France – “Paris 1900” exhibition by Alfredo Muller in Strasbourg
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIIC) in Strasbourg is preparing to host the exhibition titled “Paris 1900. Sguardo sulla scena. Regard sur la scéne . Glance on Stage. Portraits of actresses by Alfredo Muller.” The event, opening next Thursday is the result of meticulous work carried out by the ‘Friends of Alfredo Muller’ association. It brings together a series […]
Read moreUnited States – Sardinian textiles on show at the Italian Cultural Institute
MURATS, the Sardinian regional museum of textile art, has provided a selection of exhibits for a show being held at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco from Thursday, 19 January to Friday, 24 February. “Sardinian textile production is fairly unknown outside the region and this show is intended to promote Sardinian craftwork and relaunch […]
Read moreThe masterpieces of the Italian ‘Novecento’ on show in Tirana
The National Gallery of Art in Tirana will host a special event dedicated to Italian 20th century art. The exhibition, featuring over 100 masterpieces on loan from the Modern Art Gallery in Rome, will run from January 16 to April 2, 2017. Strongly promoted by Albania’s public institutions, the exhibition was made possible thanks to […]
Read moreMalta – Can we predict earthquakes? An analysis of the earthquake in Central Italy
“Can we predict earthquakes?”: this is the key question that will be posed in the lecture by Sebastiano D’Amico (Department of Geosciences – University of Malta), scheduled for 19 January (at 6:30 p.m.) at the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta. The Association of Italian University Professors and Researchers in Malta (ADURIM) was especially established […]
Read moreChile – Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago offers an introductory course to opera
An introductory course to explore and understand the wonders of opera will be running until January 12 in Santiago, Chile. The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IDEA) of the University of Santiago have jointly organized the course, which is dedicated to a form of art that brings together music, […]
Read moreChile – Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago offers an introductory course to opera
An introductory course to explore and understand the wonders of opera will be running until January 12 in Santiago, Chile. The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IDEA) of the University of Santiago have jointly organized the course, which is dedicated to a form of art that brings together music, […]
Read moreGermany – Cologne to feature the “Vivere alla Ponti” exhibition
On Monday, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne will open the exhibition “Vivere alla Ponti” (“Living Ponti’s Way: experiments of household living and architecture for homes and workplaces”). Molteni & C, one of the world’s most renowned interior design companies, together with the Ponti family, has decided to manufacture several projects of pieces furniture designed […]
Read moreIreland – 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, […]
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