“Calvino qui e altrove” lands in Sofia
To mark the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth and as part of the initiatives organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the great author, the Italian Embassy in Bulgaria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia are presenting the exhibition “Calvino qui e altrove” (Calvino here and elsewhere) […]
Read moreTokyo, exhibition of comic artists Hisashi and Tieri
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo has organised an exhibition dedicated to the works of two comic artists, the Italian Luca Tieri and the Japanese Eguchi Hisashi. The exhibition, titled “TOKYO ARTE POP”, organised in collaboration with Tokyo Shinbun and to be held in the Japanese capital from 1 September to 29 October 2023, explores […]
Read moreFlu水o in Shanghai
The Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, the Ming Contemporary Art Museum (McaM) and Arthub Shanghai, is pleased to present the exhibition “Fluxo (Flu水o)”, scheduled from 1 September to 12 October 2023. The exhibition uses multimedia techniques to display a visionary long-term project. Born from an […]
Read moreMelbourne, “Silent Divas” celebrates Italian silent cinema
The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne is celebrating the golden age of Italian silent films with the “Silent Divas” film concert programme. Italian silent film classics will be screened against a background of electronic soundtracks composed and played live by Melbourne musicians. The screenings will start at the Astor Theatre on Sunday 27 August with […]
Read moreGeronimo Stilton, “A Thousand Wonders” from Italy in Swahili
The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is promoting the first Swahili-language edition of a book starring Geronimo Stilton, the famous mouse journalist born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and star of numerous publications for children translated into more than 50 languages. The book in question is A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy, […]
Read moreVarsavia, Ambasciatore Franchetti Pardo visita due centri di assistenza ai profughi ucraini
L’Ambasciatore in Polonia Luca Franchetti Pardo ha visitato a Varsavia due centri di assistenza ai profughi ucraini: un “Field Office” di UNHCR e l’ONG polacca “Polish Migration Forum Community”, partner dell’agenzia delle NU. I due centri, supportati dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, offrono, tra gli altri, programmi di assistenza legale, assistenza […]
Read moreRoberto Bolle’s 2023 Tour in Australia
The Italian Consulate in Brisbane and the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Canberra and the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne, are pleased to announce the first Australian tour of Roberto Bolle, Étoile of La Scala Theatre in Milan, Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New […]
Read moreGdynia, Ambasciatore Franchetti Pardo visita Fregata FREMM “Antonio Marceglia”
L’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Polonia Luca Franchetti Pardo, accompagnato dall’Addetto militare Col. Stefano Cavaliere, ha visitato la Fregata FREMM “Antonio Marceglia”, ormeggiata nel porto polacco di Gdynia. La fregata “Marceglia” ha preso il posto del cacciatorpediniere “Caio Duilio” nel dispositivo aeronavale dell’operazione Nato “Brilliant Shield”. L’Ambasciatore Franchetti Pardo ha espresso vivo apprezzamento e gratitudine per l’impegno […]
Read more“The Centenary Triptych” exhibition on display in Beijing
The Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing is currently hosting “The Centenary Triptych. Leonardo 1919 Raffaello 1920 Dante 1921 and the Italian Ingenuity at the Origins of Made in Italy” (Il Trittico del Centenario. Leonardo 1919 Raffaello 1920 Dante 1921 e l’Ingegno Italiano alle origini del Made in Italy) exhibition, an initiative to explore the celebrations […]
Read more1943 by Jacopo Benassi in the Farnesina Collection
Among the recent acquisitions in the Farnesina Collection is 1943 by Jacopo Benassi (La Spezia, 1970), a strongly evocative and composite work. Delimited by rough wooden frames that recall the unpacking of a life, 1943 is the artist’s tender homage to his recently deceased mother. On the deepest level, the work presents a painting by […]
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