Stockholm – Grand tour of Italian olive oil – a taste of tradition
To explore the colours, aromas, nutritional values and culinary uses of Italian extra virgin olive oil, the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm has organised a special tasting that will take place on Friday 29 May. The tasting will include a glass of red wine. All made in Italy, naturally. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreNew York – Treasure hunt for Italian National Day
A photographic treasure hunt has been organised in New York to celebrate Italian National Day 2015. The treasure hunt, whose topic is “film”, is being organised by Elastica and DISTURbo, a cultural organisation, with support from the Italian Consulate General. It will take place on Sunday 31 May. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreTurkey – EXPO and the best of Italy – presentation in Izmir
In Izmir, the focus was on EXPO Milan 2015, with a special event organised by the Italian Consulate and the EXPO company in collaboration with Izmir’s Chamber of Commerce and the SunExpress airline. Speakers included Consul Luigi Iannuzzi and the head of the commercial office at the Italian Embassy in Ankara, Francesco Varriale. Read more, […]
Read morePeru – Talking about youth movement in the 1960s
“Youth Movements in the 1960s” take centre stage in Peru in an international global history seminar organised by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) and the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreDEI – Ethiopia: Teff flour exports to resume in July
Starting in July 2015, 48 Ethiopian companies will be able to resume exports of teff flour. Teff is a widely used food grain in the country. The government has in part removed the export ban initially established in 2006 owing to fears that food production would fail to keep pace with rising demand. Various parties, […]
Read moreUN – International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, in collaboration with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, invites citizens to celebrate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2015. The celebration will take place in Brindisi at 18.00 on 29 May, on Lungomare Regina Margherita. It is part of the celebrations for […]
Read moreRio de Janeiro – EXPO: “The Seduction of Food, Food to Seduce” in Brazil
“The Seduction of Food, Food to Seduce” is the tittle of a seminar taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro on 3 June 2015. The initiative is part of the cycle of events dedicated to the central theme of the Universal Exposition in Milan, “Nourishing the Planet”. It also part of […]
Read moreAddis Ababa – “Driving in Addis” on display at our Embassy in Ethiopia
“Driving in Addis” is the title of a project by photographer Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine that aims to recount the structural transformations of Addis Ababa from a taxi: a means of transport but also an observation post. An exhibition of about 40 photos will open on Italian National Day (2 June) in the gardens of […]
Read moreDei – China: Marposs doubles its presence with a new factory in Nanking
Marposs has doubled its presence with a new factory in Nanking. A worldwide leader in precision equipment for measurement and quality control, the company has sales of 500 million euro per year, of which about 20% in China. The outlook for growth is high, especially in sectors linked to information technology, vehicles and biomedicine. Marposs […]
Read moreZurich – Davide Longo: Book tour to present “Il Caso Bramard” in Switzerland and then Germany
A tour to present the latest book by Davide Longo, recently published in German with the title “Der Fall Bramard” (“Il Caso Bramard”), starts today in Zurich, in Switzerland. Tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May 2015, the tour continues in Germany at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and on Thursday 28 May moves to Frankfurt. Thursday’s […]
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