Belgium – TechItaly 2016 focuses on “Circular Economy”
TechItaly 2016 “Circular economy”, an exhibition to showcase Italy’s latest technological innovations in different sectors, from the aerospace industry to meeting global challenges, will be held in Brussels on 29 and 30 November. This annual event – which started in 2012 – is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in […]
Read moreItaly-Turkey: Minister Gentiloni in Ankara since Thursday for institutional meetings
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni travelled to Turkey yesterday, on his first visit following the failed coup of 15 July. “My visit offered the opportunity to strongly reiterate Italy’s solidarity to the government and people of Turkey following the failed coup of 15 July, in the hope that the institutions might go back to functioning normally […]
Read moreCroatia – Madama Butterfly staged at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, drawn from Pier Luigi Pizzi’s 2009 performance at the Sferisterio in Macerata, will now be staged at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Wednesday, 5 October and on Friday 7 October 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Treaty between the Italian and Croatian Republics on the Right […]
Read moreItaly – Russia: Minister Gentiloni opened the meeting of the Italian-Russian Council for Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation
The 14th Session of the Italian-Russian Council for Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation opened today at the Farnesina. The meeting, addressed to the representatives of Russian institutions and corporations, is co-chaired by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich. Organised […]
Read more12th Contemporary Art Day – On Saturday, 15 October, the doors of the Farnesina Palace will be open to the public
On Saturday, 15 October, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will join in the celebration of the Contemporary Art Day organised by AMACI (Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums) by exceptionally opening its doors on a day of closing. The guided tour will unfold through the most representative rooms on the first, second […]
Read moreChina – Italian driver sets record on the most hazardous road in the world
With the amazing time of 10 minutes and 31 seconds, Italian driver Fabio Barone broke the world’s record speed on the “Tianmen Mountain Road”, in China’s Hunan Province, known as the most dangerous road in the world. Fabio Barone was awarded the winner’s trophy by the Italian Consul Laura Egoli, who attended the Roman-born pilot’s […]
Read moreBrazil – Infrastructure and energy companies meet
Some seventy Italian and Brazilian entrepreneurs met in Brazil to discuss partnership opportunities in the infrastructure and energy market. The event, organized by “Banco do Brasil S.A.” and the Italian Embassy in Brazil in conjunction with the Brazilian Chamber of the Construction Industry (CBIC), was attended, among others, by Brazilian interim Minister of Planning, Development and […]
Read moreUSA, 668 masterpieces by 345 Italian artists shown online
As of today, it is possible to admire online 668 masterpieces by 345 Italian artists from 39 museums in the United States. The artists span from Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio to Modigliani, Stradivarius and Canova. The “Italian Treasures in the U.S.” online gallery can be seen on the site www.ItalyinUS.org, which displays a vast and […]
Read moreGermany – “The Human Side” by Francesca Picchi explains the relationship between designer and industry
One of the keys of the success of Italy’s post-war design was having designed an industrial product like a cultural product. This humanistic approach was expressed through a dialectic relationship between the emerging Italian industry and the post-war generation of designers: a generation of intellectuals committed to changing the state of affairs. “The Human Side”, […]
Read moreANCE Report 2016
Today the ANCE Report 2016 on the presence of Italian construction companies in the world will be presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.The event, which is organised by the Foreign Ministry in partnership with ANCE – NationalAssociation of Construction Companies, will be attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]
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