Beijing: Italian ski resort and gear industry showcased in China
Supported by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian ski resort and gear industry, featuring its ski resorts, brands and high-tech ski gear manufacturers, was among the exhibitors at the 11th edition of Alpitec China in Beijing organised by Fiera Bolzano. The fair is a particularly important point of reference for the whole Asia Pacific area […]
Read morePremio di Laurea della “Associazione Nazionale Diplomatici a r. – Costantino Nigra”, la cerimonia alla Farnesina
Antonella Roberta La Fortezza dell’Università di Bari e Melita Marianna Canali dell’Università di Trieste sono le vincitrici della seconda edizione del Premio di Laurea istituito dalla “Associazione Nazionale Diplomatici a r. – Costantino Nigra” sul ruolo della diplomazia italiana nelle relazioni internazionali e nella società contemporanea. Il premio sarà consegnato oggi mercoledì 23 gennaio alle […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy commemorates Jan Palach in Prague
The Italian Embassy in Prague and the Luigi Einaudi Foundation commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Jan Palach, the student who became a symbol of the population’s struggle for liberty after he set himself on fire on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on 16 January 1969 to protest against the Soviet occupation of his Country. […]
Read moreTales through images by Paolo Longo on show in Lisbon
“Stories of persons, true life stories, and images of everyday life that could appear to be trivial and unoriginal but that conceal the politics, history, culture, emotions, wishes and secrets of a society,” said Paolo Longo, a journalist of the RAI public broadcaster and a foreign correspondent for 25 years, in describing the photographs he […]
Read moreIncontro in memoria Ambasciatore Luigi Vittorio Ferraris
Si è tenuto oggi, alla Farnesina, un incontro in memoria dell’Ambasciatore Luigi Vittorio Ferraris, scomparso lo scorso novembre. L’incontro è stato introdotto dal Segretario Generale, Ambasciatore Elisabetta Belloni, la quale ha ricordato la personalità poliedrica e la vastità degli interessi dell’Amb. Ferraris, la cui modernità è stata quella di condurre la diplomazia ad aprirsi verso […]
Read more“A Focus on Italian Heritage” in Doha
The best of Italian classical architecture, painting and sculpture is reflected in the images of three great Italian photographers in the “A Focus on Italian Heritage” exhibition that opened in Doha today at the exhibition space of the Katara Cultural Village. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Qatar and curated by the Spazio Nuovo-Roma art […]
Read moreThe film on the life of Bud Spencer screened in Budapest
After having been dedicated a bronze statue in the heart of Budapest, a documentary now consolidates the special bond that exists between Bud Spencer, born Carlo Pedersoli, and Hungary. Tomorrow evening the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest will screen the world premiere of ‘Sulle tracce di Piedone”, the bio pic containing the interviews of 45 […]
Read moreThe best Italian cinema takes centre stage in Seoul
For six days, Italian cinema will take centre stage in Seoul. For the seventh consecutive year, the ‘Venice in Seoul’ festival will offer the Korean public the best Italian films presented at the 2018 Venice Film Festival. The event, which will screen 18 films, will kick off on 22 January and run until 27 January, […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute holds a New Year’s Concert in Budapest
The Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest organised a New Year’s concert to welcome in the New Year. For the occasion, the MÁV Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Claudio Morbo – who has often performed in Hungary, also collaborating with the Szeged Symphony Orchestra – performed pieces by Ottorino Respighi and Giuseppe Tartini. The concert also featured […]
Read moreA homeless shelter in Tirana thanks to the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Programme
Italian Ambassador, Alberto Cutillo and the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, inaugurated a homeless shelter in the Albanian capital city. The centre forms part of the “Tirana Shelter for Homeless” project, which is managed by the Municipality of Tirana and supported by the Italian-Albanian Debt for Development Swap Programme. The Italian government is waiving repayment of […]
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