Indonesia – Andrea Ponsi’s watercolors on show in Jakarta
Andrea Ponsi, a Tuscan architect, designer and painter, is about to go on show in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 21 July. The Italian Cultural Institute in Jakarta will host “Florence – A Map of Perceptions”, an exhibition of the Tuscan artist’s watercolors. Essential and yet deeply evocative, his watercolors portray landscapes and architectural landmarks of Florence […]
Read moreScientific Cooperation – Rome Sapienza University and the Politecnico di Milano sign new agreements with Jiao Tong University of Shanghai
A Chinese delegation from the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University was in Italy on an official visit to establish academic cooperation agreements with the Sapienza University of Rome and the Politecnico di Milano. The Chinese delegation, accompanied by Andrea Matta, Professor at the Politecnico and at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and President of the Sanhedrin of Italian […]
Read moreTunis, the Italian Embassy opens “Garden of the Righteous”
The Italian Embassy in Tunis will open a very special “Garden of the Righteous” on 15 July. At the presence of the authorities of the two Countries, a tree will be planted in the memory of Faraaz Hussein, the young man who could have saved his life during the Dhaka terrorist attack but decided not […]
Read moreLondon – Italian Embassy presents Aquafil, an Italian success story
Giulio Bonazzi, CEO and Chairman of Aquafil Group, a leading Italian company manufacturing yarns for the textile industry, said that “Italy has a wealth of human capital and capacities and skills. It is a country where companies can grow and projects for today and tomorrow can be developed. “Mr Bonazzi made his statement in a […]
Read moreSan Paolo – Comics, what a passion: Italian comics from 1950 to date
The exhibition “Comics, que paixão! Os quadrinhos italianos, de 1950 até hoje”, spanning from Hugo Pratt and Milo Manara to Guido Crepax and Dino Battaglia, was opened in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, 5 July, and will run until Sunday, 14 August. It is a journey through Italian comics from 1950 to date, paying tribute to […]
Read moreSan Francisco – “Amuri”: the sacred tastes of Sicily land in America
San Francisco celebrates Sicily and its culinary tradition with “Amuri – Tastes of Sicily”, a partly sacred and partly profane documentary on the island’s food and stories: not only its recipes but also the rituals, habits and customs rooted in the island’s popular culture. The documentary will be shown in a screening, curated by Fabrizia […]
Read moreAt the Farnesina, dialogue on migration issues
Second meeting today at the Farnesina of the informal working group on the Khartoum Process Set up as an initiative of Italy’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Khartoum Process is an institutionalized EU forum for political dialogue on migration with the origin and transit Countries in the Horn of Africa and […]
Read moreThe Farnesina promotes businesses – Challenges and strategies for high quality businesses discussed at the meeting of Altagamma with Meisterkreis at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Promotion and protection of quality products and services are the issues discussed at the event hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which was attended by 60 Italian and German high-end businesses that are members of the Fondazione Altagamma and of its German counterpart, Meisterkreis. This initiative closes the two days of meetings […]
Read moreThe Farnesina promotes businesses – Challenges and strategies for high quality businesses discussed at the meeting of Altagamma with Meisterkreis at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Promotion and protection of quality products and services are the issues discussed at the event hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which was attended by 60 Italian and German high-end businesses that are members of the Fondazione Altagamma and of its German counterpart, Meisterkreis.This initiative closes the two days of meetings attended […]
Read moreTokyo – Japan on track to discover Leonardo’s ultimate enigma
On Wednesday, 27 July, at 6:30 p.m., art historian Costantino D’Orazio will reveal Leonardo Da Vinci’s ultimate enigma at the presentation of the latest book, “Leonardo segreto” (“The Unknown Leonardo”), published in Japan. Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most renowned Italian Renaissance artists, had to wait more than 20 years to obtain his first […]
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