Diplomazia Culturale

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27 January 2025

London, “We Rise by Lifting Others”

The Italian Cultural Institute of London is delighted to support the light sculpture “We Rise By Lifting Others”, created by Marinella Senatore and inspired by the Southern Italian tradition of luminarie (traditional festive lights). The artwork is part of “Winter Light”, an outdoor exhibition (on display until 2 February), free to visit and showcasing light-based […]

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24 January 2025

Krakow, “Echoes of hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust”

On 16 January 2025, in connection with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp on 27 January, the Italian Ambassador to Poland Luca Franchetti Pardo inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow the exhibition Echoes of Hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust. The exhibition, curated by art historian and […]

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21 January 2025

Rabat, ‘InCanto d’Amore’ Opera Gala

Soprano Silvia Colombini, accompanied by soloists from Milano Classica, performed the best-known opera masterpieces singing of love in the ‘InCanto d’Amore’ Opera Gala, organised by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat, in collaboration with the ‘Fondation Ali Zaoua’. The first performance was held at the Palais Soleiman in Marrakech, during a charity evening. A second concert was […]

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17 January 2025

San Francisco, “Art + Propaganda in the European Tapestry”

On display at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the exhibition “Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries” presented, for the first time in the United States, the complete cycle of seven monumental tapestries depicting the Battle of Pavia, fought on 24 February 1525 between the French army led by […]

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17 January 2025

New Delhi, “Objects between the lines”

The Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi, in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, presents an exhibition at the KNMA in Noida dedicated to the relationship between Italian literature and design. The exhibition, titled “Objects between the lines“, curated by Andrea Anastasio, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Domitilla Dardi, design historian […]

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15 January 2025

Vienna: Retrospective on Italian Directors Zampa and Salce

The traditional Italian retrospective at the start of the year at the FilmMuseum in Vienna, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is dedicated to two directors who embody the satirical and socio-critical essence of comedy, offering a portrait of social and moral evolution: Luigi Zampa (1905–1991) and Luciano Salce (1922–1989). Alongside great classics like […]

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14 January 2025

Chengdu, “A Journey of Knowledge. The Travels of Marco Polo”

The exhibition A Journey of Knowledge. “The Travels of Marco Polo” and its Legacy between East and West, which had already met with great success in Beijing, can be visited at the Sichuan Museum in Chengdu until 15 April. The Chengdu exhibition was promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian Cultural […]

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9 January 2025

Santiago, Chiara Guidi takes the stage

Italy is participating in the next edition of the Teatro a Mil International Festival in Santiago with Chiara Guidi, playwright, director and theatre actress, as well as founder, together with Romeo and Claudia Castellucci and Paolo Guidi, of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, now Societas, an avant-garde theatre company known for its experimentation. Thanks to the collaboration […]

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8 January 2025

Shanghai, “Real and Imaginary Lands. China and Marco Polo”

As part of the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death  (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the exhibition “Real and Imaginary Lands. China and Marco Polo: A Tale of Books” took place at the Shanghai Library East (open until 28 February). The event was attended by the Consul General […]

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8 January 2025

Seoul, “MOSAIC. Italian Code of a timeless art”

The fourth stop of the exhibition “MOSAIC. Italian Code of a timeless art” was inaugurated at the Korea Foundation Gallery in Seoul. The event, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul under the auspices of the Italian Embassy and in collaboration with the Korea Foundation, is one of the central events in the celebrations […]

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8 January 2025

Doha, Amerigo Vespucci stop

On the occasion of the Doha leg of the Amerigo Vespucci, the Embassy of Italy contributed to the schedule of cultural events by organising two evening concerts and an exhibition open to the public for the duration of the “Villaggio Italia”, the structure adjoins the “most beautiful sailing ship in the world” that has hosted, […]

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7 January 2025

Curitiba pays homage to Puccini

The first edition of the project “Il Largo delle Opere” turned Curitiba into a true stage for celebrating classical music, bringing the magic of opera to the amphitheatre of the Sao Francisco Ruins in Curitiba. Included in the official programme of the “Christmas of Curitiba – Luz dos Pinhais 2024”, with the institutional support of the Consulate General of Italy in Curitiba, the […]

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