Lisbon – The Triennale di Milano leaves for Portugal
The Triennale di Milano will be in Lisbon from 2 April to 12 September 2016 with “21st Century, Design After Design”. Thanks to an institutional synergy involving Italy (Embassy of Italy, Italian Cultural Institute and the Triennale itself) and Portugal (the Mude, the Esad and curators of the ‘Objects after Objects’ projects), however, a preview […]
Read moreItaly – Cuba: Collaboration growing thanks to culture
The two main themes of the 18th edition of Italian Culture Week in Cuba are the National Art Schools of Havana (designed by Cuban architect Ricardo Porro and two Italians, Vittorio Garatti and Roberto Gottardi) and Pier Paolo Pasolini. The event has been organised by the Italian embassy in Cuba along with the local Ministry […]
Read moreItaly- Kirghizstan – Minerva 2015 prize goes to Roza Otunbayeva
Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kirghizstan from 7 April 2010 to 31 December 2011 received the Minerva 2015 prize in the section “Women in the World” as acknowledgement of her political commitment, particularly in the promotion of parliamentary democracy in her country. She has headed the foundation named for her since 2011, and is especially active […]
Read moreTurkey: 125 bn dollar investment in energy sector by 2023
Turkey is planning to invest 125 billion USD in the energy sector within the year 2023. The announcement came from energy minister Ali Riza Alaboyun, who explained that, given the country’s energy demand and dependence on foreign suppliers, the country plans to increase generating its capacity from 72 to 130 MW within 2023 and diversify […]
Read moreDublin – Public reading in Ireland of The Divine Comedy
For the 750th anniversary of Dante’s birth, Ireland will be hosting a public reading, in instalments, of the Divine Comedy. It begins tomorrow at the National Gallery of Ireland with a reading of 34 cantos from the Inferno. President of the Republic Michael D. Higgins will be the first of 100 readers who will alternate […]
Read more2016-17Alessandro Di Battista Research Fellowship
In 2002, the Italian government, in collaboration with the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) set up the Alessandro Di Battista Research Fellowship. The Fellowship is co-financed by the Italian Ministry of Finance in memory of the young economist Alessandro Di Battista who was sent […]
Read moreTurkey: 14 December, call for tenders for Big Tunnel of Istanbul
The Turkish ministry of transport, maritime affairs and communication announced a 14 December call for tenders for the design of the Three-Level Big Tunnel of Istanbul, explaining that once the contract was awarded, the engineering plans would be completed within the year. The tunnel will be the first three-level tunnel in the world and will […]
Read moreMadrid – Italian musicians at JazzMadrid 2015
Italian musicians will contribute to animating JazzMadrid 2015 through to the end of the month. The artists on the billet include Elisabetta Antonini and Marcella Carboni, Rita Marcotulli, Fabio Turchetti Trio + Fabio Morabito & Alberto Venturin. Read more, in Italian
Read moreItaly -Brazil: Relations through Design
The history of Italo-Brazilian relations in the fields of art and architecture is the focus of Luciano Devia’s book “Hac Hora: Um Tempo Fora do Tempo”, to be presented on 26 November in Sao Paulo at the European Design Institute, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in that Brazilian city. The author is […]
Read moreOsaka – Fiera italiana del lavoro makes a showing
The Fiera Italiano del lavoro made a showing in Osaka offering encounters between students of the Italian language and culture and Italian and Japanese companies with trade relations with Italy. Speakers at the event, organised by our consulate general in Osaka in collaboration with the Italian Studies department of the University of Osaka, included president […]
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