“Fare Cinema”: Italian cinema in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
The Italian embassy in Astana promoted a series of film screenings between 17 and 24 May 2018 as part of “Fare Cinema 2018 – Week of Italian cinema in the world”. “Non c’è più religione”, the comedy by director Luca Miniero, starring Angela Finocchiaro, Alessandro Gassman and Claudio Bisio, was shown to the public in […]
Read moreSlovakia, 11th edition of the “Dolce Vitaj”’ Italian Festival
The 11th edition of the much awaited “Dolce Vitaj”’ Italian Festival in Slovakia was presented to the media. The Festival is dedicated to Italian Culture, ‘Made in Italy’ products and the Italian Way of Life. It is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in close cooperation with the Italian Embassy and the Italian-Slovak Chamber of […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio visits the italian navy frigate class FREMM “Alpino” during her campaign in the United States
Norfolk, Virginia, May 22nd, 2018 Today, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Armando Varricchio, visited the Italian Navy’s class FREMM frigate in Norfolk, on the occasion of her first US campaign. Norfolk, where the US Naval Station and the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) of NATO are headquartered, is the first stop of her […]
Read moreVienna – Exhibition on combating illicit trafficking of cultural property opens under the Italian 2018 OSCE Chairmanship
Vienna’s beautiful Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum) will host an exhibition entitled “Recovered Treasures”, which runs from 30 May to 8 July. The exhibition is dedicated to the work conducted by the Italian Carabinieri Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, and the role played by diplomacy in countering the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage. On display will […]
Read more“The culture of food: social inclusion, sustainable development and cultural identity”
Food is the expression of the cultural identity of peoples and nations and a key element for sustainable development and social cohesion. For the first time, and thanks to Italy, food is the featured element of a UNESCO initiative that involves 195 Countries that are part of the Organisation. As the perfect continuation of 2015 […]
Read moreAfrica Day
The Farnesina hosted an event today which opened with a message by the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella The event dedicated to Africa Day 2018, in the year of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, hosted at the Farnesina today will open with a message by the President of the Italian Republic, […]
Read moreRecognition for three Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation projects
Three projects developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation were recognized as particularly deserving by the Public Administration Forum as part of the “Public Administration Sustainability Award. 100 projects to achieve the Agenda 2030 goals”. They include the “Study in Italy” portal, the “ItaliAmo” App and the “Good Habits” project. The Award […]
Read more“Fare Cinema – 1st Week of Italian Cinema in the World”
As part of “Fare Cinema – 1st Week of Italian Cinema in the World“, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid has organised three events from 22 and 24 May focusing on the “trades of the cinema” with film director Riccardo Milani, architects and set designers Lucia Nigri and Alexia De Vito from Mia Market. “Fare Cinema” (“Making […]
Read moreMigration and the Demographic Dividend: mobility from Sub-Saharan Africa
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Italian Association for Women and Development (Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo – AIDOS) and with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation today held the International Seminar “Migration and the Demographic Dividend: […]
Read more“Museo Verde” Project
The Italian-Latin American Institute sponsors the “Museo Verde” (“Green Museum”) project that will be presented next Friday, at 9:50 a.m., at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum, as part of the 3rd International Conference of Museology organised by Dia’ Cultura. The project merges ancestral traditions and modern technologies with the aim of valorising the native cultures of […]
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