Madrid: the exhibition “Universe Olivetti” reaches Spain
On the occasion of the 18th Week of Architecture, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid presents the Spanish leg of the world tour of the exhibition “Universe Olivetti. Community as a concrete utopia”. The exhibition, which will open to the public from 7 October to 2 November 2021, is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign […]
Read moreCannes: Ambassador Castaldo visits Thales Alenia Spaces
The Italian Ambassador to France, Teresa Castaldo, accompanied by the Consul General in Nice, Caterina Gioiella, visited the headquarters in Cannes of Thales Alenia Spaces, a joint venture between the French company Alenia Space (67%) and the Italian Leonardo (33%). Thales Alenia Space is a cutting-edge innovative model of internationalisation in the space sector. A […]
Read more“The image of images”: Dante on exhibition in Athens
The programme of celebrations of Dante Alighieri continues in Athens. On 5 October the Ambassador of Italy to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, inaugurated “The image of images”, an exhibition promoted and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, to mark the year of the 700th anniversary of the death of the Supreme Poet. Under the scientific direction […]
Read moreOman, Di Stefano at webinar on green hydrogen and renewables
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Italy, H.E. Manlio Di Stefano, and the Undersecretary for Energy of the Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Salim Al Aufi, shared prospects and opportunities for a stronger cooperation between the two countries in the development of the green hydrogen and renewable energies in a webinar promoted by the Embassy of […]
Read moreDella Vedova visits Strasbourg for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Strasbourg today in view of the of start of Italy’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). During his visit, he will meet with the Secretary General of the CoE, […]
Read moreTeheran: Italy donates 1.2 m doses of vaccine to Iran
Italy has donated 1.2 million doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine to Iran. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tehran to illustrate to the Iranian authorities and the public our country’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19 in Iran. “Italy’s donation […]
Read morePrague: Italy guest of honour at Book Fair 2022
Italy will be guest of honour at the 2022 edition of the Prague International Book Fair (Svet knihy). The main theme will be inspired by the title of a book by Umberto Eco dedicated to the experience and theory of translation, “Saying almost the same thing”, published by Bompiani in 2003. The announcement was made […]
Read moreBrazil: Ambassador Azzarello with representatives of the Italian community
The Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, chaired an inter-institutional meeting with the various representative bodies of the Italian community, to discuss various issues such as preparing for the elections of the Comitês (Committees of Italians abroad) that will take place in December. Azzarello highlighted the work carried out by the network of Consulates in favour of our […]
Read moreCanton: a journey into the work of Gaetano Pesce
“Nobody’s Perfect”, the first solo exhibition in Asia by the legendary Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, was inaugurated today at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC) in Shenzhen, by the Consulate General of Italy in Canton. The exhibition, which anticipates the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, is an explosion of colours […]
Read moreAmsterdam: Dante Alighieri in music
The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam presents the concert “Dantesque Intonations of the Nineteenth Century” a project by Andrea Coen marking the seventh centenary of Dante Alighieri’s death, with bass baritone Mauro Borgioni, Andrea Coen at the piano, and the actor Edoardo Coen. The concert programme, which will take place on 17 October at 3 […]
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