The Day of Contemporary Art in Madrid: Marina Ballo Charmet’s gaze
“The background noise of our mind”, a “peripheral vision” that focuses on empty space, on anonymous, inexpressive elements, caught “out of the corner of the eye”: this is Marina Ballo Charmet’s area of research. Her photos and videos focus on forms and objects of our everyday life, captured in their unexpected solitude. The exhibition ‘Fuori campo‘, organized […]
Read moreBrisbane: FISDIR Paralympic athletes at the INAS GLOBAL GAMES
The young athletes of the FISDIR (Italian Federation for athletes with intellectual disability) crowned their first day of competitions at the INAS GLOBAL GAMES in Brisbane with two medals. Their expedition was also greeted from space by astronaut Luca Parmitano, who sent a message defining himself as a “supporter” of FISDIR and Paralympic athletes as […]
Read moreTehran celebrates Italy’s Contemporary Art Day
The National Museum of Iran is the prestigious setting that the Italian Embassy in Tehran has chosen to showcase two most important works of art by Bijan Bassiri, an Italian-Iranian artist: a sculpture entitled “Meteorite” and “Nottambulo”, a diptyc. The exhibit, curated by Bruno Corà, an art historian and critic and President of the Burri […]
Read moreDel Re meets a delegation from Iraqi Kurdistan
This morning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re met a delegation from the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government led by the Minister of Endowment & Religious Affairs, Pshtiwan Sadq Abdullah. The Deputy Minister said “Italy is following the positive developments of the […]
Read moreDel Re incontra delegazione del Kurdistan Iracheno
La Vice Ministra agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale, Emanuela Del Re, ha ricevuto questa mattina alla Farnesina una delegazione del Governo Regionale del Kurdistan Iracheno, guidata dal Ministro degli Affari Religiosi Pshtiwan Sadq Abdullah. “L’Italia segue molto da vicino i positivi sviluppi della Regione autonoma del Kurdistan, un vero esempio, nel Medio Oriente, […]
Read moreAddis Ababa hosts Maison Gattinoni for fashion week
The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Maison Gattinoni Couture organised a tableau vivant of the Spring/Summer 2020 collection and a historical fashion exhibition dedicated to the “Hollywood divas on the Tiber” to celebrate the fashion week in Ethiopia. This event, which is fast becoming the main fashion event in Ethiopia and East Africa […]
Read moreCelebrating Italy’s Contemporary Art Day in Hanoi, Vietnam
To mark the Italian Contemporary Art Day, the Italian Ambassador’s Residence in Hanoi will open its doors to the public on Friday and Saturday next offering visitors an opportunity to admire the art collection the residence hosts. The collection is composed of 25 works by 18 artists representing different art schools and movements: Carlo […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano attends “The Hydrogen Challenge – 2019 Global ESG Conference”
Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, participated in “The Hydrogen Challenge – 2019 Global ESG Conference”, which was held in Rome today and organized by SNAM. While addressing the Conference, the undersecretary first of all thanked SNAM and its CEO, Marco Alverà, for organizing an event “in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Sereni meets Nicaragua’s Foreign MInister
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, met with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nicaragua, Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres, on the sidelines of the Ninth Italy-Latin America and the Carribean Conference. Deputy Minister Sereni expressed Italy’s attention and concern over the crisis which the country is currently experiencing. “Italy, in line with the […]
Read moreVancouver Fashion Week: Moda! Italy on the catwalk
Anche quest’anno la Vancouver Fashion Week ha ospitato “MODA! Italy on the Catwalk”, evento realizzato dal Consolato Generale d’Italia in Vancouver in collaborazione con la Camera di Commercio italiana in Canada Occidentale. Si tratta di uno spazio dedicato unicamente all’Italia, che in un’occasione importante come la settimana della moda a Vancouver acquista un particolare risalto. […]
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