Canton: 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 […]
Read moreBelgrade: 24 hours devoted to Italian style
The Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade has hosted the 10th edition of the event called “24 Hours of Elegance” dedicated to Italian masters of tailoring. On 30 September, in collaboration with DeGorsi Luxury Consulting, the Institute hosted a series of initiatives as part of the “Beautiful and Well-crafted” event. During the event, a book […]
Read moreBrussels: innovation, design and sustainability
On 29 September, the Italian Embassy in Brussels hosted an initiative to promote Italian design, architecture and sustainable innovation at the Residence, centred on Stefano Boeri, who spoke to a qualified Belgian and European audience on “Urban forestation and architecture. The Milan system”. The presentation reviewed the main green architectural projects in Europe and, more […]
Read moreBarcelona: an exhibition about Federico Fellini
The exhibition “Il Centenario. Fellini nel mondo” (“The Centenary. Fellini in the world”), already exhibited in 8 countries, arrives in Barcelona. From today until 09 January, the Spanish public will be able to admire scripts, contracts, letters, drawings, photographs of sets and of the director’s private life, as well as posters, playbills, props, and costumes, […]
Read moreParis: a round table on hydrogen and energy transition
Energy transition and the role of hydrogen were the focus of a round table organised in Paris by the Italian Embassy in France. The debate, opened by Ambassador Teresa Castaldo and moderated by Alain Elkann, was attended, among others, by the CEO of Snam, Marco Alverà, the Chairman and CEO of Renault, Luca De Meo, […]
Read moreAthens: conference on Dante and Greece
The Italian Cultural Institute of Athens has organised the conference “Dante and Greece”, dedicated to the space that the Supreme Poet has had in modern and contemporary Greek literature. Promoted by the Italian Philellenic Society along with numerous Italian, Greek and Cypriot institutions, the reason for the initiative is to deepen the legacy of Dante […]
Read moreLuxembourg: Italian design for sustainable projects
On the occasion of the 5th edition of the Italian Design Day in Luxembourg, the Italian Embassy and the Italian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (CCIL) have organised a conference on “Design and Materials: new challenges for a fresh sustainable start of the Made in Italy brand”, during which the participants analysed how the world of design […]
Read moreDubai: Della Vedova at the inauguration of the Italy Pavilion
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Dubai to open the Italy Pavilion at Expo2020, together with the Commissioner General Paolo Glisenti and the Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Nicola Lener. Along with the Pavilion’s institutional partners, the ceremony will be attended by the senior management of […]
Read moreAlgeria: a seminar on the protection of refugees
For next 04 October the Embassy of Italy in Algeria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers are organising a seminar dedicated to the collaboration between UNHCR and Algeria in the implementation of Objective 16 of the 2030 Agenda (relating to peace, solid justice and institutions) on the theme “Refugee protection as an instrument of […]
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