The Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, is on an official visit to Canada
The conflict in Ukraine, food and energy security, the stabilization of Libya and the situation in the Sahel were the topics on the agenda of the meeting in Ottawa between the Farnesina’s Director General for Political Affairs and Security, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, and his Canadian counterpart, Heidi Hulan. Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara, on an official visit to Canada […]
Read moreBrazil stages “8 ½ Festa del Cinema Italiano”
The Italian Cultural Institutes in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have teamed up to promote “8 ½ Festa del Cinema Italiano”, an event organised in Brazil by the Associazione Il Sorpasso and Risi Film Brazil, with the institutional sponsorship of the Italian diplomatic and consular network in Brazil. The Festival will run from 28 […]
Read moreCosta Rica — Italian film features in San José
As part of the San José European Film Festival, the Embassy of Italy to Costa Rica organised an authentically Italian evening on 25 July, based on Italy’s music and culture. The Embassy’s initiatives accompanied the screening of “Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri”, a film by Stefano Cipani about family and relationships between siblings. The screening […]
Read more“Ecodesign” exhibition visits Pristina
The “Ecodesign” travelling exhibition, which focuses on recycling and re-using raw materials, will be arriving in Pristina on 29 July and will be open to visitors until 23 August. The exhibition is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Embassy of Italy to Kosovo. Its aim is to stimulate […]
Read moreBeijing – Masterpieces from the GNAM in Rome
The Ambassador of Italy in Beijing, Luca Ferrari, recently opened an exhibition dedicated to Italian art entitled “The Infinite Universe of Wuji: Masterpieces from the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma”. The exhibition is open to the public until 30 October 2022 at Beijing’s World Art Museum. The initiative was organised as part […]
Read moreGeorgia, Italian musicians at the Batumi MusicFest 2022
The Italian Embassy in Georgia renews its collaboration with the prestigious Batumi Black Sea Music and Art Festival, now at its 9th edition, which this year will be running from 23 to 31 July. To close the Festival, which is held under the High Patronage of UNESCO, an exceptional concert will be organised to mark the […]
Read moreAmbassador Massari – new Vice President of UN ECOSOC Bureau
Ambassador Massari is the new Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council. Thus, Italy returns to the Bureau after 23 years, with a prestigious election by acclamation to the body’s Vice Presidency. Its last stint was in 1999, when Ambassador Fulci held the Presidency. This marks the second extraordinary recognition for Italy in […]
Read moreItaly-Greece dialogue features “Testimoni di pietra” photographic exhibition
A cultural dialogue between an Italian photographer, Cosmo Laera, and a Greek photographer, Giannis Giannelos, is displayed in an exhibition on the island of Kythnos, in the Cyclades archipelago, under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Greece and organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Kythnos and the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens. The […]
Read moreTunisia, flute player Griminelli performs at International Festivals
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis helped set up the El Jem and Hammamet International Music Festivals, which featured, for the first time ever in Tunisia, flute player Andrea Griminelli and the Octa Jazz Quartet. Italy’s Ambassador in Tunis, Lorenzo Fanara, attended both events. At the El Jem Festival – held in the Roman amphitheatre […]
Read morePianist Nazareno Ferruggio in concert in South Africa
The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria has organised two concerts by the eminent pianist Nazareno Ferruggio. The first concert will be held at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria on Monday, 8 August, and the second will be hosted at the Durban Jewish Club on Tuesday, 9 August. Scarlatti and Chopin are the composers of the […]
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