Abu Dhabi: exhibition honors Fabrizio Plessi
The Italian Institute of Culture in Abu Dhabi has inaugurated an exhibition entitled “Plessi’s Digital Wall”, featuring the works of Italian artist Fabrizio Plessi, one of the pioneers of digital art in Europe. In addition to the artist himself, the ceremony inaugurating the exhibition, which includes the video installations of the “Splash” series […]
Read moreOnline conference on Venetian art in Russia
Yesterday, 11 October, the “Tsaritsyno” Museum-Reserve, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Moscow and the Department of Art History of the Faculty of History of Moscow State University, organised a conference entitled “Venice in Russia: research experiences on Venetian art and cultural heritage”. The initiative was aimed at researchers, curators of museum collections, young scholars, […]
Read moreDubai: talk on sustainable development and the green economy
The series of Innovation Talks created by ICE, the Italian Trade Agency, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi as part of EXPO 2020, opened with a debate on “Rational consumption, sustainable development, and the green economy”. Opening the debate, the Ambassador to the UAE, Nicola Lener, recalled that these Innovation […]
Read moreRenaissance Venice, exhibition opens in Toronto on 14 October
The Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto has supported and collaborated in this important exhibition on Renaissance Venice, which provides an interesting insight into the daily life and luxury of the lagoon city in the 15th and 16th centuries. The cultural event (“Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads”), organised by and at the Gardiner […]
Read moreSenegal: training programmes in Italy for African students
The Embassy of Italy in Dakar has announced the selection of young people from West Africa who will have the opportunity to continue their higher education in Italy in the 2021/2022 academic year, within the framework of the bilateral cultural and scientific cooperation initiative stemming from the commitment of the Italian diplomatic system to further […]
Read moreBulgaria: Ambassador Zarra at the European Social Entrepreneurship Forum
On the occasion of the International Fair of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), held at the end of September, the Italian Ambassador in Sofia, Giuseppina Zarra, participated in the inauguration of the “Ninth European Forum of Social Entrepreneurship”. The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, and the European Commissioner Maria Gabriel also attended the meeting. […]
Read moreItaliAfrica Business Week; Sereni, building back together
“For years, the ItaliAfrica Business Week has been a privileged place for African and Italian entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas and experiences”. This was said at the opening of the ItaliAfrica Business Week in Rome by Marina Sereni, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. She added: “Africa plays a priority role for our Development Cooperation: […]
Read moreWorld and European Day against the Death Penalty
The Day against the Death Penalty, which is celebrated in Europe and in the world on October 10, is an opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s unconditional opposition to the death penalty: a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, which denies human dignity and does not allow for a remedy in the event of a judicial error. This […]
Read moreAmbassador Lo Cascio at the “Belgrade Economic Forum”
In recent days Ambassador of Italy in Belgrade, Carlo Lo Cascio, has participated, together with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom Sian Macleod, in the panel “Climate Changes and Natural Disasters: Transformation Policies for a Sustainable Future” within the “Belgrade Economic Forum”, now in its 21st edition. In his speech, Ambassador Lo Cascio has stressed the quality of the work carried out by the […]
Read moreThe “Via della Seta” (Silk Road) exhibition stops in Ankara on its way East
The “Via della Seta: Arte e artisti contemporanei dall’Italia” (Silk Road: Contemporary Art and Artists from Italy) exhibition will be held at the prestigious CerModern Museum of Contemporary Art in Ankara, until 10 October. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Turkey, with the contribution of the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, the exhibition was opened […]
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