Task 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 […]
Read moreA poetic and visionary survey of Naples at the ICC in Paris
To give an original account of Naples starting from the foothills of the Vesuvius turned completely yellow by the colonisation of the Mount Etna broom is the idea of the ‘Naples, Three Of Three’ exhibition by young artist Matilde De Feo, which opened at the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreForty Italian companies at Berlin’s Gruene Woche
Forty Italian companies are participating in the Green Week in Berlin, Germany’s most important trade fair in the agri-food sector with 1750 exhibitors from 60 Countries. From 18 to 27 January, 40 stands will display Italian flagship products. Some of these products come from central Italy, and are on show at “Amatrice and Surroundings”, a […]
Read moreBeijing: 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 […]
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