Meet the Italians battling Covid-19 in Los Angeles
The #Italiandigitaltownhall series of online meetings, dedicated to Italian scientists and doctors engaged in the front line of the fight against Coronavirus in the United States, arrives in South California. In the wake of the success of the previous events, yesterday’s new meeting was opened by the Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio, in the presence of […]
Read moreIIC Stockholm: “The acrobats” by Iurato in Covid-19 time
Ten illustrated tables to tell women’s lives in the Coronavirus era. ” The acrobats, Suspended days in Covid-19 time – Stockholm 2020″ is a graphic project by Ramona Iurato, born from the artist’s personal reflection on the female universe in such an extraordinary moment as the lockdown. The tables, created for the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreMr Scalfarotto, meeting with Central and Eastern Europe Ambassadors
In the context of regular contact with the Italian Embassies in European countries, this afternoon Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto chaired a meeting with the Italian Ambassadors accredited in Central and Eastern European countries, an area which, particularly during COVID emergency, proved to be of strategic importance for our country.“This discussion” – the Undersecretary observed – “takes […]
Read moreStrega Prize, 12 Incontri con il romanzo italiano di oggi
The Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg and the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna, in collaboration with the Hanser and Zsolnay publishing houses, are publishing 12 Incontri con il romanzo italiano di oggi/ 12 Begegnungenmit Italiens Prosa der Gegenwart, a collection of twelve extracts from twelve novels nominated for the renowned Strega Prize 2020. The Strega […]
Read moreGiovane Poesia Italiana, the video in 4 languages for IICs
The Giovane Poesia Italiana anthology is an e-book published in five languages, and in which twenty Italian poets under 35 are represented at the time of publication. The Pordenonelegge Foundation, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institutes of Madrid, Paris, London and Berlin, has produced a video in four languages involving seven of the young […]
Read moreGreece, Italian cinema travels online
The Embassy of Italy in Greece, the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens and the AIAL Cultural Association invite all residents of Greece to the VIth Review of Italian Cinema in Greece. The initiative, within the framework of the Tempo Forte Italia-Ελλαδα 2020 programme and the Italian-Hellenic Cultural Cooperation Network, and with the support of the […]
Read moreAfrica Day 2020, the video marathon
Niccolò Fabi, Tommy Kuti, Kandy Guira, the Mezzotono, Baba Sissoko: these are just some of the many artists who joined the video marathon organised by the Foreign Ministry to celebrate Africa Day 2020. Today, May 25th – the anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation for African Unity (later African Union) in 1963, created to […]
Read moreItalians in Texas engaged in the front line against covid-19 – Panel opened by the Ambassador of Italy in Washington, Armando Varricchio
Today, May 23rd, the third appointment of the #Italiandigitaltownhall series dedicated to the Italian community in the State of Texas was held. The event was opened by the Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio in the presence of the Consul General in Houston, Federico Ciattaglia. Texas, one of the largest states in the Union, is home to […]
Read moreIIC Tirana: Il Maggio dei Libri 2020
L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tirana aderisce a Il Maggio dei Libri 2020, la campagna nata nel 2011 con l’obiettivo di sottolineare il valore sociale dei libri quale elemento chiave della crescita personale, culturale e civile. Un’iniziativa che invita a portare i libri e la lettura anche in contesti diversi da quelli tradizionali, per intercettare coloro che […]
Read moreIIC Tirana: Il Maggio dei Libri 2020
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana adheres to Il Maggio dei Libri 2020, the campaign created in 2011 to emphasize the social value of books as a key element of personal, cultural, and civil growth. The initiative invites to bring books and read also in contexts other than the traditional ones, to intercept those who […]
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