“Story of a bunch of grapes that wanted to make wine”
Within the framework of the activities resulting from the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the Farnesina and the Reggio Children Foundation, Centro Loris Malaguzzi, under which the “Taste Day” was promoted in Italian schools abroad on the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world, the Italian private school of Tirana, established […]
Read more‘Il pasto della tarantola’ in Helsinki to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week
Within the framework of the 4th Italian Cuisine Week in the World, the performance “Il pasto della tarantola”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in partnership with the Cantieri Teatrali Koreja, was staged at the Cable Factory-Performance Sirkus in Helsinki on 5-6 November. With a skilful mix of artistic performances and the presentation of typical […]
Read moreDi Stefano receives the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Cambodia
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, today received at the Farnesina the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Borith Ouch. The discussions addressed the possible temporary suspension of Cambodia from the European preferential trade regime EBA (Everything But Arms), following […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week: ‘Pizza for Peace’ in Niger
The Italian Embassy in Niamey opened the Italian Cuisine Week in Niger with the “Pizza for Peace” project. Antonio Cera’s “Fornosammarco”, a point of excellence of the Apulia Region, organised a course for the making of bread and pizza dough for a group of refugee women hosted at the UNHCR centre and Nigerien women beneficiaries of […]
Read moreTourism: Genoa relaunches partnership prospects with London
The Italian Ambassador in London, Raffaele Trombetta, met with the Mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci, who was accompanied by Barbara Grosso and Laura Gaggero, City Councillors for Culture and Sports respectively. The Italian delegation travelled to London to support the participation of the Liguria region and its major actors in the field of travel and […]
Read moreJakarta: artists of the ‘Luciano Pavarotti’ Foundation in concert
The Aula Simfonia Jakarta hosts a concert by the artists of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation who will perform together with Indonesian singer Anggun to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Indonesia. Organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute and born out of an idea of the President of […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction for the re-election of Gianotti a the CERN
The Foreign Ministry expresses great satisfaction for the re-election of Professor Fabiola Gianotti as Director General of the CERN for the 2021-2025 five-year period at the Organisation’s extraordinary Board meeting today. It is the first time that an outgoing Director General is confirmed for a second term in office in this organisation that operates the […]
Read moreMeeting of Del Re with the President of the CICR, Peter Maurer
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, at the Farnesina. The meeting provided the opportunity for taking stock of the state of bilateral collaboration with Italy and for an exchange of ideas on the main areas […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: concert by harpist Raoul Moretti
The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires presented “Harpscapes”, a harp concert by Maestro Raoul Moretti which is part of the programme of the ‘Vivacissimo Classica’ cycle of concerts. The concert is the outcome of a deep-reaching research into the pureness of the sound of a harp, with an essential but calibrated use of live electronics by […]
Read moreToronto: plants and metaphysics, a lecture by Emanuele Coccia
The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto hosted a lecture by Professor Emanuele Coccia as part of the ‘The Other Shelf’ series of lectures organised at the Toronto Reference Library. The chat with Canadian journalist and environmentalist Adria Vasil will focus on Professor Coccia’s latest work “’La vita delle piante. Per una metafisica della mescolanza”, which […]
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