Italy crossroads for Middle East – Kerry in Rome to relaunch talks. The meeting with Bonino
Rome is a diplomatic crossroads for Middle East negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Italian capital today as part of an effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, acting as envoy for President Barak Obama, who visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories in March. Tony Blair is also in Rome representing the Middle […]
Read moreAUSTRALIA – Sydney show on italian immigration
Sydney’s Australian History Museum has joined Macquarie University in organising the exhibition ‘Viva l’Italia, Viva l’Australia’. The show, which opens on 13 May, retraces the path of Italian immigrants to Australia from the first settlements up to the past-WWII period in photos, maps, objects and filmed interviews. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreUSA – Events in Boston: L’Aquila and Franco Modigliani
Events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA continue in Boston, where a seminar illustrating the reconstruction of the historic city of L’Aquila was held, as well as two panels: one on the impact of Italian Nobel laureate Franco Modigliani’s studies on economic theory and the other on the future of the euro.
Read moreKENYA – Italian Smes at Nairobi Buildexpo
A delegation of business persons from the Italian province of Reggio Emilia, representing the sectors of wood-processing, insulation machinery, electrical generators, elevators, and professional cooking and amusement park equipment, attended BuildExpo at the Jomo Kenyatta trade centre in Nairobi. The delegation was received by the Italian ambassador. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly a crossroads for Middle East – Kerry in Rome to relaunch talks. Bonino-Livni meeting
Rome is a diplomatic crossroads for Middle East negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Italian capital today as part of an effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks, acting as envoy for President Barak Obama, who visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories in March. Kerry’s various and continuing missions to Israel and Palestine […]
Read moreMFA GOOD PRACTICES – Made in Italy showcased in Paris
The Italian embassy in Paris received honourable mention, within the context of the 2012 “Good Practices – The Farnesina that Innovates” Prize for its active role in showcasing the Made in Italy label in France. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMFA GOOD PRACTICES – Italian Embassy in the U.S. takes prize for social platform
It’s a day of celebration for the Italian Embassy in Washington, whose Social Media Hub project was selected as the winner of the 2012 “Good Practices – The Farnesina that Innovates” Prize. The project involves a social media application designed for desktops, tablets and smart phones as a point of encounter with the American public, […]
Read moreLUXEMBOURG – “Transit Loci”, italian photography at centre stage
For European Photography Month, the Italian Cultural Institute in Luxembourg has joined the Centre Culturel de Rencontre Neumunster (Ccrn) and Cafe’ Creme in organizing the exhibition ‘Transit Loci/Aspects de la nouvelle photographie italienne’: a presentation of recent Italian photography showing how the photographic arts are capable of breaking the traditional rules of the visual arts. […]
Read moreABU DHABI – Applause for “La Traviata” in concert format
A performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” in concert format, featuring soprano De Rosa, baritone Giuseppe De Ligia and tenor Giacomo Patti and sponsored by our Embassy, received a warm and enthusiastic response from its Abu Dhabi audience. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMFA – Tricolour 500, honorary mention in Moscow
The project “Tricolour FIAT 500 to represent Italy in Russia” was selected for honorary mention in the context of the 2012 “Good Practices – The Farnesina Innovates” Prize. The idea is for the Italian ambassador to use a FIAT 500 painted in the red, green and white of the Italian flag in his travels in […]
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