Holocaust Remembrance Day – The Foreign Ministry renews its staunch commitment to preserve the memory of the Shoah, also abroad
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Foreign Ministry renews its staunch commitment to preserve the memory of the Shoah, also abroad, through the numerous events and initiatives organised by our diplomatic network around the world, including the Italian Cultural Institutes. Already in 2000 Italy was among the first countries in the world to pass an ad […]
Read moreQatar – A concert to help the populations struck by the earthquake
Support the Italian populations struck by the earthquakes in 2016. This is the aim of the charity concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Qatar next 26 January at the Opera House in the Katara Cultural Village in Doha. The box office proceeds and the revenue from a special lottery sale will be entirely devolved […]
Read moreCzech Republic – “The World of Outsiders” at the Italian Institute in Prague
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Prague will be hosting till February 28, 2017, “The World of Outsiders” a photographic exhibition by Pavel Konecny, a Czech collector of Art brut. The exhibition features 10 Italian marginal artists and their works that Mr Konecny photographed during his several journeys to Italy from 2011 to 2015. “The […]
Read moreTunisia – Shared places of worship and architectural affinities between Italy and Tunisia
As part of the “Lieux saints partagés” exhibition hosted at the Bardo National Museum, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will present the conference “Shared places of worship and architectural affinities” with Paolo Belloni, architect and professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and Najla Allani, director of the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme of Sidi Bou […]
Read moreThe Foreign Minister recalls the young researcher one year after his death
One year since his demise, which occurred in Cairo on the day in which Egypt commemorated its revolution, the tragic death of Giulio Regeni is still an open wound, not only for his family, to whom we address our thoughts, but for our whole Country. The search of the truth is not a private […]
Read moreBolivia – Photo-book of the “Amazonía sin Fuego” programme presented in La Paz
The initiatives implemented under “Amazonía sin Fuego”, the programme launched by the Italian Cooperation service to reduce forest fires in the Bolivian Amazon, have been collected in a book: a photo-book containing marvellous shots by RAI journalist Liza Boschin. The volume, which draws its name from the project, was recently presented in La Paz at […]
Read moreTurkey – Istanbul echoes the sound of “Four centuries of Sephardic music”
Istanbul remembers Sephardi Jews and their Spanish-score music repertoire, which was brought to the Orient after they were expelled from Spain, with a concert organised to commemorate the International Holocaust Memorial Day. The event, entitled ‘Voces de Sefarad, four centuries of Sephardic music’, will feature an ancient repertoire of popular music drawn from the music […]
Read moreSudan – Top Italian businesses target Sudan
Italy is ever closer to Sudan, with new trade and financial agreements in the pipeline. An important sign comes from the Khartoum International Fair, the Country’s leading trade show open to international companies interested in closing business and joint venture agreements with Sudanese companies. The red, green and white ribbon-cutting inaugural ceremony at the Italian […]
Read moreAlbania – Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio to perform in Tirana
The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio Orchestra (OPV) will make its debut in Albania with a concert, hosted by the Cultural Centre of the Albanian capital’s Orthodox Church, and promoted by the Italian Cultural Centre in Tirana. The orchestra, whose 18 members come from 10 countries and speak nine different languages, will perform in Tirana on […]
Read moreMoscow – Yurij Bashmet and the “Moscow Soloists” open the Embassy’s cultural events season
The concert of Maestro Yurij Bashmet and the “Moscow Soloists” (the chamber orchestra he founded and directs which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary) opened on 20 January, the season of cultural events at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. Yurij Bashmet, one of the major contemporary violinists, performed in the double role of conductor and […]
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