‘ITALIAN LIFESTYLE’ MAPPING EXERCISE IN SHANGHAI
The Italian Consulate in Shanghai has begun a project to map the “Italian Lifestyle in Shanghai”. The mapping exercise will identify art galleries, architectural practices, boutiques and dressmakers and all the other highlights of the “Made in Italy” brand in the Chinese city. The aim of the project, inspired by the “Historical Map of Italians […]
Read moreTURKEY: Bonino addresses the Chamber – ‘Italy wants a fully democratic Turkey in Europe’
“Italy wants a fully democratic Turkey in Europe and EU membership could have a beneficial effect on Turkey”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her briefing to the Chamber of Deputies on the demonstrations in Turkey which, in the Minister’s view, arose “spontaneously”. The use of force is unacceptable Bonino also […]
Read moreConsulate goes green: photovoltaic installation in Casablanca
The Italian Consulate General has joined the “Green Farnesina” programme designed to promote ever-higher environmental standards and sustainable projects. With the help of sponsorship from Italian companies operating in Morocco, three separate initiatives are now under way to make the Consulate a “laboratory” for sustainable projects. Environmentally harmful emissions reduced by around 32 tons per […]
Read moreDeveloping the Future – Making technology work for Development Cooperation
Democratisation, crisis management, environmental protection “The opportunities opened up by information and communication technology (ICT) extend to the various spheres of Development Cooperation activity, including democratisation, crisis management, environmental protection, public health, combating poverty and protecting human rights. The system that enables vaccine reminders by phone, the application for reporting violence, the priority and personnel […]
Read moreExhibitions: Giuseppe Penone, the first Italian to show in Versailles
Giuseppe Penone is the first contemporary Italian artist to show his works in the Palace of Versailles, following in the footsteps of Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Bernar Venet and Joana Vasconcelos. A leading figures in the “arte povera” movement, Penone has created around 20 bronze sculptures of trees, which will remain on display from 11 […]
Read moreMONTREAL – A look at the world of Gianni Amelio
Montreal is getting ready for look at the world of film director Gianni Amelio, with a 13-day retrospective exhibition at the Cinematheque Quebecoise that runs through 23 June and features some of his best known works: “I ragazzi di Via Panisperna”, “Porte Aperte”, “Il Primo Uomo”, “Lamerica”, “Il ladro di bambini” and “Cosi’ ridevano”. Read […]
Read moreABU DHABI – Leonardo da Vinci’s machines
Catapults and cannons and even a printing machine, the first mountain pen and bicycle, are just some of the machines born of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci that have captured the imagination of Abu Dhabi in an exhibition entitled ‘Leonardo da Vinci, the genius and his inventions’, at the Hotel Emirates through 5 July. […]
Read moreARGENTINA – Battiato for the first time in Buenos Aires
Sicily’s eclectic singer-songwriter, musician, director and painter Franco Battiato was in Buenos Aires for the first time on 8 June during his “Open Sesame” international tour. The concert was part of the broader “Verano Italiano”, a series of cultural events to be presented in the Argentine capital through 5 July in the course of a […]
Read moreMorandi’s bottles at the Bozar in Brussels
One hundred still-lives, landscapes and bottles pictures were carefully selected by Maria Cristina Bandera for a retrospective tribute by the Palais des Beaux Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, capital of Gelgium and of the EU to one of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists. Open to the public from 7 June to 22 September 2013 The […]
Read moreDassù discusses renewable energy strategy with Amin
“The development of renewable energy sources is one of the mainstays of Italy’s and of Europe’s energy strategy, as well as a factor in stimulating economic growth”, Deputy Minister Dassù stated after a meeting today in Rome with Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Adnan Amin, on the occasion of his first […]
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