFF) kicks off in Melbourne tomorrow. This film festival has been bringing the best of Italian film production to Australia since 2000. Opening the festival will be the film “Let yourself go!” (“Lasciati andare”), directed by Francesco Amato and starring Tony Servillo. Other films to be screened include “Indivisible” (“Indivisibili”) […]
Read moreJapan – Exhibitions, the “Voices and colours of nature” (“Voci e colori della natura”) live again in the works of Laura Galvagno
The exhibition “Voices and colours of nature” (“Voci e colori della natura”) includes 20 abstract works of art which take their inspiration from the world of nature and were created by Laura Galvagno between 2014 and 2017. The Artistic Area of the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka will host the exhibit, which opens on 15 September […]
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