Brazil – first exhibition of Marino Marini
The Pinacoteca of the State of Sao Paulo, museum of the Alderman for Culture of the State of Brazil, will host the exhibition “Marino Marini: from archaism to the end of form”. This will be Brazil’s first retrospective of the work of this Italian sculptor, known internationally for his bronzes and as one of the […]
Read morePrague – Infrastructure, Italy-Czech Republic cooperation growing
Ambassador of Italy to Prague Aldo Amati was accompanied by President of the Italo-Czech Chamber of Commerce Gianfranco Pinciroli to a meeting with the President of the South Moravia Region Michal Hasek and Mayor of Brno Petr Vokral. The meeting centred on Italy’s greater involvement in infrastructure projects planned for the area over the coming […]
Read moreEdinburgh – Giannetti’s ‘Religiosità’ at Photography Festival
The Retina Scottish International Photography Festival will open this evening with the work of Italian photographer Luigi Giannetti in a show entitled “Religiosità”, organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the first of seven exhibitions in seven parts of the city through 30 July. Read more, in Italian
Read moreInternational Criminal Justice Day – Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni’s message
Today, 17 July, we celebrate the International Day of Criminal Justice in memory of a cardinal moment in the development of the rules for defending fundamental rights and punishing crimes that offend the very conscience of humankind. Indeed, the Statute adopted in Rome on 17 July 1998 made it possible to develop those instruments that […]
Read moreDei – Norway: Prysmian awarded contract for Uk-Norway electrical trunkline
Cable manufacturer Prysmian was awarded a 550 million EUR contract for the construction of two-thirds of an undersea electrical trunkline connecting the UK and Norway. The cable will be the world’s longest at an overall 730 kilometres, and is slated for completion in 2021. Commissioning the work are Norway’s Statnett and Britain’s National Grid.
Read moreStuttgart – Wine label design competition for students in Germany
Designing the label for a bottle of Italian wine: that’s the idea behind a competition for students at the universities of Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland. The initiative was launched by the Italian Cultural Institute in Stuttgart and the University for Foreigners in Siena. Candidates have until 4 September 2015 to submit their designs for […]
Read moreTel Aviv – Contemporary Art: Italy and Israel, two worlds compared
Contemporary art will take centre stage at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv with an event entitled “Contemporary Art: Italy and Israel, two worlds compared”. Organised by the Institute in collaboration with Art Tribune, the event will include a presentation of issue “0” of Artribune Israel, whose editor in chief, Giorgia Calò, will be […]
Read moreLyons festival – Ludovico Einaudi to perform at Festival Le Nuits de Fourviere
Lyons will have a chance this evening, 16 July 2015, to enjoy the music of film composer Ludovico Einaudi at a concert at the Grand Theatre as part of the “Festival Le Nuits de Fourviere”. He will be accompanied by Federico Mecozzi on violin, Marco Decimo and Redi Hasa on cello, Alberto Fabris on bass, […]
Read moreSantiago – Music: Performances in Chile by the Sargas Duo
The Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, in collaboration with our Embassy in Chile, is organising a series of concerts featuring the Sargas Duo (Italian musicians Massimiliano Girardi on saxophone and Luca Lavuri on piano). The programme will include pieces by composers ranging from Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone to Mario Pagotto and Danilo Lorenzini. Concerts […]
Read moreGentiloni and Poletti illustrate the Jobs Act to diplomatic representatives of G20 member countries
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for Employment and Social Policies, Giuliano Poletti, chaired a meeting at the Farnesina today, 15 July 2015, with the diplomatic representatives of the G20 member countries. The aim of the meeting was to illustrate the labour market reforms introduced by the Jobs […]
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