Austria: commemoration marking the anniversary of the liberation of Mauthausen
On 15 May 2022 the Italian Ambassador to Austria, Stefano Beltrame, attended the official commemoration marking the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp. A delegation of about 500 Italians led by Dario Venegoni, President of ANED (the national association of deportees to Nazi concentration camps), also took part. Attendees included representatives […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection: “Le tre chiese” by Silvia Camporesi
The Farnesina Collection welcomes a new work, Le tre chiese (2011) by Silvia Camporesi (Forlì, 1973). The triptych is part of the photographer and artist’s La Terza Venezia (2011) series, in which she alternates glimpses of the real with scale miniatures of Italy’s lagoon city. Camporesi chose one of the winter months to portray the city, empty of […]
Read moreAmsterdam, comparing Italian and Dutch architecture
The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam is promoting a series of conferences on trends in Italian and Dutch architecture, starting on 20 May, to compare the design of our cities. The meetings are based on the theme launched by the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2021, curated by Hashim Sarkis, entitled “How will we live together?”. In […]
Read moreMadrid, Accademia Bizantina plays “Vivaldi sacro e profano”
The concert “Vivaldi sacro e profano”, performed by the Italian music ensemble Accademia Bizantina, has been promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, in collaboration with the Associazione Teatrale Emilia Romagna (ATER) and the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical. The event will be held on 19 May at the National Music Auditorium in the […]
Read moreCôte d’Ivoire hosts UN Conference against desertification
The 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) entitled “Land. Life. Legacy: from scarcity to prosperity” is underway in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). The summit, which started on 9 May and will last until 20 May, is attended by delegations from over 190 countries and international organisations, along with […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection open to the public with Open House
Open House Roma is an annual event that enables members of the public to visit buildings in the Italian capital that are of notable artistic or architectural interest. During the weekend of 21-22 May 2022 about 274 buildings will be open to the public, with free guided tours. As part of this initiative, now in […]
Read moreItaly-USA cooperation project concluded in Washinghton
The Italy-USA cooperation project in which students from the Parentucelli-Arzelà di Sarzana Istituto d’Istruzione Superiore in La Spezia and Annapolis High School in Maryland took part in the 2021-2022 academic year has been concluded in Washington. Three grants were awarded to three exemplary Italian students who will spend three weeks at Annapolis High School in […]
Read moreMessico, l’influenza di Dante sugli scrittori messicani
L’influenza di Dante Alighieri sugli scrittori messicani è il tema di una conferenza promossa dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Città del Messico, in programma il 14 maggio alla Casa Universitaria del Libro. Ad illustrare le appropriazioni più vivaci di Dante da parte degli scrittori messicani del XIX secolo, con dati su alcune opere artistiche ispirate […]
Read moreAmbasciatore Luzzi: “Costa d’Avorio, servono macchinari italiani” (ANSA)
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Read moreLaunch of the project “Up For Travellers” in Prague
“Up For Travellers” is the name of a project on tourism launched by the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague and promoted by the Sardegna Travel society, with the support of the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMIC). The Italian Ambassador in Prague, Mauro Marsili, welcomed the initiative, “an introspective look on tourism that meets […]
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