“Postcards from the Other Italy” – In the heart of Europe to build a future
Jacopo, 27, has a degree in Political Science and is in Brussels in order to add zest to his curriculum. He is the interviewee of this new episode of “Postcards from the Other Italy”, the web series produced by the news agency ‘9colonne’ with the support of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration […]
Read moreColombia – Architects and engineers on show in Ibaguè
“Italian Architects and Engineers in Colombia” is the title of an exhibition sponsored by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Bogotá recently opened in Ibaguè. The exhibition will run until 23 October. The aim of the exhibition is to give an overview of the contributions of Italian architects and engineers: Battista […]
Read moreBulgaria – The artistic history of Sofia told by Angela Occhipinti
The solo exhibition “Il mondo del mito e la spiritualità tra passato e presente” (“The World of Myth and Spirituality of the Past and Present”) by Italian artist Angela Occhipinti, an icon of Italy’s contemporary art scene, will run at Sofia’s National History Museum until 16 October. Organised by the city’s Italian Cultural Institute in […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Mario Ferrante on show in Prague
A solo exhibition by Mario Ferrante, “L’amore al tempo delle stelle cadenti,” will open in Prague at the Italian Cultural Institute on 6 October at 6:00 p.m. The catalogue of the exhibition, which will run until 30 October, features contributions by Aldo Amati (Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic), Giovanni Sciola (Director of the Italian […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy – Argentina: National Production Plan presented at Investment Forum
The ‘Plan Nacional de Produccion’ (National Production Plan) presented by the Minister of Production, Francesco Cabrera, focuses on the following areas: investing in infrastructure, tax reforms, streamlining and removing barriers to investment, defending competition and transparency, reducing the cost of funds, bolstering the labour market and integrating innovation and technology in the production system. The […]
Read moreUN tender – an opportunity for Italian companies in Geneva
Italian companies can submit their expression of interest until October 14 for the awarding of the construction contract for a new office building for the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG). As the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Geneva pointed out, UNOG will soon launch tenders in the field of civil […]
Read moreItaly takes centre stage at Washington Book Festival
Italy scored an extraordinary success at the 2016 National Book Festival, organised by the Library of Congress and held on September 24 at the Washington Convention Centre. Over 220,000 people visited the festival in one day. Two events put Italy under the spotlight this year. First, a special panel in the international section of the […]
Read moreIsrael – The Basilica of Bethlehem, a docufilm to show Italian restoration work
The documentary “Restaurare il cielo” (Restoring Heaven) tells the story of the epochal restoration of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. It shows the work of a group of Italian restorers that has been working on the recovery and the protection of the Church, a monument enshrined as a World Human Heritage site. The […]
Read moreThe Netherlands – Amsterdam hosts a course on Italian design
The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam organised a round of six panels on the “History of Italian Design from the Post-War Years to Today”. The initiative is part of the 16th Italian Language Week in the World, whose theme this year is fashion and design. Marco Nember, founder and director of Fondazione Blue439, conducted the […]
Read moreSlovakia – “Viva Italia!” ends with a concert
The exhibition, “Viva Italia! Italian Art of the 20th and 21st centuries,” sponsored by Slovak Minister of Culture, Marek Madaric, and Mayor of Bratislava, Ivo Nesrovnal, is about to end after running for three months in the prestigious Civic Gallery in Bratislava. A musical finissage by clarinetist Nicola Sulfonet, composer Davide Pitis, and performer Paolo Albani will take place […]
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