“Opera Opera. Allegro ma non troppo” in Berlin
The exhibition “Opera Opera. Allegro ma non troppo”, which gathers together a significant selection of contemporary art works from the MAXXI Collection, was presented yesterday evening, 30 March, at the Italian Embassy in Berlin. The exhibition will be held at the PalaisPopulaire by Deutsche Bank of Unter den Linden from 27 April to 22 August […]
Read moreItaly-France, agreement on the circular bioeconomy
A memorandum of understanding between two national circular bioeconomy associations was signed in recent days at the Italian Embassy in Paris. The two associations are Bioeconomy for Change (France) and Spring (Italy). The aim of the understanding is to strengthen cooperation between the two national ecosystems to support research and the industrialisation and marketing of […]
Read more“Italy’s Great Friends”, Tadao Ando tells his story
The Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka has produced a new series of testimonial videos titled “Italy’s Great Friends” in which Japanese masters in various fields of art tell of their personal relationship with Italy. The series kicked off last 23 March and is now available online. In the first episode, the narrator is Tadao Ando, […]
Read moreBrazil, Ambassador Azzarello went on an official visit to Belem
Last 22nd of March, the Italian Ambassador in Brasilia, Francesco Azzarello, went on an official visit to Belem, the capital of the State of Pará. During the visit, he met with the Governor, Helder Barbalho, the Mayor, Edmilson Rodrigues, the Rector of the Federal University, Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho and the director of the “Liceo Italiano”, Guido […]
Read more2022 Guide for Agrifood Companies in Norway
A new, updated edition of the Guide for Italian investors and exporters in Norway in the agrifood sector has been published by the Italian Embassy in Oslo. The guide focuses in particular on pasta, wine, cheese, fruit and vegetables. Featuring a whole lot of data and information, the new guide wants to offer guidance in […]
Read moreLebanon: theatre performance based on the Divine Comedy
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon and the Municipality of Sarba Nabatieh organized a theatre performance called “Lo smarrimento” based on the “Inferno” in Dante’s Divine Comedy. The play will be staged in Italian at the Monnot Theatre in Beirut on 9 April 2022. The protagonists are all young locals studying Italian. Direction by Ali Bitar […]
Read moreItaly-Armenia: performance of “La Traviata” by Verdi
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Italian Republic and the Republic of Armenia, a performance of “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi was organized. The event was held on 24 March 2022 at the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet “Alexander Spendiaryan” in Yerevan, and was presented by […]
Read moreNew addition to Farnesina Collection: Biasucci’s “Ex voto”
The Farnesina Collection welcomes a new work, “Ex voto” (2007) by Antonio Biasiucci (Dragoni, 1961). The work consists of 12 photographs depicting different forms of votive offering, taken by the artist during a visit to the chapel of St Giuseppe Moscati, a doctor, in the Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo in Naples. In this work Biasiucci […]
Read moreParis, French and Italian publishers exchange ideas
The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris organized a meeting between French and Italian publishers that will take place at the “Italissimo” Festival from the 6th to the 10th of April to tackle their common problems and make an overview of the transformations in the publishing industry and of the translations in both languages. It will be an opportunity to […]
Read moreLisbon, an exhibition to celebrate Pasolini
An exhibition of images and words in Lisbon celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini. ‘’La lunga strada di sabbia’’ (“The Long Sand Road”), a photographic exhibition curated by Silvia Di Paolo and organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Portugal and in […]
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