Vienna hosts “Italian Food is Passion”
For the celebrations of the first anniversary of the nation branding campaign “Italy is simply extraordinary: beIT” launched by the Farnesina, the event “Italian Food is Passion” was held at the Italian Embassy in Vienna, in the historic setting of Metternich Palace. “Italy – Ambassador Stefano Beltrame said, opening the event – is an extraordinary […]
Read moreBrazil, exhibition on Triennale di Milano posters
On 21 October, at 6:00 pm, at the Palacete das Artes in Salvador de Bahia, Italy’s Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Livia Raponi, will inaugurate the show “Triennale di Milano. History through posters”. Salvador was chosen as the first city in Brazil to […]
Read moreSan Francisco: first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub opens
On 20 October 2022 the first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub – INNOV.IT – opens in San Francisco. The Hub brings together the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian Trade Agency’s (ICE-Agenzia) inward investment and innovation desks and the new Innovation Centre, all in the one place. The initiative was proposed by our Embassy in Washington […]
Read moreUkraine: cultural diplomacy, a vehicle for peace and solidarity
“Despite the terrible conflict, Italy has maintained its cultural outpost in Ukraine, a nation that believes all expressions of art to be essential, not just as a “spiritual form” of recreation and entertainment, but also as a channel to protect its European identity” said Italian Ambassador in Kiev, Pier Francesco Zazo as he talked about the programme of art, […]
Read moreLisbon. Italian Economic System Meeting
The Italian Embassy in Lisbon organised a meeting between Italian Economic System members and representatives of over 200 companies and entities interested in developing business opportunities and joint investments. President of the Confederation of Portuguese Business, António Saraiva took part in the event and gave a thorough analysis of the country’s economy. The first part of the event called “Portugal: a […]
Read moreFrankfurt Book Fair: Ambassador Varricchio opens the Italy Pavilion
The Italian Ambassador in Berlin, Armando Varricchio, opened the Italy Pavilion at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. This year, the Italian publishing sector is present at the Pavilion, set up at the Fair by the ICE-Foreign Trade Agency in partnership with the Associazione Italiana Editori, with 147 representatives including publishing companies and institutional entities. “It is an […]
Read moreMadrid – “The other Renaissance” exhibition
The Ambassador of Italy to Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, attended the opening of the exhibition entitled “The other Renaissance. Spanish artists in Naples in the early Cinquecento” staged at Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte. Its aim is to illustrate the special way in which some the most […]
Read more“Italian Wine Fair” in Brasilia
The Italian Embassy in Brasilia is hosting the “Salone del vino italiano in Brasile” [Italian Wine Fair in Brazil], which consists of two events this year: a conference on the trade relations between the two Countries in the sector, and an evening of Italian wine tasting. Ambassador Francesco Azzarello said: “The aim is to promote […]
Read more“Agile fragile”, Rosy Rox’s exhibition in Copenhagen
On the occasion of the 18th Contemporary Art Day, the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen is hosting an exhibition by the Italian artist Rosy Rox, entitled “Agile fragile” and open to visitors until 4 November 2022. The exhibition includes photographs, videos and sculptures of projects carried out by the artist (Naples, 1976) over the past ten years. It unfolds along a diachronic path […]
Read moreCroatia – numerous events to mark Italian Language Week
To mark the 22nd Week of the Italian Language in the World, a full programme of events organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy in Zagreb is taking place. Lectures, theatre shows, readings, exhibitions and screenings have been organised throughout Croatia. The organisers are the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb, the Consulate General in Fiume, the Italian departments of Croatia’s […]
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