Minister Gentiloni on diplomatic mission to Tunis
Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, will be back in Tunis today after his two visits to the Country in 2015, one of which took place immediately after the bloody attack on the Bardo Museum in which 23 people, including 4 Italians, were killed. Mr Gentiloni’s visit represents a further opportunity to give new momentum to […]
Read moreSydney – Italian Institute of Culture offers a tour of Italy’s famous wine-producing regions
The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sydney offers a tour of Italian wines across Italy’s most famous wine-producing regions and the excellence of their products. The first event of the series (organised by the IIC in partnership with the Osteria Balla Manfredi) will be hosted at the IIC on 12 May, from 6 to […]
Read moreJakarta – 7 Italian films screened at European Film Festival
Seven Italian films are being shown at the European Film Festival in Jakarta. Now at its 16th edition, the festival will screen 78 films by the most acclaimed European directors. The festival opened with “Long Live Freedom” (“Viva la Liberta”) by Roberto Ando’ at the Indonesian capital’s Epicentrum Theatre. A large audience attended the screening […]
Read moreTokyo – ‘Napoli Festa’ makes comeback in Kagoshima with a 2-day celebration
The Japanese city of Kagoshima has held its second ‘Napoli Festa’, a tribute to its sister city Naples. For the occasion, the central ‘Napoli dori’ (Naples Street) was closed to traffic and turned into an exhibition area for holiday packages and products from Naples and other parts of Italy. Concerts and talk shows on Naples […]
Read moreBangkok – May events: Italian Festival in Thailand 2016
The May billboard of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2016 is particularly dense, with the Italian Embassy in Bangkok offering over 50 cultural and promotional events thanks to the support of 41 Italian and Thai sponsors and 21 local partners. This months’s programme was launched on 6 May with a dual event: the Siam Paragon […]
Read moreIraq – An exhibition opens today at the MAXXI which tells the story of Italy’s fight to help preserve a cultural heritage
An exhibition called “Mesopotamia: Rising Again from Beauty” was opened today by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro. It runs from 7 May to 22 May and takes visitors on a journey across a multifaceted experience made of hologram projections, 3D reconstructions, videos, photographs and an original score. The exhibition tells a story […]
Read moreDEI – Australia works with Health Industry SA to attract medical-health investments
Following the establishment of Health Industry SA, a government body, Australia is pressing ahead in its commitment to attract investments in the medical-health sector in its southern regions. Health Industry SA, which boasts modern facilities which are being expanded, is creating the largest medical-scientific district in the Southern hemisphere. It has five priority sectors: ICT-applied […]
Read moreStates General of the Italian Language in the World – Preparation in the lead-up to the second edition started officially today at the Foreign Ministry Headquarters
Preparation for the second edition of the “States General of the Italian Language in the World” officially started today with the launch of the Working Groups at the Foreign Ministry headquarters attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Giro.The first edition of the “States General of the Italian language in the world” in October 2014 gave a new impetus […]
Read moreHamburg – Pianist Rossella Spinosa intepretes Rudolph Valentino’s “The Eagle”
In a first for Hamburg, Italian pianist and composer Rossella Spinosa will accompany live a screening of “The Eagle” (1925), the silent American movie starring Rudolph Valentino She will play live her original score at the Italian Institute of Culture in Hamburg on 12 May at 7 pm. Valentino, Italian born and naturalised as an […]
Read moreBrazil – Sergio Camiz’s “Journey to Brazil” opens
An exhibition by Italian photographer Sergio Camiz has opened at the Latin American Institute for Advanced Studies (Ilea) and will run until 27 June, 2016. A “Journey to Brazil”, organised by the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo in collaboration with the hosting university, is featured in the programme of the “Year of […]
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