2024 Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
The “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” is the annual thematic review dedicated to the promotion of quality Italian cuisine and agri-food products, as promoted by the entire network of Embassies, Consulates, Italian Cultural Institutes, and ITA Offices abroad through activities that support exports, internationalisation, and incoming tourism flows. The 2024 event, entitled […]
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Paris – Viaggio in Italia
Until 8 January 2025, Italian photography will play a leading role at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris. The exhibition “Viaggio in Italia”, curated by Matteo Balduzzi, presents the works of authors such as Gabriele Basilico, Mario Cresci, Luigi Ghirri, Guido Guidi, and Mimmo Jodice. It also celebrates the first forty years of Ghirri’s project […]
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Shanghai, inauguration of the exhibition “Wonders of The World”
As part of the celebrations of the seventh centenary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the exhibition “Wonders of the World. China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo” (Shanghai Museum, 22 November 2024 – 30 March 2025) will be inaugurated in the presence of the Consul […]
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Caravaggio on show in Seoul
On 19 November last, the exhibition “The Master of Light: Caravaggio and His Descendants” was inaugurated at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul. Open to the public until 30 March, the event, which has been produced by Korean partner Acts Management in collaboration with the cultural association Metamorfosi and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of […]
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Katara European Jazz Festival in Doha
Once again this year, the Embassy of Italy in Doha is taking part in the Katara European Jazz Festival, held from 5 to 8 December in Doha along the waterfront of the Katara Cultural Village. Now in its eighth edition, the festival – which is organised by the Katara Cultural Village Foundation in collaboration with […]
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Vietnam: a concert of Italian orchestras celebrating the Consulate’s tenth anniversary
On the occasion of the celebration marking the tenth anniversary of the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, three representations of Italian youth Orchestras – Young Musicians European Orchestra of Ravenna, Orchestra Senza Spine of Bologna, and Orchestra Giovanile Scarlatti of Naples – performed on 17 November in a concert along with […]
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Algiers, 27th International Book Fair
The 27th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair was held at the Palais des Expositions des Pins Maritimes in the Algerian capital, with the participation of the Italian Embassy in Algeria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and the “Roma” Italian School. This year, Italy was […]
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Mumbai: homage to Giacomo Puccini
This past 29 November, 100 years after the composer’s death, Mumbai celebrated the genius of Giacomo Puccini at India’s oldest opera venue, the Royal Opera House, with an opera gala organized by the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Mumbai, in collaboration with the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, Furtados, Avid Learning, […]
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Tirana – Faust on stage
After the success of “Vizita”, director Davide Iodice and playwright Fabio Pisano have created a new play freely inspired by Goethe’s “Faust”, as produced by the National Theatre of Tirana and co-produced by Sardegna Teatro, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. The play debuted last 29 October at the ArTurbina Theatre. […]
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Ljubljana – 100 years of Franco Basaglia
On 17 November, 100 years after the birth of Franco Basaglia – the Italian psychiatrist who revolutionised the way mentally ill patients are perceived and treated – the Italian Cultural Institute of Ljubljana, in collaboration with GO!2025 and Accademia della Follia, presented the play ‘Quelli di Basaglia… a 180°’ by Antonella Carlucci and Angela Pianca. […]
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