M’illumino di Meno – The Foreign Ministry joins the initiative: lights switched off in the Cour d’Honneur. Numerous initiatives launched by the Diplomatic Network
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has joined the “M’illumino di Meno” (“Less Lighting”) initiative both by switching off the lights in the Cour d’Honnneur of the Farnesina Palace and those lighting up the flags hoisted in front of it, and also through similar initiatives launched in numerous diplomatic and consular Offices around […]
Read moreChina – Italy bestows high honorary decorations to Liu Chuanzhi and Ma Weihua
Liu Chuanzhi, founder of Lenovo, the Chinese giant in the production of personal computers, together with Ma Weihua, former CEO of the China Merchants Bank, were awarded the Italian honorary decoration of ‘Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy’. The two businessmen, among the most influential in China, received the high decoration from […]
Read moreNorway – “In the light of Italy”, the hues of Italian landscapes that inspired Nordic art
The exhibition “In the light of Italy: a Danish Norwegian artistic community, 1879-1886” will open in the Art Museum of Lillehammer, in Norway, on 4 March. The exhibition tells the story of a group of Danish and Norwegian artists who pursued their dream of Italy by retiring in the small towns of Sora (in lower […]
Read moreBuenos Aires proposes a comparison between the two Countries’ vision of contemporary design
The Italian Design Day is an event promoted by the Italian Foreign Ministry to celebrate the excellence of Italian design around the world. The Day, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires in the premises of the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos on 2 March, will take place concomitantly to the opening of the […]
Read moreSweden – Artists-in-Residence debate at the IIC
Art, creativity and talent as expressed by two extraordinary guests at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Stockholm. One is Erika Di Crescenzo: interpreter, modern dance choreographer and director of the theatre of improvisation. The other is Carlotta Sciolto: performer, playwright and researcher. Di Crescenzo and Sciolto will be guests of honour at the IIC’s […]
Read moreCanada – Pietropaolo’s ‘Ritual’ at the Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto
The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto will host the opening event of Vincenzo Pietropaolo’s photo exhibition ‘Ritual’ on Thursday. The initiative has been organised in cooperation with the Mariano Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies at York University to celebrate the publication of the book entitled ‘Ritual’ by the Italian documentary photographer. The artist, who will […]
Read moreThe Black Box: Fabio Novembre’s design illustrated in a lecture at the IIC
“The Black Box”, a lecture to narrate the visionary power of the interiors and objects designed by Fabio Novembre in the last two decades organised as part of the Italian Design Day, will be hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo on 3 March. The event is organised in partnership with the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreThe Italy for Companies Roadshow kicks off again in Campania
Salerno is the city chosen to kick off the Italy for Companies Roadshow that arrives in the Campania region for the second time, after the stop in Naples in September 2014. The Roadshow is the initiative promoted by the Situation Room for Internationalisation, now at its 4th edition. A total of ten stops are on […]
Read moreMalta – “FALC-ON-ARIA” photographic show by Serena Galvani on the Art of Falconry and Sailing
On 1 December 2016, Italy joined the 17 Nations that recognise the Art of Falconry to be part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity according to the UNESCO Convention. In Malta, the heart of the Mediterranean and the home of the Rose of the Winds, falconry was widely practiced by the Hospitalier Order of […]
Read moreDenmark – 5th Day of Italian Researchers in Denmark and in the Region of Øresund
The 5th Day of Italian Researchers in Denmark and in the Region of Øresund was celebrated at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in the Gluckstadt Palace, at the attendance of numerous academics well integrated in Danish Universities. The event was subdivided into three sections: the economy, the environment and culture. In the first panel, […]
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