Comites, video collection of initiatives by the Committees of Italian abroad
A collection of videos produced on the initiative of the Committees of Italian abroad and sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is now available on the Farnesina YouTube channel. The video archive – created by the Directorate General for Italian Citizens Abroad and Migration Policies – contains more than 50 […]
Read more“Il Trombettiere” by Riondino and Manara arrives in Havana
The Italian Embassy in Havana organised an exhibition dedicated to the work “Il Trombettiere” (“The Trumpeter”), written by David Riondino with original illustrations by Milo Manara. The exhibition, organised in collaboration with the cultural space Ven-Tú, Oficina del Historiador, Aurelia Ediciones and Oralitura Habana, will be inaugurated on Friday 28 July in Havana, at the […]
Read morePerugino’s work on display in Jakarta
The Italian Cultural Institute of Jakarta is hosting an exhibition on Italian artist Pietro Vannucci, known as Perugino, in its premises until 28 July. The initiative, organised on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the painter’s death, aims to illustrate to a non-specialist public the life and places that influenced the artist’s work. The […]
Read moreA Mural by MILLO in Athens to celebrate Calvino
Street artist MILLO will be in Athens to paint a mural dedicated to Italo Calvino. The initiative is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute, which, together with the Municipality of Vyronas and Athens Awesome Experience, has organised an event scheduled from 24 to 28 July 2023 starring Francesco Camillo Giorgino, aka MILLO. The Italian artist […]
Read moreAmbassador Bombardiere visits the Central Drug Warehouse in Lebanon
The Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardiere, together with the Lebanese Minister of Public Health Firass Abiad and WHO Representative Abdinasir Abubakar, visited the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health’s Central Drug Warehouse. The visit was part of the Italian Government’s contribution to support access to and availability of life-saving cancer treatment for the vulnerable […]
Read moreTokyo, Conference on the history of the Italian Embassy garden
On 20 July the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo is organising a Conference on the history of the garden surrounding the Italian Embassy. The building located on a hill in Mita, Minato-ku, is a precious place from a historical viewpoint: formerly the residence of the daimyo of Matsudaira in the Edo period, it is surrounded […]
Read moreBrasilia, conferences on “Contemporary City and Urban Conservation”
In the presence of the Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, the “Contemporary City and Urban Conservation” conference cycle was inaugurated at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of Brasilia. Lectures, mini-courses and seminars are scheduled on the relationship between heritage conservation and modern urban planning, based on the legacy of […]
Read moreNorway, Arctic marine geophysics campaign kicks off
The Italian Ambassador to Norway, Stefano Nicoletti, took part in the inauguration of the Arctic marine geophysics campaign of the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute, “High North 2023”, now in its seventh year. The occasion saw the ship Alliance set sail from Tromsø, Northern Norway. Ambassador Nicoletti was welcomed on board the ship by Rear Admiral […]
Read moreAmbassador Greganti received by the President of the Iraqi Republic
The Ambassador of Italy to Iraq, Maurizio Greganti, was received by the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid, for cordial talks following his first State Visit to Italy last June. On the occasion, President Rashid renewed his gratitude to the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, for the warm welcome he […]
Read moreAmsterdam: “The Sweet Invasion” of Italian ice-cream on display
A century of Italian ice-cream history in the Netherlands is encapsulated in the photo exhibition “La Dolce Invasione” (“The Sweet Invasion”), as promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam. One hundred years ago, the first Italian ice-cream makers arrived in the Netherlands from Veneto and Tuscany. Since then, Italian ice-cream has become an integral […]
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