Osaka, presentation of the Italian Pavilion for Expo 2025
Today, 6 November, the Italian Pavilion for Expo 2025 was officially presented in Osaka by the Governor of Osaka Yoshimura, Mayor Yokoyama and the Expo Secretary General Ishige. Attending the ceremony was also the Japanese Cardinal Maeda, as, for the first time, the Holy See will be part of the Italian Pavilion. Commissioner General Mario Vattani explained […]
Read moreStrasbourg: Sardinia photographed by Sander on display
The Italian Cultural Institute in Strasbourg is hosting – from 9 November 2023 to 7 February 2024 – the traveling photographic exhibition “Sander Sardinia 1927,” curated by Florent To Lay as part of a project bringing together the Italian Cultural Institutes of Hamburg, Cologne, Montreal and Strasbourg. In 1927, when German photographer August Sander travelled […]
Read moreConferenza “Italia – USA: cooperazione internazionale sulle biotecnologie emergenti e le scienze della vita”
Incontro istituzionale e commerciale di alto livello tra stakeholder italiani e statunitensi attivi nel settore delle biotecnologie e delle scienze della vita Martedì 14 novembre, ore 9:30/13:30 CET | Roma, Palazzo della Farnesina I settori scientifici come quello delle biotecnologie sono caratterizzati da un’alta intensità di conoscenza e di R&S, da cicli d’innovazione rapidi e da personale […]
Read moreSarajevo, presentation of the “Ars Aevi” museum project designed by architect Renzo Piano
The Italian Embassy in Sarajevo, together with the relevant Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), has organised the second conference “A Vision Becomes Reality”, dedicated to the project of the “Ars Aevi” Museum of Contemporary Art. The conference was held in Sarajevo at the prestigious Vijećnica building, seat of the city municipality. […]
Read moreUkraine, Ambassador Zazo inaugurates Honorary Consulate in Dnipro
Ambassador Pier Francesco Zazo visited the city of Dnipro, in south-east Ukraine, accompanied by a delegation from the Embassy. In talks with Governor Serhiy Lysak and Mayor Borys Filatov, the Ambassador recalled the Italian government’s all-round commitment to Ukraine, highlighting in particular the attention paid to the Dnipropetrovsk region, an area brimming with assets of […]
Read moreIstanbul, conference on the work of Pietro Canonica
The Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul is organising a Study Day on the work of sculptor Pietro Canonica in the early years of the Republic of Türkiye for 3 November. The Italian Ambassador, Giorgio Marrapodi, the Director of the Institute, Salvatore Schirmo, the Councillor for Culture of the Municipality of Rome, Miguel Gotor, and important […]
Read moreIndia, the new Consulate General opens in Bengaluru
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riccardo Guariglia, the Italian Ambassador to India, Vincenzo de Luca, and the Consul General, Alfonso Tagliaferri, – attended the opening of the new Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru. The new Italian diplomatic venue will have consular jurisdiction in the Southeastern region of India. It will […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio attended the opening of the “Venezia 500” exhibition
The Ambassador of Italy to Germany, Armando Varricchio, held a speech at the opening of the exhibition “Venezia 500. Die sanfte Revolution der venezianischen Malerei” organised at the Alte Pinakothek of Munich. The show, sponsored by the Italian Embassy and Generali, focuses on the revolutionary innovation of Venetian painting in the Renaissance period. It includes […]
Read moreConference and exhibition “Calvino qui e altrove” for the Week of the Italian Language in the World in Ottawa
On the occasion of the 23rd edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World – this year on the theme of sustainability – and the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth, the Italian Embassy in Canada organised a conference dedicated to the famous Italian writer. The conference, organised by Professor Paolo Granata of […]
Read moreZagreb, Week of the Italian Language closes with Calvino
To close the 23rd Week of the Italian Language in the World, which this year focused on the theme “Italian and sustainability”, the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb organised a concert-reading dedicated to Italo Calvino. The event, entitled “Sul far del giorno”, proposed — through the music of composer and saxophonist Marco Castelli and the […]
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