Yangon – “Rethink Beato: from Italy to Burma”
The exhibition “Rethink Beato: from Italy to Burma (1832-1909)”, organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Myanmar Photo Archive, was inaugurated on 30 November in Yangon and will be open to the public until 15 December. Through works, the exhibition retraces the footsteps of Felice Beato, the Italian-born photographer who immortalised the spirit […]
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Bahia Blanca, “Donne: la mejor version”
Once again this year, the Consulate General in Bahia Blanca took part in the UN’s international campaign to eliminate violence against women and children, with a cycle of five conferences that concluded at the Consulate on 25 November. The meetings dealt with violence towards women in its unfortunately multiple aspects – physical, psychological, and at […]
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Cairo – “Migration” by Gamal Meleka
On 21 November, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo inaugurated the solo exhibition “Migration” by Egyptian-Italian artist Gamal Meleka at the Institute’s gallery, in the presence of Italian Ambassador Michele Quaroni. The vernissage was a great media success, as also highlighted by the presence of representatives from the Egyptian cultural scene […]
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Bahia Blanca, Art and Food
The Consulate General of Italy in Bahia Blanca offered an original homage to maestro Giacomo Puccini on the centenary of his death. A multimedia show dedicated to the personal and artistic life of Maestro Puccini was organised in La Paloma, a historical building in Bahia Blanca. Professor Enrique Caride (music expert and critic, and long-time […]
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Singapore – “Happy Valley” by Pierfrancesco Celada
“Happy Valley”, the first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia by Italian photographer Pierfrancesco Celada, opened at the Esplanade Tunnel (Basement 1) in Singapore and will remain open to the public until 5 January. The exhibition was presented during the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Singapore. Celada’s […]
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Tunis, Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2024
Lor3n, Yuman, Noor, and Littamé captivated the audience at the Theatre of Regions in the City of Culture, Tunis, during the Tunisian leg of the Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2024. The tour, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of Italy […]
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Tokyo, Kudan Minami – Salvatore Sciarrino in concert
With “Al limite della notte”, the 17th event in the series of “Concerti di Tokyo Kudan Minami”, the week dedicated by the Institute to Salvatore Sciarrino, a leading figure in contemporary Italian music, came to a close on 15 November at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture of Tokyo. Organised in collaboration with […]
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Prague – “Fotogrammi di moda italiana”
Until 18 January next, the Baroque Chapel and the Chapter House of the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague will be hosting “Fotogrammi di moda italiana: dagli anni ‘50, l’Italia che veste il cinema internazionale”, an exhibition curated by Maison Gattinoni’s honorary President Stefano Dominella, as commissioned and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the […]
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Algiers – artistic residency and concerts by Manuel Caliumi
On the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, an artistic residency concert was held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers, as a result of the encounter between Manuel Caliumi (alto saxophone), saxophonist Arezki ‘Aki’ Bouzid and percussionist Abdelhakim Aït Aïssa. This unusual line-up, consisting of two saxophones and a […]
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Amsterdam – “We, Us and Other GAMES”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam took part in Spellbound Contemporary Ballet’s international contemporary dance production, entitled “We, Us and Other GAMES”. After a successful tour in Italy, the new production by the international dance company Spellbound Contemporary Ballet and choreographer Dunja Jocić landed in the Netherlands, stopping in various cities and ending on 11 […]
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