“BRICS between the Mediterranean and Africa: identity, development and immigration”
A Marshall Plan for the Mediterranean promoted by the European Union and the BRICS countries, an association between Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa, is the main proposal that emerged from a round table organised yesterday in Rome by Eurispes and the Prospettive Mediterranee (“Mediterranean Perspectives”) Association in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign […]
Read moreMusic: Muti in Tel Aviv for the presentation of a book on Toscanini
Maestro Riccardo Muti attended the presentation of a book dedicated to Arturo Toscanini, who conducted at the 1936 inauguration of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, at the time known as the ‘Palestine Symphony Orchestra’. Maestro Muti, in a sort of virtual passing of the baton between Italian musicians, will conduct the concert at the city’s […]
Read moreIsrael – Haifa celebrates Marcello Mastroianni’s greatest films
Israel celebrates Marcello Mastroianni’s greatest films twenty years after his death. Sixteen films of one of the most important figures of Italian cinema will be screened at the Cinematheques of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Herzliya, Holon and Sderot, thanks to the ADAMAS (Roma-TEL AVIV) Cultural Association, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel […]
Read moreMalta – Music, Italy takes centre stage in Malta’s International Organ Festival
The Malta International Organ Festival, which ran from 19 November to 9 December 2016, featured internationally renowned musicians performing music composed or adjusted for the king of keyboard instruments: the organ. Through the cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta, Italy participated in three of the Festival’s concerts. Moreover, Italy was assigned the […]
Read moreConference of the Directors of Italian Cultural Institutes – “Vivere all’italiana”, the new integrated promotion strategy illustrated at the Farnesina
Art, cinema, design, food: Italy increases its stakes on the points of excellence of the Italian Way of Life in projecting its image around the world. “Vivere all’Italiana” (“Italian way of life”) is the name of Italy’s innovative integrated promotion strategy abroad, which will be illustrated at the Farnesina this morning. The occasion is the […]
Read moreChange of Access for the Press – Conference of the Directors of Italian Cultural Institutes in the World (Farnesina, 19 December 2016)
The Conference of Directors of Italian Cultural Institutes in the World will take place at the Farnesina on 19 December 2016. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano will open the conference. He will be followed by the Minister of Cultural Property and Cultural Activities and Tourism Dario Franceschini, the President of the Dante Alighieri Society Andrea Riccardi, the […]
Read moreAfghanistan – Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre opens in Kabul
Italy continues to stands by Afghan women with the opening of a Breast Cancer Diagnostic Centre at the Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Afghan Minister of Health, Firozuddin Firoz, Italy’s Ambassador, Roberto Cantone, the Director of the Italian Cooperation Office, Rosario Centola, and health experts Arif Oryakhail and Marino Martin. Some […]
Read moreArgentina – Italian Cultural Institute in Córdoba promotes work by Franco Nonnis
Following the positive experience in the city of Ledesma (Jujuy), the Cultural Councillorship of the Province of Jujuy in Argentina, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Córdoba, showcases some of the works of Sardinian artist Franco Nonnis. The “Fuga” exhibition will run until 31 December at the Centro Cultural Hector Tizón in San […]
Read moreAustralia – Italian contemporary art on show with Merlatti Collection
Australia focuses its attention on Italian contemporary art. The opening of the exhibition of the Merlatti Collection, on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne until 10 January, was a great success. The exhibition displays the most important works in the collection of Silvano Merlatti, an Italian art collector residing in Melbourne. In opening […]
Read moreLibano – Seminario su green economy ad Ambasciata d’Italia a Beirut
L’Ambasciata d’Italia in Libano ha ospitato il 13 dicembre un seminario sulla green economy con l’obiettivo di presentare le iniziative italiane per uno sviluppo ambientale e le opportunita’ di investimento nel Paese. Diversi i focus del convegno, tra cui la cooperazione – nel campo dell’efficienza energetica – tra il Centro Libanese per la Conservazione dell’Energia […]
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