The EU and differentiated integration in a conference hosted at the Farnesina
‘Shaping the EU’s Future through Differentiated Integration” is the title of the conference, organised in partnership with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), hosted by the Farnesina on Tuesday, 29 January. It constitutes one of the steps envisaged by the IAI-coordinated EU IDEA Project (EU Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability), which aims to prompt a […]
Read moreRemembrance Day, Cultural Institute events in the world
Primo Levi, the Italian writer who bore witness to the Holocaust to a greater extent than anyone else, has been taking centre stage in a packed programme of events organised by Italian Embassies and Cultural Institutes throughout the world to commemorate Remembrance Day in 2019. The centenary of Levi’s birth has provided the opportunity to […]
Read moreRemembrance Day commemorated in Beijing
The story of over 18,000 Jews being saved from Nazi persecution by taking refuge in Shanghai led the programme of events to mark Remembrance Day 2019 for the conference ‘China and the Shoah’, which was organised by the Beijing Cultural Institute. Presentations were made by Elisa Maria Giunipero of the Italian Association of Chinese Studies (AISC) and […]
Read moreDirettore Cooperazione allo Sviluppo Marrapodi a Vienna
In occasione della visita (23-25 gennaio), il Direttore Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo Giorgio Marrapodi e il Direttore Generale UNIDO li Yong hanno firmato i Memorandum relativi a due programmi finanziati dalla Cooperazione Italiana che saranno realizzati dall’organismo ONU in Africa: – un progetto del valore di 4MEUR per migliorare la filiera del caffè […]
Read more’Only Duty. Beyond Duty – Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews (1938-43)’ Italian diplomacy in the face of the Holocaust
Italian diplomacy in the face of the tragedy that befell Italian and European Jews in the period 1938-43 is the central theme of the exhibition ‘Duty Only. Beyond Duty – Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews (1938-43)’ curated by Sara Berger and Marcello Pezzetti, with archival expertise provided by Federica […]
Read moreA Kampala la sfida di giovani talenti della moda
Venti giovani stilisti ugandesi avranno la possibilità di far conoscere le loro creazioni e di sfidarsi in una sfilata che si terrà allo Sheraton Hotel di Kampala il 22 marzo 2019 , dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Kampala con l’Associazione Culturale degli Italiani in Uganda. (R)evolution Fashion showContest for Young Talents, Uganda 2019 segue l’esperienza già maturata […]
Read moreA Tirana con il Teatro pubblico Ligure si ricrea la trama della città
Continua la collaborazione tra il Teatro Pubblico Ligure e il Teatro di comunità e di valorizzazione del territorio di Tirana. Dal 24 al 28 gennaio si svolge infatti nella capitale albanese il secondo laboratorio di Sergio Maifredi, Lucia Lombardo, Gian Luca Favetto del Teatro Pubblico Ligure per la preparazione del progetto albanese Atlante del Gran Kan. Partecipano al seminario 20 […]
Read moreTask Force for Disputed Minors meets at the Farnesina
A meeting of the Task Force for Disputed Minors was held today at the Farnesina, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting, which was held at the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, was also attended by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. The event was characterized by full and proactive […]
Read moreA photography exhibition, “Un bagaglio leggero”, opens in Tokyo
Two Italian photographers travelled through Japanese cities taking photos with mobile phones instead of their professional cameras. The photographic exhibition entitled ‘Un bagaglio leggero’ by Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine e Giulio Napolitano, gives a visual rendering of the artists’ journey. It opened at the Tokyo Italian Cultural Institute on 23 January, where it will run until 9 […]
Read moreLucio Fontana on show in New York
Works by Lucio Fontana and by the artists operating between the ‘50s and ‘60s are the focus of an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New York, which will run until 6 March. “Spatial Explorations – Lucio Fontana and the avant-gardes in Milan in the 50’s and 60’s”, curated by Francesco Tedeschi, presents a […]
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