Russian Federation – Photo exhibition to celebrate Italian cinema
A photographic exhibition celebrating Italian cinema, “Viva l’Italia! Il cinema made in Italy visto dall’obiettivo di Angelo Frontoni” (Viva l’Italia! Italian cinema through the lens of Angelo Frontoni), is about to open in Moscow at the Manege, a historical palace across from the Kremlin. The exhibition, taking place from October 3 to October 8, is […]
Read moreUSA – A “Cover Revolution!” hits the publishing world
A revolution is underway across Italian bookshops: in recent years, a wind of change has swept across the shelves where historical fiction collections used to be displayed. Many publishing houses asked a group of world-renowned Italian illustrators with a very original style to reinvent book covers. The Italian Cultural Institute in New York organised the […]
Read moreInnovation Week opens in Trieste
The Macro-Regional Innovation Week (26-30 September), organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and Trieste’ AREA Science Park, will look at the Danube, Adriatic-Ionian and Alpine macroregions. Over 70 speakers and 250 participants, of which 80 are young people from the Western Balkans, will participate in different seminars and workshops during the Week. They will contribute […]
Read moreFarnesina hosts debate on the challenges to European security
On 29 and 30 September the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) is hosting the 9th “Transatlantic Security Symposium” dedicated to “Europe’s Security Governance and Transatlantic Relations”, organised by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) with the support of the MAECI, the Public Diplomacy Division of NATO, the United States Embassy, the Compagnia di […]
Read moreJapan – Italy-Japan: “Fascination” of Italy” exhibition and conference in Kyoto
“The Fascination of Italy: Perceptions and Images of Contemporary Japan” is the title of the conference scheduled for 1 October in Kyoto to wind up this year’s numerous celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italian-Japanese relations. The meeting – sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Japan and organised by the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, the […]
Read moreDenmark – Grazie Gloria 2 inaugurated in Copenhagen
The “Grazie Gloria” Italian Film Festival in Copenhagen opened its second edition on 20 September 2016. The festival opened with the screening of “Io che amo solo te”, a film directed by Marco Ponti and based on the novel by Luca Bianchini, which was all sold out. “Grazie Gloria” is an initiative co-sponsored by the […]
Read moreFrance – Leonardo exhibition opened in Paris
The exhibition «Leonardo in France. The Master and his Pupils 500 years after crossing the Alps. 1516-2016» was opened on 21 September at the Italian Embassy in Paris at the presence of the Italian Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, Dario Franceschini, and of the French Minister of Culture and Communications, Audrey Azoulay. The […]
Read moreUnited State – Annual Conference of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF)
The Italian Embassy in Washington will host the annual conference of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) on 17 and 18 October. The occasion will offer the members of Italy’s scientific community an opportunity to meet with representatives of institutions, the industry and the academic world and to discuss innovative ideas […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy – Latest news from the world
Oman and Iran review joint gas pipeline project in the Strait of Hormuz The Sultanate of Oman and Iran have agreed to review the project design of the gas pipeline in the Strait of Hormuz. The revised layout of the underwater pipeline is shorter but deeper, at a depth of 1000 metres instead of […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Italy’s Industry 4.0 targets the Czech Republic
Last 23 September, Alessandro Torsoli, the president of AidAM – Associazione Italiana di Automazione Meccatronica – and Gianfranco Pinciroli, the president of the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce (CAMIC), signed an agreement to enhance the trade potential of Italian companies at the presence of the Italian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Aldo Amati. Under the agreement, […]
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