“La lettrice di Čechov”: meet the author
“La lettrice di Čechov: a meeting with Giulia Corsalini” is the title of a conference to be held at the Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne on 20 January (7:00 pm), organised together with the Italian Cultural Institutes of Berlin and Hamburg. For the occasion, author Giulia Corsalini shall present her debut novel, “La lettrice di Čechov” […]
Read moreBarcelona to host the screening of “Gli sci di Primo Levi”
To mark the Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, the Italian Cultural Institute in Barcelona, in cooperation with RAI, will host the screening of Bruna Bertani’s film “Gli sci di Primo Levi” directed by Paola Toscano.. The docufilm narrates the story of Primo Levi, the man and the writer, through the memories of those who […]
Read moreItaly Key Theme at Pamplona Negra Festival
Madrid’s Italian Cultural Institute, under the patronage of the Italian Embassy, is a contributor to the 8th edition of the Pamplona Negra Festival running from 17 to 22 January at the Baluarte Conference Centre and Auditorium of Navarre. With Italy and the Italian publishing industry ranking as this year’s key theme, the focus of this […]
Read moreMoscow hosts Scarti scelti stills on Venice
The Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow is to host a photographic exhibition on Venice titled Scarti Scelti (Select Scraps), running 22 January – 1 April, showcasing the work of Ca’ Foscari University’s Professor Emeritus of Persian language and Literature Riccardo Zipoli. Coordinated by the Ca’ Foscari Information Corner at the National Research University Higher School […]
Read moreExhibition of artists of African origin in Paris
The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris hosts “The Recovery Plan. Devoir de mémoire à l’italienne”, an itinerant cultural centre for the work of artists of African origin in the Italian context. The temporary centre curated by BHMF (Black History Month Florence), in collaboration with BHMFBo (Black History Month Bologna) and the magazine “Africa e Mediterraneo”, houses three […]
Read more“Magister Raffaello” exhibition opening on 11 January in Belo Horizonte
The multimedia exhibition “Magister Raffaello”, organized on the 500th anniversary of Raphael Sanzio’s death, will be inaugurated tomorrow, 11 January, in Belo Horizonte, after the exhibition was presented in Sao Paulo. The event has been promoted by the Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte and will be held at the Palacio das Artes until 27 February 2022. Consul Dario […]
Read moreItaly donates vaccines to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health as part of the COVAX programme
A shipment of Covid vaccines donated by Italy and Germany, in collaboration with WHO and UNICEF, has been delivered to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health. The donation was made as part of the COVAX (Covid-19-Vaccine Global Access Facility) programme, an international initiative, supported by the United Nations, to ensure access to and fair and […]
Read moreWashington, virtual meeting with author Edith Bruck
The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington has organised a virtual meeting, on 24 January 2022, with the Hungarian-born, naturalised Italian, author Edith Bruck, a witness of the Shoah. The author will dialogue with Stefania Lucamante, Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of Cagliari and Professor of Italian Studies at the Catholic University of America, […]
Read moreTurkey, more and more students choosing Italian universities
The number of students from Turkey choosing to study in Italy is rising significantly. This has emerged from the “Italia chiama Turchia” (Italy calling Turkey) project, which aims to collect useful data for promoting academic relations between Italy and Turkey, with a view both to strengthening relations and cooperation between the universities of the two countries and consolidating the number of academic exchanges between Italian […]
Read moreChina: Milano Design Film Festival arrives in Chengdu
On Friday, December 17, the Vice Consul of Italy in Chongqing, Adriana Lori, participated in the ceremony of inauguration of the Milano Design Film Festival at the renowned Zhongxin bookstore in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. The event was attended by the Vice Director of the Management Committee of the Tianfu New Area, Diao Yi, the Vice General Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the City of Chengdu, Huang Tao and […]
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