Hanoi – Italian architecture with “Small Utopias”
The exhibition entitled “Small Utopias: Italian architecture in the third millennium between history, research and innovation” opens tomorrow, 7 February 2015, in Hanoi. The initiative was organised by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, headed by Ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni, as part of the Y-Viet 2015 programme. Hosted by Casa Italia, the exhibition consists of 10 panels […]
Read moreHamburg – Focus on Calabria, with events at the Italian Cultural Institute
Calabria is in the limelight in Hamburg, where the Italian Cultural Institute has organised a programme of events illustrating the region. Calabrian musician Peppe Voltarelli presented his first book, “Il caciocavallo di Bronzo”, while Calabria in film features in screenings of “Un ragazzo di Calabria”, directed by Luigi Comencini, and “Il Sud è niente”, by […]
Read moreGreat Britain – Ambassador visits Cambridge research institutes
To support the growing scientific collaboration between Italy and the United Kingdom, the Italian Ambassador, Pasquale Terracciano, visited the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) at the University of Cambridge today, 6 February 2015. During his visit the Ambassador met Professor Graziano Pesole, director of the Institute of Biomembrane and Bioenergetics (IBBE), to discuss Italy’s participation in […]
Read moreLos Angeles – TaorminaFilmFest to launch in the USA
In the run-up to the 61st TaorminaFilmFest, which will run from 12 to 20 June 2015, the organisers have announced an important new development for 2016: the Festival will be extended to Los Angeles. Thanks to an agreement with the Italian Cultural Institute, our Consulate General and the Italian Trade Agency-ICE, the city will host […]
Read moreWarsaw: an Italian graphic novel tells the story of the man who discovered the holocaust
Jan Karski was a Polish resistance fighter who escaped the Warsaw ghetto and in 1943 told Churchill and Roosevelt of the horrors of the Shoah. Two Italian illustrators, Marco Rizzo and Lelio Bonaccorso have now told his story, in graphic novel form. Their book, “Jan Karski. L’uomo che scoprì l’olocausto”, will be presented on Monday […]
Read moreUSA – Our Embassy in a mission to promote cooperation
Claudio Bisogniero, the Italian Ambassador to the United States, has been on a mission to Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky to meet state authorities and promote economic, cultural and scientific relations with Italy. Another goal was to underscore the importance of EXPO Milan 2015 and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Bisogniero’s programme also […]
Read moreNice – Exhibition features Italy’s UNESCO sites, with the focus on Piedmont
All eyes on Piedmont at the opening of the exhibition on “Italian UNESCO World Heritage Sites: a journey in 50 Images”, organised by the Italian Consulate General in Nice, the Italian Cultural Institute of Marseille and the association for Italian World Heritage assets. The recently included Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato took pride […]
Read moreMinsk: An exhibition featuring the Madonna and Child
A selection of paintings, drawings and prints featuring the Madonna and Child and ranging from the 15th to 19th centuries will feature in an exhibition entitled “Mater Dei. Iconografia di un amore. Opere da Musei e Fondazioni di Perugia e Minsk, sec. XV-XIX”. The exhibition, which will run from 13 February to 3 May 2015, […]
Read moreBudapest – Literary events at the Italian Cultural Institute
New literary events at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest. On Thursday 5 February 2015 Eva Vigh will present her book “Il costume che appare nella faccia”. This will be followed, on 12 February, by a presentation by art historian Maria Prokopp of her book “Ricordi ungheresi medievali a Napoli”, based on the life of […]
Read moreCaracas: Uto Ughi remembers Maestro Claudio Abbado
Uto Ughi, the famous Italian violinist, will be performing in Caracas on 6 February 2015 with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Diego Matheuz. The concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Caracas to commemorate Claudio Abbado, who died one year ago. Ughi will also give 2 master-classes for young musicians, and […]
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