Italy and Myanmar sign agreement for national electrification
An important Soft Loan Agreement of 30 million euros was recently signed in Nay Pyi Taw between Italy and Myanmar, as part of the national electrification programme supported by the World Bank. Thanks to the Italian contribution, which focuses mainly on Chin State and surrounding areas, that among the country’s poorest and most remote parts, at […]
Read moreMinister Moavero at the EUI conference ‘State of the Union’
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be opening the Conference “State of the Union” at the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole today. It is the 9th edition of this annual conference, which promotes a high-level political debate on European themes.
Read moreWashington: “Unexpected Italy” celebrates Italian culture
The festival “Unexpected Italy: a Celebration of Italian Culture” organized by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute, is the highlight of the rich Italian cultural program in the US capital. The Festival, which will take place from May 3 to June 1, was […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute in Barcelona hosts ”The Story of Italian Science – Graphene”
To commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian Cultural Institute in Barcelona has kicked off a programme of events entitled, “The Story of Italian Science in the World.” The first of these, held at the Casa de la Convalescencia at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, was dedicated to graphene, […]
Read moreCapucci’s creations take centre stage in ‘La Moda Proibita’ in Bratislava
The long-awaited documentary “La Moda Proibita. Roberto Capucci e il futuro dell’Alta Moda” was screened at the Kino Lumiere in Bratislava. The screening was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and was presented by the director himself. His documentary pieces together a nuanced portrait of the stylist famed for his sculptural gowns from a series of conversations, anecdotes and events. At the […]
Read moreBig success in Brazil for an exhibition on the depiction of Saint Francis of Assisi in art
One of the top 100 most visited exhibitions of 2018: an outstanding achievement marking the recent close of the touring exhibition at the FAAP University of Sao Paulo, entitled “Saint Francis in the Art of Italian Masters”, which had opened on 8 August 2018 at Casa Fiat in Belo Horizonte. A total of 215,000 visitors […]
Read more“The Year of Leonardo da Vinci” kicks off in Beijing
The rich programme of initiatives organised in China by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, to mark the 500th Anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci has kicked off. The first event is “Leonardo Week” and it began on 15 April concomitantly to the “Italian Research Day in the World.” […]
Read moreTravelling across Eritrea and Ethiopia
A project entitled “Passaggio in Eritrea ed Etiopia” ( Passage to Ethiopia and Eritrea) offers a journey across Ethiopia and Eritrea, recounting two countries that after years of war finally started a reconciliation process, which led to the signing of a historic peace deal. The project, curated by Antonio Politano, photographer and journalist, along with […]
Read moreDortmund: Consulate open to the arts
Italy’s Consulate in Dortmund is open for Italians who would be interested in exhibiting their art work: paintings, literature and music. The Consulate has invited interested fellow countrymen to send by mail or email a portfolio with their creations to verify the possibility of exhibiting them in the halls of the Consulate. At present on the […]
Read morePrague hosts the presentation of “Operation Gran Sasso”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague has celebrated International Book Day with the presentation of a translation into Czech of “Free the Duce – Gran Sasso 1943, the True Story of Operation Gran Sasso” (“Osvobod’te Duceho!”) by the Italian historian and journalist, Marco Patricelli. The book, which the documentary film “Free the Duce”, produced by […]
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