Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

5 August 2025

Beijing: conference on Arnaldo Pomodoro

Just over a month after the passing of renowned sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926–2025), the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing hosted a conference dedicated to the great Master at the Chao Art Center, one of China’s leading institutions for contemporary art research and development. Among the most iconic works of Pomodoro’s international career is Sphere Within […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 July 2025

First edition of the “Italian Fashion Days in the World”

The inaugural edition of the Italian Fashion Days in the World (Giornate della Moda Italiana nel Mondo – GMIM) will begin on Sunday, 3 August. The initiative was launched last January by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, as part of Italy’s “growth diplomacy” strategy, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 July 2025

Andrea Costanzo Martini at the Dance Festival Malta

A double appointment with Andrea Costanzo Martini, dancer and choreographer, has animated the rich programme of the Dance Festival Malta, a multidisciplinary festival that for years has offered a successful platform to attract students’ and professionals’ attention to the world of dance. The dancer from Piedmont, with an international training gained between Germany, Sweden and Israel, performed […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 July 2025

Hammamet: Addict Ameba perform live for “Shluq”

On 23 July, the Centre Culturel International de Hammamet hosted a concert by Addict Ameba, one of the most original collectives on the contemporary Italian music scene. The event formed part of the “Shluq – Musica in movimento” series, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis in collaboration with Chullu, a creative agency operating […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 July 2025

Prague, Mastroianni on show with “Marcello’s Gaze”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague is hosting the photography exhibition Marcello’s Gaze (Lo sguardo di Marcello) until 17 September, dedicated to the unforgettable Marcello Mastroianni, just over one hundred years after his birth. A highlight of Prague’s summer cultural calendar, the exhibition was inaugurated on 17 July in the presence of numerous guests, including […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 July 2025

Montréal, the Italian Contemporary Film Festival is underway

On 12 July, the official opening of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival took place at the Cinema du Musée in Montréal. The event is organised by Vision Méditerranéenne and ICFF Canada with the support of the Consulate General of Italy as part of Fare Cinema, the initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

24 July 2025

July–August issue of the SFIM Newsletter now online

The SFIM Newsletter provides monthly insights into developments concerning Italian education abroad, highlighting key initiatives, educational projects, and cultural activities promoted by the Italian Education System in the World (SFIM). SFIM encompasses Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, and lectureships at foreign universities. Highlights of this issue include: the follow-up to […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

24 July 2025

MAECI and AMACI for the Contemporary Art Day: applications now open

The Italian Foreign Ministry is once again partnering with AMACI (the Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums), through the global network of Italian Cultural Institutes, to promote the 21st edition of the Contemporary Art Day, which will take place internationally from Saturday 4 to Friday 10 October 2025. On Saturday 4 October 2025, the 21st […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

24 July 2025

Elena Fontanella appointed as new Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid

Elena Fontanella, newly appointed and highly esteemed Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, aims to strengthen the Italian cultural presence throughout western Spain by promoting decentralised activities, teaser events for major Italian initiatives, and joint projects with the various Italian institutions operating in Spain. A strong identity, hospitality, appeal, and the promotion of […]

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22 July 2025

Budapest, exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Marastoni

Following six years of preparatory work, the first major retrospective exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Marastoni was inaugurated on 18 June at the Budapest History Museum: “An Italian in Pest – Giacomo Marastoni (1804–1860) and the first Hungarian Academy of painting”. Giacomo Marastoni – or Jakab Marastoni, as he was known in Hungarian – was born […]

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21 July 2025

Paris, exhibition of Fausto Pirandello

The exhibition “Fausto Pirandello. Painting and the human condition” was inaugurated on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris, where it will remain open to the public until 3 October. The opening was attended by the curator and Giovanna Carlino Pirandello, President of the Fausto Pirandello Foundation. Celebrated by critics for […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

18 July 2025

Public and Community Archaeology: The Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi (Cyprus) on Archeologia Viva, July–August 2025

The evidence for fresh new results of the Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi (Cyprus)  have been given significant visibility in the July–August 2025 issue of Archeologia Viva. The magazine, which also features the project on its cover, dedicates extensive coverage to the Italian Archaeological Project, which has been active for over fifteen years. The Italian […]

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