Osaka hosts exhibition on Amedeo Modigliani
An exhibition on Leghorn-born painter Amedeo Modigliani has inaugurated the new venue of the Art Museum of Nakanoshima (Osaka), one of Japan’s most important ones. The event, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, took place on 9 April. The exhibition will be open to the general public until 18 July 2022. The exhibition […]
Read moreConference on Italy-Vietnam research to be held on 22 April
On the occasion of Italian Research Day 2022, a Conference on hydrogen technology for carbon neutrality will be held in Vietnam on Thursday 22 April, organised by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). The event aims to favour an exchange of know-how between Italian and Vietnamese […]
Read moreExhibition “Gladiators: heroes of the Colosseum” inaugurated in Alicante
The exhibition “Gladiators: heroes of the Colosseum” was inaugurated recently at the Archaeological Museum of Alicante; the inauguration was attended by Italy’s Ambassador to Spain, Mr Riccardo Guariglia. “This exhibition – Ambassador Guariglia said – is by all means a new, important step in further strengthening bilateral relations between Italy and Spain, giving due value […]
Read more“NY loves Lucy” – Donizetti score on display
Gaetano Donizetti’s hand-written score of “Lucia di Lammermoor” will be on display at the NY Loves Lucy exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York from 22 April to 21 May 2022. This is the first time this precious and rarely exhibited manuscript has been lent abroad. Consisting of 181 sheets bound in a […]
Read more“Eyes on Tomorrow” photography show in Addis Ababa
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Addis Ababa organized the Ethiopian stop of the “Eyes on Tomorrow” photographic show, the only edition to be held in sub-Saharan Africa and the largest hosted abroad, with nine artists and nine open-air installations. The exhibition is hosted in the extremely beautiful gardens of Addis Ababa’s Zoma Museum since […]
Read moreAmsterdam, Conference on Sicily in the Byzantine period
The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam will host a conference next 22 April (7:30 PM) organized by the Werkgroep Italië Studies (WIS) titled “Un’isola multiculturale – L’archaeologia in Sicilia durante I periodi Bizantini, Islamici e Normanni” (“A Multicultural Island – Archaeology in Sicily in the Byzantine, Islamic and Norman Periods”). The lecturer will be Joanita […]
Read more“Welcome Venice” to be screened online in Ireland
The screening of the film “Welcome Venice”, directed by Andrea Segre, will take place – following the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute of Dublin – on Monday 18 April. The film will be shown in Italian, with English subtitles. “Welcome Venice” is about two men, Pietro and Alvise, heirs of a family of fishermen […]
Read moreStrasbourg – Farhad Ostovani exhibition
The Italian Cultural Institute in Strasbourg is hosting an exhibition entitled “Primavera” featuring works by painter Farhad Ostovani. Organised to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the poet Dante Alighieri, the event opened on 12 April 2022 and runs until 4 May. The exhibition features 33 watercolours (composed of pastels and pigment on […]
Read moreBuenos Aires — Italian films at BAFICI Festival
The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires is taking part in the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), one of the most important in Latin America. The festival, which runs from 20 April to 1 May 2022, includes a broad selection of Italian films. These include the documentary “Italo Disco. Il suono scintillante degli […]
Read moreAmbassador to Brazil, Azzarello visits Rio Grande do Sul
Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello has ended his official trip to the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The diplomat visited the capital, Porto Alegre and the industrial and wine-growing regions of Caxias do Sul, Bento Goncalves and Pinto Bandeira. On 5 April, the diplomatic mission kicked off with a meeting with staff from […]
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