Crisis Unit and Universities partner to assure the safety of students abroad
The signing of two new Conventions – with the University of Bologna and the Catholic University of Milan – broadens the scope of partnerships entered into by the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit with the Italian universities that are most involved at international level. “The issue of the safety of Italian students in the world has […]
Read moreStockholm hosts a performance installation by Stefano Serretta
The Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm hosts a performance installation by Stefano Serretta, which forms part of Vasco Forconi’s project entitled ‘Shoegaze’, a veiled tribute to a subgenre of indie rock that was in vogue in the United Kingdom in the late ’80s. The project aims to develop a cycle of exhibitions throughout 2019 by […]
Read moreBrasilia: presentation of a photographic book paying homage to the Venice Carnival
The Italian Embassy in Brasilia hosted the presentation of the photography book “Cenas Venezianas (Scene Veneziane)”, by photographer Francisco De Assis Andrade, which pays homage to the Carnival of Venice. The winner of the Premio Pini 2017, the book contains texts in Portuguese, Italian and English. The book was written at the end of the photographer’s […]
Read moreBuenos Aires Exhibition by Martin Errichiello, the winner of the Premio Italia Argentina for art
The audio-visual installation “Il tempo che vivi è più forte di te” (“The Time You Live is Stronger than You”) by Martin Errichiello, on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires from 14 June, draws inspiration from the theme of exploring the body as a territory and as a source of political, civil […]
Read moreItalian music on stage in Colombo as a sign of solidarity
“Italia ♥Sri Lanka” is the title of the concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Colombo to present a piece of Italian music which represents a symbol of our culture – Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” – and offer a sign of solidarity to Sri Lanka, a country dramatically hit by an act of terrorism […]
Read moreFarnesina presents project “Italians abroad, Diaries Tell Tales”
The Farnesina launched the project “Italians Abroad, Diaries Tell Tales”, a selection of the most significant testimonies which form part of a fund designated as ’emigration’ in the Fondazione Archivio Diaristico Nazionale of Pieve Santo Stefano, in the province of Arezzo. The “Italians Abroad, Diaries Tell Tales” project was made possible thanks to the support of the Directorate […]
Read moreSao Paolo celebrates Italy’s Republic Day donning the Italian flag colours
It was the first time that Sao Paulo’s iconic sites were lit up with the colours of the Italian flag to the celebrate Italy’s Republic Day. Thanks to the cooperation of the Mayor, the city’s landmarks such as the historic Matarazzo Palace, which is the city hall, the Viaduto Do Chá, the Ponte Estaiada, the Monumento às Banderas, […]
Read moreLondon hosts Italian Theatre Festival
The Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill, London, plays host to the Italian Theatre Festival. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in London the Festival, which is at its second edition, is meant to celebrate some of Italy’s most distinguished playwrights and actors. The 2019 edition opened on Friday, 7 June with “Three Italian Short Stories” by Elsa Morante, Natalia Ginzburg […]
Read moreFirst Italy-Armenia Business Forum
The first Italy-Armenia Business Forum that just closed in Yerevan turned out to be a great success, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and of the Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan. The event was promoted by the Italian National Association of Builders (ANCE) and the OICE engineering consulting and organised by the Italian […]
Read moreItalian scholarship winners take off with the Fulbright Program
It’s take-off time for 70 Italian and American Fulbright program grantees. On the morning of their departure for the United States, the Italy-United States Fulbright Commission organised an event at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In the afternoon, the grant holders went to […]
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