Niger: Ambassador Gatto visits the IOM centre in Agadez
transit centre of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the humanitarian centre of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), local outposts in the fight against human trafficking with projects supported by Italy and other partners. Emilia Gatto met Italian aid workers involved in numerous projects to support the local community and the […]
Read moreMumbai, Ambassador De Luca addresses the Italo-Indian economic community
The Italian Ambassador to India, Vincenzo De Luca, participated in a meeting with the Italo-Indian economic community, which was held a few days ago by initiative of the local Italian Consulate. “I am thrilled to be here in person,” Ambassador De Luca said during one of the events organized in a three-day encounter that brought […]
Read moreTanzania, translations of the Divine Comedy in the local press
Over three million people in Tanzania were reached by a press campaign on Dante Alighieri, the Father of the Italian Language, organized by the Italian Embassy at Dar es Salaam. The initiative appeared mainly in the local newspapers, in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Tanzania, as part of the events celebrating the Week of […]
Read moreBrussels: a comic strip invites to the Comites vote
A comic strip to highlight the work of the Comites in the world and raise awareness among younger generations on the importance of participating in the vote scheduled for 3 December. This is the idea behind the cartoon “Il viaggio continua” (The journey continues), a project realised by the Comites of Brussels, Brabant, and Flanders […]
Read moreWashington: Minister Giorgetti and Ambassador Zappia at the Niaf Gala
The Minister of Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, and the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, attended the 46th Annual Gala of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), celebrating the contribution made by the Italian-American community to the success of the United States and to the strengthening of relations between Italy and the […]
Read moreDoha: an exhibition of Italian jewellery
The exhibition “Diva! Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery”, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is on view at the ART29 gallery of the W Hotel in Doha on the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Qatar. This splendid collection of about 200 pieces – curated by Alba Cappellieri, professor at the […]
Read moreOttawa: “Dante Confidential” documentary
On the occasion of the 21st edition of the “Week of the Italian Language in the World”, the Italian Embassy in Ottawa has uploaded the documentary “Dante Confidential” on its YouTube channel, with English subtitles. In the documentary the conductor Pierfrancesco Diliberto, a/k/a Pif, guides the viewer on a journey like a present-day Virgil, beginning […]
Read moreAthens: An exhibition of artists inspired by Dante will be open until October 29
In connection with the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens has organized a number of events with Dante as their theme. An exhibition or original works by Greek artists inspired by the “Divine Comedy” was inaugurated at the Institute on October 5th and will be […]
Read moreDar es Salaam, presentation of the Italian animation movie “Trash”
Ahead of the COP26 climate change conference, scheduled to take place in Glasgow from 31 October to 13 November, the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam has presented the Italian animation movie “Trash” on the subject of ecology and sustainability. The event was attended by Ambassador Marco Lombardi, who illustrated Italy’s programmes for combating climate […]
Read moreMexico: opening of the 4th. edition of “M’illumino d’immenso”
The Awards Ceremony of the 4th edition of “M’illumino d’immenso. Premio Internazionale di Traduzione di Poesia dall’italiano allo spagnolo” [“M’illumino d’immenso: International Prize for the Translation of Poetry from Italian to Spanish] will be taking place today at the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City and will be preceded by a conversation between the poets Fabio […]
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