Lisbon: celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi
The celebrations for the first 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi, who was born in Turin on 31 July 1919, will kick off with several initiatives promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon in partnership with the Festival di Teatro di Almada. Lisbon wants to commemorate one of the greatest Italian writers […]
Read moreBelgrade: old Serbian books published in Venice on show
To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first Serbian books in Venice, the Serbian National Library in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade present the exhibition “Venetian Publishers of Serbian Books 1519-1824” curated by Vladimir Anđelković. Starting from the end of the 15th century, a large number of Serbian migrants […]
Read moreBrussels: Medal of Honor awarded to Tatiana and Andra Bucci
Elena Basile, the Italian Ambassador to Belgium, conferred the medal of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic upon Liliana (Tatiana) Bucci who survived the Holocaust together with her sister Alessandra (Andra) Bucci. Brought to Auschwitz on 4 April 1944, Tatiana and Andra were respectively 6 and 4 years old when they reached the […]
Read moreInter-institutional Table to Co-ordinate Anti-corruption Activities
The representatives of Public Administrations, ANAC, the Law Enforcement Forces and the Judiciary convened at the Farnesina today for the Inter-Institutional Table to Co-ordinate Anti-corruption Activities in order to address the principal issues on the international agenda on the matter of transparency, integrity and the fight against corruption. In particular, the meeting examined the results […]
Read moreSt. Petersburg: on stage the production by the Piccolo Teatro di Milano
A great success was recorded by ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ by Thomas Middleton, in the adaptation by director Declan Donnellan and produced by the Piccolo Teatro di Milano that was staged at the Aleksandrinskij Theatre in St. Petersburg thanks to the partnership between the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBAC) and the Italian Cultural Institute. […]
Read more13th edition of the Conference of Italian Ambassadors
After two years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will once again convene more than 100 Italian Ambassadors from around the world. On 24 July, the Farnesina will host the 13th Conference of Italian Ambassadors, thus offering an opportunity to debate and reflect on how to make the Foreign Ministry and its greatly extended […]
Read moreExhibition ‘Italia Inquadra’ opens in Bahia Blanca
The Italian Consul General in Bahia Blanca officially opened the exhibition “Italia Inquadra” which brings together works by Italian artists and Argentinian artists who have a connection to Italy. The Municipality of Bahia Blanca and the Scuola Normale of the Università del Sud also participated in the project. The principal aim of the exhibition, apart […]
Read moreRetrospective dedicated to Vittorio De Sica to be held in Buenos Aires
Some of the films that have made Italian Cinema great will be screened in the historic ‘Sala Lugones’ hall in Buenos Aires for the retrospective dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, as part of the initiative ‘Italia in scena’ organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. ‘Sciuscià’(Shoeshine), ‘Matrimonio all’Italiana’ (Marriage Italian Style) as well as ‘Ladri di biciclette’ (Bicycle Thieves), ‘Miracolo a Milano’ (Miracle in Milan) and […]
Read moreBelgium: Meeting to Coordinate Consular Services
The Italian Ambassador in Brussels, Elena Basile, hosted an important meeting to coordinate consular services, at the presence of the Consul General of Charleroi and the representatives of the Committees of Italians Abroad in Belgium and of the General Council of Italians Abroad. The meeting was also attended by the Honorary Consuls of Antwerp, Ghent, […]
Read moreBelgrade: Pianist Giuseppe Albanese in concert
Pianist Giuseppe Albanese brought his music to Belgrade and Podgorica thanks to the cooperation between the Belgrade Italian Cultural Institute, the “G. Tartini” Conservatory of Trieste and the Italian Embassy in Montenegro. Albanese, one of the most famous pianists of his generation, held two concerts there. The first was performed at the Belgrade Italian Cultural Institute […]
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