Cinema, Italian Embassy in Lisbon pays homage to Lina Wertmüller
“CIAO LINA!” is the film festival the Italian Embassy in Lisbon has organised to pay homage to film director Lina Wertmüller, offering a selection of her most iconic movies in outdoor cinema screenings for four evenings, attended by a high-profile audience, featuring representatives of the Portuguese Government and Parliament. The films were screened in the […]
Read moreItalian archaeological mission in Ebla resumes
Italy’s Mission at the Archaeological Site of Ebla – Syria’s thousand-year old city discovered by Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae in 1964 – has resumed, 12 years after its interruption, caused by the occupation of Al-Qaeda’s rebel militias. The invasion lasted from 2014 to 2019, ravaging the site with tunnels, trenches and small barracks, and totally […]
Read moreBrasilia – special edition of “Comunità Italiana” magazine launched
As part of the Italian initiatives to celebrate the Bicentenary of Brazil’s independence, the Embassy of Italy and the Comunità Italiana magazine are producing a special 162-page edition of this bilingual publication. The articles, by distinguished and expert contributors, range from economics to diplomacy, taking in defence, technology and security, history, law, film, music, literature, […]
Read moreThe cooperation between Italy and the Dominican Republic tightens around earthquakes
The Italian Ambassador in Santo Domingo, Stefano Queirolo Palmas, attended a lecture hosted a few days ago at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), titled “Proximity Earthquakes: Lessons on the Role of Vertical Acceleration” delivered by Engineer Armando Simonelli from the University of Sannio (UNI-SANNIO), and chaired by Deputy Rector Radhamés Silverio. The event […]
Read moreThe Farnesina Collection soon to open to the public
At the close of the summer break, the Italian Touring Club’s “Aperti per voi” (“Open for You”) initiative resumes with the opening to the public of the Farnesina, the seat of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which first joined the initiative in 2016. The Farnesina’s next opening is scheduled for 30 […]
Read moreOver 60 Italian companies participate in the Food&Hotel exhibition in Singapore
Italy participates in the Food&HotelAsia 2022 exhibition in Singapore, the most important event in Asia dedicated to tourism hospitality and the food and beverages sectors, where professionals and companies from all over the world get to meet. Over 60 Italian companies are present at the Italian Pavilion, organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), in […]
Read moreWorkshop on countering trafficking of works of art in Doha
A three-day summit was held in Doha to address the issue of trafficking of works of art and strengthen measures to counter it. The workshop, entitled “Countering Trafficking of Cultural Property Including Documentary Heritage”, was organized by the Qatar National Library with the Qatari Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, together with […]
Read moreFestival Escena Patrimonio in Spain — Italy among guest countries
The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid is working with the celebrated “Festival Escena Patrimonio”. This platform for choreographic creation and cultural exchanges, with performances in Spain’s 15 UNESCO World Heritage cities, will run from 13 to 17 September 2022. For this year’s edition, the fifth, Italy has been chosen as a guest country. As part […]
Read moreTashkent – “DIVA” jewellery exhibition
The exhibition “DIVA. Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery” arrives in Tashkent. At the initiative of the Embassy of Italy, the exhibition is being staged at the NBU Fine Arts Gallery of Uzbekistan, one of the country’s most notable museums. It will be open to visitors from 9 September to 8 October 2022. Promoted by the […]
Read moreExhibition on the Etruscans opens in Shanghai
The Consul General in Shanghai, Tiziana D’Angelo opened the “Etruscans, Lords of Ancient Italy” exhibition in the Suzhou Museum of Wu in eastern China. Leading municipal and provincial authorities attended the opening, along with museum director Chen Zenglu. The exhibition comprises over 300 extraordinary archaeological findings from the Archaeological Museum of Bologna and the Naples National […]
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