Ireland – The Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin presents a translation of James Joyce
The Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin will present the third volume of the Italian translation of James Joyce’s ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ on Friday. A representative of Edizioni Mondadori will introduce the work, to be followed by a conversation in Italian on the theme of untranslatability. The event will be attended by Enrico Terrinoni and Fabio Pedone, the translators […]
Read moreItaly in the UN Security Council – Minister Alfano in New York: “The Mediterranean is our priority”
On 1 January, 2017, Italy began exercising its mandate within the United Nations Security Council. Italy’s agenda will be illustrated to the 15 members of the UNSC by Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, who is in New York to attend Italy’s first UNSC meeting as a non-permanent member. The mandate will last throughout 2017 and will […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy – 9 January: latest news from the world
Mexico introduces fuel price liberalisation The energy regulator has published the fuel liberalisation timetable that will bring to an end the 79-year fuel distribution monopoly by State company Pemex in Mexico. This is one of the most important stages in the energy reform approved in 2013, which will allow the price of fuel to fluctuate, […]
Read moreAlbania – “Studying in Italy 2017”, Italian universities promote their courses in Tirana
“Studying in Italy 2017”, the fifth edition of the Fair of Italian Universities, will be held in Tirana on 31 March and 1 April. The event, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Tirana, aims at promoting the Italian academic system by setting up stands and organising presentations […]
Read moreSwitzerland – La Fenice Philharmonic Orchestra on tour in Swiss theatres
La Fenice Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing in the most prestigious Swiss theatres of Geneva, Lucerne and Zürich, performing music by Rossini, Wagner and Rachmaninov. The concerts – also advertised on the website of the Italian Institute in Zurich – will take place on 15 January at the Victoria Hall, Geneva (6:00 p.m.), on 16 January […]
Read moreConference of Scientific Attachés opens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the presence of Minister Alfano and Minister Fedeli
There is a part of Italy that produces high quality innovation and is celebrated around the world, and could be promoted further. Based on this premise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host a new edition of the Conference of Scientific Attachés on 9 and 10 January, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreIndia – “The Pillars of the Earth” by Virginia Zanetti
Virginia Zanetti’s project titled “The Pillars of the Earth” will open tomorrow at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New Delhi. The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage awarded its ‘Movin’up Prize’ to the Florentine artist who has worked with many Italian and foreign institutions operating in the field of culture and contemporary art: the MAN […]
Read moreUnited State – Guido Cagnacci’s Death of Cleopatra on show at the Italian Cultural Institute
Guido Cagnacci’s “Death of Cleopatra”, from the Pinacoteca di Brera, will be on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York until 19 January. The work by Cagnacci, a painter from the Baroque period (1601-1663), is characterised by the use of the chiaroscuro technique and by the sensuality released by most of his subjects. […]
Read moreItaly sits on the Security Council from 1 January 2017
As of the 1st of January 2017, Italy is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council by virtue of its election on 28 June 2016 and in compliance with the Hague Convention providing for the division of the 2017-2018 two-year mandate. Admitted into the UNO on 14 December 1955, Italy has always looked […]
Read moreTunis – La Bottega Teatrale stages “Harlequin’s Hunger”
As part of the Nabeul International Festival for Kids’ Theatre, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis presents the performance “La fame di Arlecchino” (“Harlequin’s Hunger”) by theatre company La Bottega Teatrale. The performances will be held in the city of Nabeul’s Maison de Culture at 10 a.m. on Sunday, 8 January; at 3 p.m. on […]
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