Italy-Iran digital forum on pharmaceutics and medical devices
Yesterday, 22 February, Italy’s Embassy in Teheran, along with the local ITA (Italian Trade Agency) office, hosted a virtual business forum on the opportunities Iran can offer to Italian businesses as regards pharmaceutics, medical devices, dentistry equipment and food supplements. For the occasion, Italy’s Ambassador to Teheran, Mr Giuseppe Perrone, pointed out that the initiative […]
Read moreSão Paulo: meetings on Italian authors
The Italian Cultural Institute in São Paulo has organized a series of meetings on authors of Italian literature. The first meeting is scheduled for 8 March 2022 and will deal with “Women in the Middle Ages”. The event, curated by Valentina Cantori, is called “Ripensare il canone: scrittrici italiane dalle origini al XX secolo” [Rethinking the standards: […]
Read moreBrazil: Telespazio will supply OneWeb with a new satellite gateway
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), through its controlled Telespazio Brazil, will supply OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite communications company, with infrastructure and services for a new satellite gateway at the teleport in Maricá, in the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection: new entry with “A Lecture on Martian History” by Cannavacciuolo
Allow us to welcome into the Farnesina Collection “A Lecture on Martian History” (2021) by Maurizio Cannavacciuolo. The artwork, in polychrome ceramic panels, has a total surface area of 15 metres, was made in collaboration with the Faenza-based ‘Ceramica Gatti 1928’ and installed in the entrance hall of the Farnesina. The artist has created a […]
Read more“Expert Hands” in Nur-Sultan: tales of Italian creativity
The Embassy of Italy in Nur-Sultan has launched a new integrated promotional programme entitled “Mani esperte” (“Expert Hands”). With its innovative format, the programme aims to recount the union between Italy’s creative spirit and the quality of its workmanship. About ten events are planned for 2022, as part of the broader programme of initiatives to […]
Read moreAthens, commemoration of the sinking of the steamer “Oria”
A ceremony commemorating the victims of the steamer ‘Oria’, which sank on February 12, 1944 off the coast of Attica, near the island of Patroklos, was held yesterday, February 20, at the Monument commemorating these honourable victims, located at kilometre 60 of the Athens-Sounion coastal road. On the ship there were over 4,000 Italian military […]
Read moreHamburg, online visit to the gardens of Villa Lante
The spectacular gardens of Villa Lante, one of the most famous Italian Mannerist gardens of the 16th century, are the subject of an online project – #andarpergiardini – created by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg. They are the main attraction of Villa Lante, located in Bagnaia, which is part of the Municipality of Viterbo. […]
Read moreLondon, a meeting on Marconi’s genius
A meeting dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi (1874 – 1937) will be held on Monday, February 21, at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. “The genius of the waves” is the title of the event dedicated to the famous Italian physicist, inventor of the wireless telegraph, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909. […]
Read moreItalian Embassy in Teheran pays homage to Pasolini
The centennial of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s birth was celebrated in Teheran with a concert by pianist Giovanni Guidi, held at the residence of the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Perrone. The acoustic piano performance, entitled “100 lettere d’amore” (100 love letters) was composed by Giovanni Guidi specifically for the occasion, to commemorate the renowned Italian intellectual and […]
Read moreAmbassador Marrapodi visited the Italian institutions in Istanbul
Over the last few days the Ambassador of Italy to Turkey, Giorgio Marrapodi, carried out his first mission to Istanbul and visited all the Italian institutions in the country, including the Consulate General, where he was welcomed by Consul General Elena Sgarbi and the Cultural Institute, where he was received by Director Salvatore Schirmo. The […]
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