Malta – Science in the City 2016 – European Researchers’ Night Festival
“CODE SWITCH #1” is a research project combining science and art and, more specifically, epigenetics and video and performance art. It is the brain child of Italian artist Cristina Ghinassi and Maltese geneticist Edward Duca. The key question is: can performance art bring about epigenetic changes in the individuals participating in the art form? By […]
Read moreCirinnà Act – Provides for the transcription of same-sex civil unions
With the coming into force of the Cirinnà Act and its implementing provisions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) promptly instructed its overseas offices to transmit same-sex civil union deeds to the Italian Municipal Authority of reference to be transcribed on the local register, after verifying the deed’s compliance with local laws. […]
Read moreChina – Charming Italy
China Industrial Bank is promoting investments in Italy. The Italian Embassy in Beijing hosted an event during which the Chinese banking group and Italian institutions in the country presented Chinese investors with opportunities in the tourism and culture sectors and for business in general. It was also an occasion to present “Global Life”, a channel […]
Read moreAustralia – Piero Addis and his shoots from high above in the exhibition “Blue Codes blue”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will host “Blue Codes blue” by Piero Addis. The exhibition, running from 6 October to 3 November, is curated by David Galloway and comprised of 10 works rivisited in blue specifically for Sydney. The “Blue Codes” can be traced back to the tradition of the sketchbooks in which travelling […]
Read moreGreece – ‘Italian Film Days’ at the Athens International Film Festival
An important section of the XXII Athens International Film Festival will be dedicated to Italian Cinema. The festival, running through October 2, will host the “Italian Film Days” organized in cooperation with StraDa Films and the contribution of the Italian Embassy in Athens, the Italian Cultural Institute and Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The Festival, first established in 1995, […]
Read moreFarnesina – Transparent Budget project expands
The “Transparent Budget” project expands with a new section in which an increasing number of pages illustrate the Foreign Ministry’s financial resources on the basis of the item to which they are allocated. The “Transparent Budget” project expands with a new section in which an increasing number of pages illustrate the Foreign Ministry’s financial resources […]
Read moreBig success for the Milan leg of ICE’s Roadshow on business networks
The Milan leg of the of the Roadshow “Italy for companies and with SMEs towards foreign markets” was a great success among the public, revealing great convergence of ideas and actions. This is the first evaluation made of the Roadshow which took place this morning in the offices of Assolombarda. It enlisted 40 new members, […]
Read moreVatican City – Economists in Rome discuss a more human economic system
International economists have gathered in Rome to discuss a more inclusive, human, and fair economy. The Italian Embassy to the Holy See hosted the event in Borromeo Palace this morning, where Angus Deaton, winner of Nobel Prize for Economics in 2015, Jean-Paul Fitoussi, and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe will comment on the global challenge posed […]
Read moreBrazil – Italy strengthens relations with Brazil
Italy has strengthened its relations with Brazil thanks to the visit to Belo Horizonte by its Ambassador, Antonio Bernardini, on his first mission to the Minas Gerais State. The mission has not only deepened ties between Italy and this State of the Federative Republic of Brazil, but has also opened the door to new projects […]
Read moreAlbania – Made in Italy: songs span across fashion, art and creativity
Italian songs are a great “conveyor of culture” (Tullio De Mauro) which have contributed to securing in people’s memories moments of Italy’s history but also to shaping the imagination and profile of Italy in the world, just like fashion and design. Through a series of videos, photographs and readings and the live performances of Italian […]
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