Copenhagen: Massimo Catalani on show at Denmark’s National Aquarium
Two events organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Copenhagen will centre around Massimo Catalani. The artist, who dedicated his work to environmental protection by taking part in several actions to protect the marine environment, bringing him to present exhibitions and performances around the world and display his works in important international public […]
Read moreBeirut: Italian music takes centre stage at the Al Bustan Festival
The Al Bustan Festival, which this year is dedicated to Italian music, is winding up in Beirut. The “Crescendo, celebrating Italian music” Festival, with the support of the Italian Embassy, Cultural Institute and artistic director Gianluca Marcianò hosted up to 100 Italian artists in 20 live music events, with excerpts from operas composed by Cimarosa, […]
Read moreFarnesina: Protocol signed by ANGI and FIJE
On 14 March, with the attendance of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Riccardo Merlo, and the Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, Vincenzo De Luca, the Farnesina hosted the signing ceremony of an international protocol between the ANGI (National Association of Young Innovators) and the FIJE (Ibero-American […]
Read moreItaly’s landscape on display in Prague
Italy and its landscapes depicted in the stills of renowned Italian photographers. That’s the subject of the exhibition “Affacciati sulla bellezza” (A view on beauty) set up by the Italian Institute of Culture in Prague, inaugurated by Italy’s Ambassador Francesco Saverio Nisio. The protagonist of the 130 photographs is the Italian landscape, “one of the assets that make our peninsula […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi: Italian artists at the Special Olympic Games
This year, the Italian Embassy in the Emirates will contribute to the Special Olympic Games, which will be held in Abu Dhabi from 14 to 21 March, by participating in the initiative promoted by the Inclusive Art Gallery with a selection of works by Diego Salezze and Lisa Perini. The Special Olympics are the largest global […]
Read moreBrasilia: Italian companies meet with the Brazilian Minister of Infrastructure
The Italian Embassy in Brasilia organised a meeting between Italian companies operating and interested in Brazil and the Brazilian Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcisio Freitas. The initiative falls within the framework of the “programme of meetings promoted by the Embassy to support Italian companies in this market following the coming into office of the new Brazilian Government,” explained […]
Read moreLisbon, ‘Tesserae of Hope’ for the Italian Church
Five hundred years ago, Italian merchants in Lisbon rebuilt the Church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto, better known as the Italian Church, and the travelling exhibition ‘Tesserae of Hope’ is now in Lisbon to celebrate the anniversary. The exhibition displays a collection of the extraordinary and finely and artistically handcrafted creations of the time to […]
Read moreTirana 1989-2019, an art project on the city’s changes
The changes witnessed by Tirana during the last 30 years through the look of an Italian artist and of young people raised in post-Socialist Albania. This is the essence of Eugenio Tibaldi’s ’30 Years Old’ project realised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana in partnership with the University of Arts and the Harabel Contemporary […]
Read moreArgentina: Italy at Expoagro
Italy, the only European country to have a Country Pavilion, participates in the Expoagro Fair that is held in San Nicolas, in the province of Buenos Aires from 12 to 15 March, with a 600-square-meter Pavilion and 11 exhibitors. The Pavilion is managed by ICE Agency in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires […]
Read more‘The Land of Earthworms’ at the Theatre Festival of Albuquerque
‘The Land of Earthworms’, a project developed by Chiara Guidi, aims to talk to children about death through the tragedy of Alcestis, staged as a form of open theatre also involving the little spectators. The performance was organised at the Elisabeth Waters Center for Dance as part of the Revolutions International Theatre Festival of Albuquerque, […]
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