‘Italian Light’. Italian design exhibition in Zagreb
A selection of 60 lamps produced by the most famous Italian designers between the 1950s and the 1990s are on show in the ‘Italian Light’ exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb. A ‘reasoned’ itinerary guides the many visitors through full-fledged sculptures of light, the fruit of Italian creativity. Promoted and supported by the […]
Read moreItaly showcased in the South Africa contemporary art fair – the Cape Town Art Fair closes with the Italian Consulate as the event’s institutional partner
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair – ICTAF, the contemporary art fair that, after only a few years, is now positioned as the most important in the African continent (6500 sqm of exhibition space, 95 international exhibitors, 22,000 visitors and expected sales for 6 million euros for the 2018 edition), kicked off on 15 February through […]
Read moreItaly-India: a 70-year relationship told in the book ‘qualcosa e’ accaduto’
Seventy years of diplomatic relations between Italy and India. Diplomatic relations between Italy and India were celebrated today at a meeting at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Some of the greatest experts in the area attended, with the Italian Ambassador to India, Lorenzo Angeloni, and the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Reenat Sandhu. Closing […]
Read moreRaffaela Mariniello in Madrid with “La deriva del paesaggio”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid presents the first personal exhibition by the artist Raffaela Mariniello in Spain as part of the ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair. “La deriva del paesaggio” is a retrospective exhibition by the Neapolitan artist and photographerand includes a rich sampling of her varied photographic and light box work.This dynamic, diachronic excursion […]
Read moreMM Contemporary Dance Company at the Vancouver Chutzpah! Festival
The “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel, with choreography by Michele Merola and Igor Stravinsky and “The Rite of Spring”, choreography by Enrico Morelli. The MM Contemporary Dance Company is directed by choreographer by Michele Merola and was established in 1999 as a production centre for events and performances and to promote festivals and workshops with the aim of fostering exchanges and alliances between Italian and international […]
Read moreItalian writers win over Czech readers
A supplement to the Literarni Noviny literary magazine dedicated to contemporary Italian literature was presented at Prague’s Literarni Kavarna literary café. The supplement, edited in cooperation with the local Italian Cultural Institute, makes an overview of 16 writers whose works have been recently published in the Czech language, complemented with articles, interviews and in-depth reports. […]
Read moreThe “In gara con noi – Tender Lab” Project kicks off
Today the Farnesina presents “In Gara con Noi – Tender Lab “, a new Economic Diplomacy project aimed at supporting the internationalisation of companies and especially of SMEs, which adds on to the many initiatives providing concrete information launched in the past few years that have led to developing instruments and services tailored on the […]
Read moreGiornata del Design Italiano nel Mondo
Oggi alla Farnesina l’evento di presentazione della Giornata del Design Italiano nel Mondo – Italian Design Day 2018, aperto dal Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni. L’edizione di quest’anno dell’Italian Design Day si svolgerà il prossimo 1°marzo in 100 città nel mondo e sarà dedicata al rapporto […]
Read moreItalian Design Day in the World
Italian Design Day in the World – Italian Design Day 2018 was presented today at the Farnesina, with opening remarks by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni. This year’s edition of Italian Design Day will be held on 1 March in 100 cities all over the world […]
Read moreAmman: Meeting of the Counter ISIL Finance Group
Amman played host to the 9th Counter ISIL Finance Meeting on 11 February. The Group was first established in 2015 within the framework of the Global Anti-Daesh Coalition. It is chaired by Italy, the USA and Saudi Arabia.The meeting, which was attended by 49 delegations of member countries and observer states, focused on the steps […]
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