The Hague – Pioneers and new migrants: Stories of 1,001 Italians in the Netherlands
Nineteenth century chimney sweeps, ditch diggers, figure painters and ice-cream makers, together with today’s miners and workers, university teachers and researchers, scientists, expatriates and transmigrants are all portrayed in “1,001 Italians. History and Stories of Italians in the Netherlands” a book written by Daniela Tasca in Italian. It is the first organic study of the contribution […]
Read moreHargeisa – Sant’Anna-Maeci: Italy spearheads peace efforts in Somalia
“The course confirms its topicality but also the need to support, through targeted training courses, the African personnel in professionally managing the crisis and the post-war reconstruction efforts,” said Andrea de Guttry, full professor of international law, the Rector’s delegate for high-level training activities and Director of the Istituto Dirpolis (Diritto, Politica, Sviluppo) of the […]
Read moreArgentina – Santiago del Estero hosts “Italy of the Future” exhibition
An exhibition called “Italy of the Future” was opened at the Bicentennial Cultural Center of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It was organised by the Foreign Ministry and the National Research Council (CNR), the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa (SSUP). The aim […]
Read moreEngland – The Venice Biennale returns to London
The Venice Biennale takes centre stage in London. A preview of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, which will be entitled “Reporting from the Front” and will run from May 28 to Nov. 27, was presented at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in London. The event was organised by the President of the Biennale, Paolo […]
Read moreHanoi – A host of events in 2016 to strengthen Italy-Vietnam ties
The Italian Embassy in Vietnam will organise a large number of economic and cultural events in 2016 to consolidate the relations between Italy and Vietnam. The Asian country in 2015 became Italy’s most important trade partner among the members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), ambassador Cecilia Piccioni told a press conference organised […]
Read moreMed Group in Cyprus puts focus on regional crises
The Syrian and Libyan crises and their consequences on the phenomena of migration and terrorism will be the focus of the yearly meeting of the Med Group foreign ministers which will be held today in Cyprus with the participation of Minister Paolo Gentiloni and his colleagues from Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta, the French […]
Read moreTokyo – Agribusiness, the Cibus road show in Dubai and Japan
The Cibus (International Food Exhibition) road show aimed at promoting Italian food, continues. An event was held at the GulFood trade show in Dubai and another is scheduled for March 9 at the Foodex Japan 2016 trade in Tokyo from March 8 to 11. Cibus, Fiere di Parma, ICE, the agency for the promotion abroad […]
Read moreLos Angeles – Mario Martone to receive Career Award
Film director Mario Martone will be presented with a career award at the Italian Institute of Culture in Los Angeles as part of the 11th “Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest”. The festival, held under the auspices of the Italian Consulate and organised by the Capri in the World Institute with the Italian […]
Read moreBerlin – Italy and the Great War Diplomacy – A historical-documentary exhibition
History awaits us in Berlin. “Italy and the Great War Diplomacy. Origin, developments and consequences” opened on 24 February at the Italian Institute of Culture in Berlin. The exhibition, which run until 24 March, takes us on a journey through documents and images, including telegrams, confidential letters, posters and pamphlets. Visitors can deepen their understanding […]
Read moreStockholm – Books, Giuseppe Cassini presents “17ᵃ agency. America at the crossroads “
A diplomat and writer in Sweden. The Italian Embassy, with the Italian Institute of Culture in Stockholm, has organised the presentation of the latest book by Giuseppe Cassini entitled “17ᵃ Agency. America at the crossroads: recover or sever the glorious pre-imperial origins”. The book is in three parts that, while different in style, are all […]
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