Edinburgh, Open Day at the Italian Cultural Institute
On 20 March, the Open Day of the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh was held at Italy House, the Institute’s new headquarters. The Open Day followed the relocation of the Institute, which took place in February 2025, and the inaugural ceremony attended by the Ambassador of Italy to the United Kingdom, Inigo Lambertini, the Undersecretary […]
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Mumbai, “Sonic Ties” between Italy and India
The “Sonic Ties” project marked an important milestone in the cultural collaboration between Italy and India, celebrating Indian classical music and Mediterranean jazz. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Mumbai in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai and the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore, the event was supported by local […]
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Farnesina Collection: the digital path to cultural diplomacy
The Farnesina Collection is now online! Thanks to the collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Google Arts & Culture, everyone—free of charge, anytime, and from anywhere—can explore the contemporary Italian artworks that make up the Farnesina Collection. The digitisation project, launched in 2016, now allows users to browse over 400 pieces of […]
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The Rome 1960 Olympic Games in the documents of the Foreign Ministry’s Historical Diplomatic Archives
The inventory of the Olympics Office (inventario dell’Ufficio Olimpiadi) is now available online. The Office, set up in 1959 within the then General Directorate of Cultural Relations (DGRC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the task of managing the affairs relating to the international aspects of the organisation of the Rome 1960 Olympic Games, […]
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Online il numero di marzo della newsletter SFIM
La newsletter dello SFIM approfondisce ogni mese le novità relative all’istruzione italiana all’estero, dalle iniziative di maggiore rilevanza e interesse, ai progetti educativi e alle attività culturali del Sistema della Formazione Italiana nel Mondo. Lo SFIM include scuole e sezioni italiane all’estero, corsi di lingua e cultura italiana e lettorati presso le Università straniere. Tra […]
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Madrid, “Dietro l’opera”: Giulio Paolini and Luca Bertolo
The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid presented the exhibition “Dietro l’opera” (Behind the Work), dedicated to Giulio Paolini (Genoa, 1940) and Luca Bertolo (Milan, 1968), one of the main artists of the new avant-garde of the second half of the 20th century, in dialogue with one of the most important Italian painters of today. The […]
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Prague, “Gabriele Basilico. Rome”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague has opened the exhibition “Gabriele Basilico. Rome” to the public. The exhibition is promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with MUFOCO – Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Gabriele Basilico Archive, under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Prague. With […]
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Elisa Chimenti, the Mediterranean intellectual
The Historical Diplomatic Archive of the Italian Foreign Ministry has collaborated on an episode of Paolo Mieli’s programme Passato e Presente, titled Elisa Chimenti, the Mediterranean Intellectual. The episode will be broadcast today on Rai 3 at 1:15 p.m. and on Rai Storia at 8:30 p.m., and will also be available from tomorrow on Rai […]
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Tokyo, Southern Italy in the photography of Fosco Maraini
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo is presenting the photographic exhibition “L’immagine dell’empresente. Il Sud Italia nella fotografia di Fosco Maraini. 1946-1956” (The image of the empresente. Southern Italy in the Photography of Fosco Maraini. 1946-1956) in its exhibition spaces. The exhibition is curated by Francesco Paolo Campione, with scientific coordination by Moira Luraschi and […]
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Athens, “How is you still human” by Anna Mazzamauro
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the release of the unforgettable “Fantozzi” by Luciano Salce, the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens hosted the performance “How is you still human”, written and performed by Anna Mazzamauro, produced by Good Mood, Nicola Canonico. In this work, actress Anna Mazzamauro pays tribute to […]
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