Ambassador Varricchio attended the opening of the “Venezia 500” exhibition
The Ambassador of Italy to Germany, Armando Varricchio, held a speech at the opening of the exhibition “Venezia 500. Die sanfte Revolution der venezianischen Malerei” organised at the Alte Pinakothek of Munich. The show, sponsored by the Italian Embassy and Generali, focuses on the revolutionary innovation of Venetian painting in the Renaissance period. It includes […]
Read moreConference and exhibition “Calvino qui e altrove” for the Week of the Italian Language in the World in Ottawa
On the occasion of the 23rd edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World – this year on the theme of sustainability – and the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth, the Italian Embassy in Canada organised a conference dedicated to the famous Italian writer. The conference, organised by Professor Paolo Granata of […]
Read moreZagreb, Week of the Italian Language closes with Calvino
To close the 23rd Week of the Italian Language in the World, which this year focused on the theme “Italian and sustainability”, the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb organised a concert-reading dedicated to Italo Calvino. The event, entitled “Sul far del giorno”, proposed — through the music of composer and saxophonist Marco Castelli and the […]
Read moreIraq: the new Nineveh Archaeological Park is born
The Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, Maurizio Greganti, presided over the inauguration ceremony of the Nineveh Archaeological Park, the first Archaeological Park in Federal Iraq. The ceremony was attended by Adnan Ibrahim, Presidential Advisor, Najim al-Jubouri, Governor of Nineveh, Abdelsitar Habo, Mayor of Mosul, and Nicolò Marchetti of the University of Bologna, Director of the Iraqi-Italian […]
Read moreMontreal: Conference on the Italian Language in Québec
The Consulate General of Italy in Montreal has organised, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the first edition of the Stati Generali della Lingua Italiana in Québec. The event, entitled “L’italiano in Québec: stato dell’arte e prospettive per il future” (Italian in Québec: state of the art and perspectives for the future), closed the […]
Read moreThe exhibition “Fotogrammi di moda italiana” opens in Madrid
The exhibition “Fotogrammi di moda italiana: dagli anni ’50, l’Italia che veste il cinema internazionale” (Photograms of Italian fashion: from the 1950s, Italy dressing international cinema), organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid under the auspices of the Italian Embassy in Spain and curated by Stefano Dominella, honorary president of the Maison Gattinoni, will […]
Read moreCommemoration at the Italian Military Cemetery in Milovice
Once again this year, on the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Prague, a commemoration ceremony was held at the Italian Military Cemetery in Milovice, where 5,276 Italian soldiers and soldiers of other nationalities who fell in the Czech Republic during the two World Wars are buried. During the celebration, flower wreaths were laid at […]
Read moreA programme to combat youth unemployment kicks off in Senegal
The Ambassador of Italy in Dakar, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, and the Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Dramane Haidara, have signed a new multi-bilateral programme entitled “ADIJEFE”, financed by the Italian Government. The initiative aims to contribute to the creation of decent jobs through a more effective integration of young people into the […]
Read moreThe Week of the Italian Language in Jeddah
The 23rd edition of the Week of the Italian Language was inaugurated in Jeddah at the prestigious University for Business and Technology with a lecture-performance by the Italian duo Mumble Teatro (Davide Marranchelli – Roberto Dibitonto) entitled Le Città invisibili (Invisible Cities). The lecture took the audience on a journey through Calvino’s imaginary universe connected […]
Read moreSlovakia: two concerts by Murmur Mori
The Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, has organised two concerts dedicated to Italian medieval music to open the Week of the Italian Language in the World in Slovakia. Both concerts were performed by the Murmur Mori ensemble, which gave a first concert in the Franciscan Church in Bratislava and […]
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