“Model Italian Class for Beginners” in Lima
As part of the Lima International Book Fair, now in its 27th edition, the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima is presenting a “Model Italian Class for Beginners” on 2 August. Inside the Class, participants will be able to experience, through a playful and modern methodology, all the beauty of learning the Italian language. Two teachers […]
Read moreExhibition and literary meetings in Tunis to celebrate Calvino
To celebrate the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth, the Cultural Institute in Tunis has organised a series of literary meetings and an exhibition of illustrations to narrate the work of the great Italian writer. Five Tunisian writers and six Tunisian illustrators will be the protagonists of this initiative, which will take place from July to […]
Read morePoland. Remains of an Italian prisoner discovered in the cemetery of the former concentration camp in Łambinowice
Excavations co-ordinated by the Central Museum of Prisoners-of-War in Opole in the former German concentration camp “Stammlager 344”, located near the town of Łambinowice (south-western Poland), revealed the existence of burial pits that may contain the remains of around sixty prisoners of various nationalities. Since the opening of the first two, between 12 and 19 […]
Read moreComites, 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 […]
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