Albania – “Studying in Italy 2017”, Italian universities promote their courses in Tirana
“Studying in Italy 2017”, the fifth edition of the Fair of Italian Universities, will be held in Tirana on 31 March and 1 April. The event, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Tirana, aims at promoting the Italian academic system by setting up stands and organising presentations […]
Read moreSwitzerland – La Fenice Philharmonic Orchestra on tour in Swiss theatres
La Fenice Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing in the most prestigious Swiss theatres of Geneva, Lucerne and Zürich, performing music by Rossini, Wagner and Rachmaninov. The concerts – also advertised on the website of the Italian Institute in Zurich – will take place on 15 January at the Victoria Hall, Geneva (6:00 p.m.), on 16 January […]
Read moreConference of Scientific Attachés opens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the presence of Minister Alfano and Minister Fedeli
There is a part of Italy that produces high quality innovation and is celebrated around the world, and could be promoted further. Based on this premise, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host a new edition of the Conference of Scientific Attachés on 9 and 10 January, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreIndia – “The Pillars of the Earth” by Virginia Zanetti
Virginia Zanetti’s project titled “The Pillars of the Earth” will open tomorrow at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New Delhi. The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage awarded its ‘Movin’up Prize’ to the Florentine artist who has worked with many Italian and foreign institutions operating in the field of culture and contemporary art: the MAN […]
Read moreUnited State – Guido Cagnacci’s Death of Cleopatra on show at the Italian Cultural Institute
Guido Cagnacci’s “Death of Cleopatra”, from the Pinacoteca di Brera, will be on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York until 19 January. The work by Cagnacci, a painter from the Baroque period (1601-1663), is characterised by the use of the chiaroscuro technique and by the sensuality released by most of his subjects. […]
Read moreL’Italia in Consiglio di Sicurezza dal 1 gennaio 2017
Dal 1° gennaio 2017 l’Italia è membro non permanente del Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite in virtù della sua elezione il 28 giugno 2016 e in conformità all’accordo con l’Aja di divisione del mandato biennale 2017-2018. Ammessa all’ONU il 14 dicembre 1955, l’Italia ha sempre guardato all’Organizzazione come un punto di riferimento della sua […]
Read moreItaly sits on the Security Council from 1 January 2017
As of the 1st of January 2017, Italy is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council by virtue of its election on 28 June 2016 and in compliance with the Hague Convention providing for the division of the 2017-2018 two-year mandate. Admitted into the UNO on 14 December 1955, Italy has always looked […]
Read moreTunis – La Bottega Teatrale stages “Harlequin’s Hunger”
As part of the Nabeul International Festival for Kids’ Theatre, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis presents the performance “La fame di Arlecchino” (“Harlequin’s Hunger”) by theatre company La Bottega Teatrale. The performances will be held in the city of Nabeul’s Maison de Culture at 10 a.m. on Sunday, 8 January; at 3 p.m. on […]
Read moreAustria – “Terra Amica”: the art, fashion and music of contemporary Italy
The art, fashion, and music of contemporary Italy directly in Vienna. The “Terra Amica” interdisciplinary project inspired by Gioachino Rossini and organised by Jacopo Celona and Melanie Zefferino, will kick off on Thursday, 12 January. The project intends to offer food for thought on the Italian culture, as expressed in the language of music and […]
Read moreSlovenia – Italian Cultural Institute hosts On the Wings of the Bora
The Italian Cultural Institute in Slovenia organised the exhibition entitled ‘Sulle ali della bora: viaggio al cospetto del drago’ (“On the Wings of the Bora: a Journey before the Dragon”) in conjunction with the University of Trieste. The exhibition displays images of corners of Trieste and other coastal cities which were under the rule of […]
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