Wolfsburg – The city of Volkswagen hosts “The New Light of Emigration” exhibition
The words of sociologist Milena Gammaitoni: “In the field of sociology, building reality with its different identities, both individual and collective, can also be achieved through artistic experiences that, seen as ‘finite provinces of meaning’, synthesise, recall and evoke images, sensations and collective ideas of how we were, are and could become,” could very well […]
Read moreDEI – Chile: Astaldi and Cimolai win contract for super-telescope
The ACE consortium, constituted by Astaldi (65%) and Cimolai (35%) in partnership with the EIE Group, won a contract to design and produce the dome and the main structure of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), which will be erected on Chile’s Cerro Armazones. It will be the world’s largest structure of this type, with […]
Read moreItaly-Unesco Agreement signed
‘Blue helmets’ of culture set up in Rome to protect the world’s artistic heritage. Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and Unesco Director General Irina Bokova have signed an agreement to create an Italian task force and a training centre in Turin. The “Unite for Heritage” task force will consist of specialised personnel (civilian experts […]
Read moreItaly and Serbia boost scientific cooperation
“Italian – Serbian Cooperation on Science, Technology and Humanities” is the title of the third e-book in the “Serbia-Italy” series, published by the Italian embassy in Belgrade, the Association of Italian and Serbian Scientists and Scholars (AIS3) and the University of Belgrade. The book presents the results of projects performed under the Executive Protocol on […]
Read moreCologne – Architecture and art, German students describe the “Piazzas of Palermo”
Students of the Architecture Department of the Cologne Polytechnic enrolled in the master’s course entitled “Design and Construction Strategies” have analysed five ‘Piazzas’ in Palermo with the aim of understanding their functionality, social impact, potentials and problems. The results will be displayed in the exhibition entitled “The Piazzas of Palermo”, which will be open on […]
Read morePretoria – “Origini Italia”, a project in search of roots and a professional future
“Origini Italia” is a training course advertised on the website of the Italian Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, although there are many embassies around the world offering the same course, from Washington to Santiago passing through Ottowa. It is open to enrolments until March 31. It is a path along which to grow, acquire training […]
Read moreMexico – Siena fresco exhibition to open in Mexico City
“‘Cor Magis’. The common good. Frescoes of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena” is the title of an exhibition to be held in Oaxaca from Mar. 6 to June 3, 2016. The exhibition is dedicated to the frescoes of the ‘Sala dei Nove’ (Hall of the Nine), of the Palazzo Pubblico (city hall). The event is […]
Read moreAlbania – Italy holds night-long photography workshop in Albania
The Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana will present the “All Night Long” photography and self-publishing workshop organised and hosted by Art House in Shkodër, north-west Albania. The night-long workshop will be conducted by Silvia Basso and Blerta Hocia in the night between Saturday Feb. 20 and Sunday, from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, and […]
Read moreJakarta – Montanari in concert for an “Italian Cello Night”
Italian cellist Matteo Montanari has performed in “An Italian Cello Night” concert at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture in Jakarta. The cellist played a programme dedicated to nine Italian composers, from Baroque to modern music. Jennifer Ongkowijoyo, a very young local talent, accompanied him on the piano while eleven young Indonesian cellists […]
Read moreSarajevo – Italy and Bosnia discuss progress towards EU membership
Italian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ruggero Corrias, recently met Deputy President of Bosnia’s Chamber of Deputies, Sefik Džaferović. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the country’s path to EU membership, stressing the need for Bosnia-Herzegovina to press ahead in its efforts to align with European standards also after submitting a formal application for EU membership. […]
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