“We love ART”, Italian artists exhibit in Chongqing
At the Changjiang Museum of Contemporary Art in Chongqing, the exhibition “We Love ART. Vision and Creativity Made in Italy” was inaugurated a few days ago. It features original works by eight emerging young Italian artists. The exhibition was organized by the General Consulate of Italy in Chongqing jointly with the Italian Institute of Culture […]
Read moreExhibition of contemporary Italian artists in Tashkent
“The Silk Road: Contemporary Art and Artists from Italy” is the title of an exhibition of contemporary art that will be inaugurated in Tashkent tomorrow, 15 December, at the Fine Arts Gallery of Uzbekistan-NBU, one of the most prestigious museums in Uzbekistan. Agostino Pinna, Ambassador of Italy to Tashkent, stated: “The Silk Road offers a […]
Read moreBelgrade, “Dieci corti in giro per il mondo”
On the International Short Film Day, celebrated on 21 December, the day of the winter solstice, the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade presents the initiative “Dieci corti in giro per il mondo (Ten short films around the world)”, scheduled from 13 to 22 December. The National Short Film Centre curates the initiative. The selection offers […]
Read moreEvent in Panama for Italian Design Day 2021
The recently renovated historic ‘La Manzana’ building in the Casco Antiguo district of Panama City was the evocative setting for an event to celebrate Italian Design Day 2021, organised by the Italian Embassy in Panama with the Italian Trade Office in Bogotà (which also has responsibility for Panama), and the collaboration of AREA, the most […]
Read morePhoto exhibition on Nomadism presented in Algiers
A preview of the photo exhibition on Nomadism, which will be held in Algiers, in the first half of 2022, was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute to celebrate the Contemporary Art Day. The exhibition, entitled “Eyes on tomorrow. Young Italian Photographers in the World” was presented at a conference (both in person and on […]
Read moreContemporary Art Day in Turkey, with Tosatti and Peluffo
The 17th Day of Contemporary Art was celebrated in Istanbul on 6 December, with a webinar entitled “Six Years in Istanbul” featuring the new Director of the Quadriennale di Roma art exhibition and sole artist at the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2022, Gian Maria Tosatti. Furthermore, at the invitation of the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreItalian fashion at the Swahili Fashion Week
In the framework of the Embassy of Italy promotional activity in Tanzania, three Italian designers participated to the Swahili Fashion Week, held in Dar es Salaam from 3 to 5 of December, 2021. It is the most important fashion event in Africa after Johannesburg fashion week. More than 90 designers worldwide joined the event. On […]
Read moreAlbania and Kosovo: a tribute to Morricone and Piazzolla
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana concludes its programming for 2021 with a tribute to two great musicians who were widely distant in their culture, origins, and life experiences, but were both absolute icons of the international music scene: the Italian composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) and the Italian-born Argentinian Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). The event – […]
Read moreBeijing, meeting of the Italian system Sistema Italia in China
A meeting of the Italian System in China was held today in Beijing. The meeting was chaired by the Ambassador of Italy in the People’s Republic of China, Luca Ferrari. It was attended by the Consuls General and Deputy Consuls of Shanghai, Canton, Chongqing and Hong Kong, the Directors of ICE Offices and those of […]
Read moreTehran, Ambassador Perrone inaugurates archaeological discovery
The Italian Ambassador to Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone, carried out an official mission, from 8 to 10 December, in the Fars Province, the most important cultural and archaeological centre of Iran, the cradle of the Achaemenid and Sassanid civilisations. The primary purpose of the visit was the inauguration of the museification works of the Tol-e Ajori […]
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