“Traces/Huellas”, an exhibition on Italian contemporary art in Madrid
An exhibition on five decades of Italian contemporary art will open at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid on February 23. The exhibition “Traces/Huellas.Works from the Giorgio Persano Gallery 1971-2021,” curated by Giorgio Persano himself, will be open to the public until June 4. It exhibits about twenty works by Italian artists, ranging from the […]
Read moreSenegal, Italian cinema at the Festival of Black Arts
A review of Italian documentaries and movies related to the World Festival of Black Arts, which was held in April 1966 in Dakar, highlighting Italy’s contribution to the success of the Festival, began yesterday, February 17, and will continue until March 10, 2022 in the Senegalese capital. The event “C’era una volta il ’66” is […]
Read more“Farnesina Verde”: World Day of Energy Saving and Sustainable Lifestyle
With the “Farnesina Verde” award, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation extends environment sustainability standards to the entire foreign network. Our Embassies will be encouraged to develop initiatives in three macroareas: waste reuse and disposal; energy saving and efficiency improvement; reduced plastic use. The most impacting and innovative projects shall receive accolades and […]
Read moreUSA, Ambassador Zappia meets senior Italian group managers
16 February 2022 “The recovery of Italy and the United States and the record data on bilateral trade in 2021 means that we can look towards 2022 with optimism, paying due attention to the geopolitical context and critical factors such as inflation pressures”. This was part of the address given by Italian Ambassador Mariangela Zappia […]
Read moreSingapore, webinar on new technologies in sustainable agriculture
The Italian Embassy in Singapore organised a webinar on new technologies in sustainable agriculture, in tandem with SGInnovate. The “Uncovering Agriculture 4.0 – Sustainable Technologies” event took place in recent days, and was attended by Gianni Ferretti, professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Chiara Corbo, Head of the Smart Agrifood Observatory and Daniele Benatoff, […]
Read more“Epiphany about Nature” in the Farnesina Collection
We would like to welcome “Epiphany about Nature” (1976) by Mario Giacomelli (Senigallia, 1925 – 2000) to the Farnesina Collection. The work forms part of the Epiphany about Nature series comprising aerial shots taken from a Piper airplane. As with his other collections, Giacomelli portrays the countryside near his hometown of Senigallia, transforming it into […]
Read more“ARTE e Tecnologia -Il ruolo dell’Italia nella digitalizzazione dello Zambia”
The Italian Embassy in Zambia is organising the event “ART and Technology” on Thursday, February 17, from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. With the participation of the Zambian Minister for Technology and Science Hon. Felix Mutati, this event, which is the third one of a series of five events, is part of the Project “Italia-Zambia, […]
Read moreBerlin: The Italian Embassy welcomes the stars of Italian cinema
The Italian Embassy in Berlin celebrated the participation of Italian cinema in the 72nd International Film Festival by hosting an event with film directors, actors, producers and technical experts. “I am very happy that in Berlin we are represented by a recognized master like Paolo Taviani and by several young film directors, a combination of […]
Read moreBrussels: Deputy Minister Sereni opens Italy-Belgium panel for the promotion of women’s rights
In order to strengthen bilateral relations with Belgium even in terms of promoting women’s rights and combating gender inequality, the Italian Embassy in Brussels, with the assistance of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, set up an informal bilateral panel on such issues, which featured Italian and Belgian high-profile personalities proceeding from several sectors of […]
Read moreSydney: a musical journey to celebrate Dante
“In Viaggio con Dante“, a musical show divided into three parts:Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, concluded the initiatives organized to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. It was presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with Vicinity QBV. On February 24, at the Queen Victoria Building, the music performed on the piano by […]
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