Tokyo – “Walking Men”: Drawings of journeys between Italy and Japan
“Walking Men” is an exhibition being hosted through 19 December in the exhibition space of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. World-renowned artists Igor Tuveri (known as Igort) of Italy and Japan’s Jiro Taniguchi delight enthusiasts of art, design and animation with the drawings of each of their journeys in the other’s country. Read more, […]
Read moreUruguay – Italy participates in “Teatro Para el Fin del Mondo”
Italy was represented at the first edition of the Festival entitled “Teatro para el fin del mondo”, held in Montevideo from 26 to 30 November. The event grew out of an analogous one that took place in Mexico and was aimed at bringing contemporary protest theatre to the audiences of disadvantaged urban areas on the […]
Read morePrague – Central European Festival of Italian cinema
“MittelCinemaFest” comes to Prague with the screening of 9 Italian films on Sunday at Prague’s historic Lucerna Cinema. “We intend to give this festival greater impetus and make it an annual event on the Czech cultural calendar, eventually extending it to other locales and broader audiences of enthusiasts of cinema and other aspects of Italian […]
Read moreOman – Crovetto shows the “Colours Of My Liguria”
Ligurian painter Gian Marco Crovetto will hold his first solo exhibition in Oman entitled “Colours of My Liguria” at one of the Sultanate’s largest museums, the Bait al Zubair, from 9 December through 4 January 2016. The exhibition has the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Muscat and the support of the Associazione Promotori […]
Read moreFarnesina Open Doors: 17 to 22 December 2015
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will run a new edition of “Farnesina Open Doors” from 17 to 22 December, whereby the general public have a chance to tour the palace and learn about its history and what happens there. For many years now “Farnesina Open Doors” has been a means by which […]
Read moreItaly and Israel meeting the challenge of innovation
Italy and Israel renew cooperation in science and industry for 2016 with a presentation today at the Farnesina of two new calls for tender for bilaterally financed projects over the coming two years.
Read moreLondon – A new encounter with “Primo Approdo”
Preparing a curriculum vitae according to British standards, job interviews with local human resources experts and how to approach the English job market will be the topics of the new “Primo Approdo” to be held on 3 December at the Italian Consulate General of London. The initiative, launched on the impetus of our ambassador in […]
Read moreTel Aviv – 3rd edition of “AperiKucha-Made in Italy”
The 3rd edition of “AperiKucha – Made in Italy” was staged by the Italian community of Israel at Tel Aviv’s Tutus Karex gastropub, followed by a concert by singer-songwriter Raiz, who divides his time between Naples and Tel Aviv and whose music is a lively mix of genres. The event aims to attract and involve […]
Read moreJakarta – Strengthening Italo-Indonesian science collaboration
Scientific cooperation between Italy and Indonesia got a boost from two seminars curated by Prof. Nicoletta Maria Ravasio at the Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences of the University of Brawijaya in Malang, Indonesia. The first was entitled “The role of catalysis in the roadmap to Bioeconomy: the case of oleochemicals”, and the second “Mono […]
Read moreCape Town – Fiera Milano organises the Art Fair
Once again Fiera Milano, through its South African branch Exhibitions Africa, is organising the Cape Town Art Fair to be held from 19 to 21 February 2016 in the country’s cultural and commercial heart. Director of Fiera Milano Africa for the event Matthew Partridge pointed out that “Contemporary African art was on everyone’s lips at […]
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