Mission by Undersecretary Scalfarotto in Canada
Undersecretary Scalfarotto is visiting Toronto (Canada) to inaugurate the first edition of “WeLoveModainItaly Toronto”, organised by CNA Federmoda, in collaboration with the Italian Foreign Ministry and the ICE – Italian Foreign Trade Agency, in support of the fashion and accessory sector. The visit also aims to strengthen economic relations with one of the wealthiest regions […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto, visiting the Usa, defends Italian businesses and consumers
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, has completed a mission to the Usa. While in Washington, the Undersecretary had a number of meetings with representatives of the Administration and of Congress. Several days after the announcement, on 24 January, by the US Administration, of new customs tariffs on aluminium and steel products, […]
Read moreFarnesina: today’s first contended child task force in 2020
Today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation took place the first disputed Junior Task Force in 2020. The technical-operational table, chaired by the General Directorate for Italians Abroad, was attended – as usual – by representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Interior. The meeting, once again, was characterized, by the […]
Read moreUSA: concerts, conferences and exhibitions for the Holocaust Remembrance Day
The diplomatic representations and Italian cultural institutes in the USA celebrated with conferences, exhibitions and concerts the Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp. The Italian writers who witnessed the Shoah were at the centre of the event organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreLyon: Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition
Full-size backlit reproductions of the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci will be on display until February 29th at the Catholic University of Lyon as part of the ‘Leonardo Opera Omnia’ exhibition organised and designed by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon. Using digital technologies, the exhibition enables visitors to rediscover the works of the genius […]
Read morePrague: conference on Primo Levi
The Italian Institute of Culture in Prague dedicated the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, on the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz, to Primo Levi. The conference on the writer’s work, held by Domenico Scarpa, who has co-authored with Roberta Mori the […]
Read moreBratislava: the Gabriele Coen Trio for Holocaust Memorial Day
For Holocaust Memorial Day on January 30, the Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Israeli Embassy in Slovakia, will be presenting “Jewish Experience”, a jazz concert by the Gabriele Coen Trio at the Concert Hall of the Slovak National Radio. Gabriele Coen on soprano saxophone and clarinet, Pietro Lussu […]
Read moreOpen for you: what’s new in 2020 in the Farnesina Collection
On 31 January the “Open for you” even is back, offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy the contemporary art collection of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation every last Friday each month, also thanks to the collaboration with the volunteers of Touring Club Italiano. In 2020, “Open for you” will feature a new […]
Read moreItalians residing in Spain: meeting-debate with Merlo in Madrid
Italians residing in Spain have become over 300 thousand, more than doubling the numbers of ten years ago. An articulate and well-integrated community, concentrated in particular areas (Barcelona and Catalonia, Madrid, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Andalusia and the region of Valencia, in this order), with an average age of 40 years and in which second […]
Read moreBelgrade: a recital dedicated to Primo Levi
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade, together with the Belgrade Drama Theatre, will present the literary recital ‘Primo’ based on the book ‘If this is a Man’ by Primo Levi. The recital, performed by Swedish-born actor Jacob Olesen, presented on stages in Italy and abroad for over […]
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