Sofia: Italian volcanoes on display
On 5 September, the Italian Embassy in Bulgaria and the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia presented the panel exhibition “Air, Water, Earth, Fire”, inaugurated by the Italian Ambassador in Sofia, Giuseppina Zarra. The project, curated by Antonello Migliozzi and Marco Marotta, benefits from the collaboration of the Museum Centre of Agricultural Sciences (MUSA) at the […]
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Oued Beht, Morocco: a bridge between Africa and Europe
In the heart of Morocco, along the banks of the Oued Beht River, an international team of archaeologists, co-directed by the National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Heritage Science (CNR-ISPC) and co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has recently uncovered a settlement of extraordinary importance, dated between 3400 and 2900 […]
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IOSONOVULNERABILE opened in Paris
The artistic project ‘Iosonovulnerable’ (iamvulnerable), a performative art practice curated by Sergio Mario Illuminato, was inaugurated last 3 October at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris. The exhibition will be on display at the Institute’s gardens until 29 November. Also attending the event in France – currently entering its second stage after a research process […]
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Art in the Embassy: Contemporary Italy in Vilnius
The exhibition “Arte in Ambasciata: Italia Contemporanea a Vilnius” (Art in the Embassy: Contemporary Italy in Vilnius) has been organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius as part of the initiatives planned for the 20th Italian Contemporary Art Day. The launch event was held on 3 October 2024 in cooperation […]
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“Madama Butterfly” on stage in Bahia Blanca
Thanks to the support of the Italian Consulate General in Bahia Blanca and the collaboration developed with the organisation of artists from southern Argentina OAS-Organizzazione degli Artisti del Sud argentino, the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires, the local Municipality and the Bahia Blanca Theatre brought Italian opera back to the entire district of Argentinean […]
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Mumbai Cinema Italian Style
An event dedicated to Italian cinema was held last 27 September in Mumbai, at the Regal cinema theatre in Colaba, a historical one in the Indian capital, in the presence of director Giuseppe Tornatore, Oscar winner for Cinema Paradiso. This film kicked off the “CINEMA ITALIAN STYLE” festival, dedicated to Italian classics, including Senso, La […]
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Prague: EUNIC- focus on Language, Literature and Design
Upon the initiative of the European Cultural Institutes of the EUNIC cluster (European Union National Institutes for Culture) in Prague, of which the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague is one of the founding members, language, literature and design took again centre stage in the Czech capital. Last 26 September, on the occasion of the European […]
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Bahrain, a tribute to Italy’s greatest composers and jazz musicians
On the occasion of the 33rd Edition of the Bahrain International Music Festival, on Wednesday 2 October, the Italian Embassy in Bahrain, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), organised the concert “Luca Velotti Meets Silvia Manco” at the Culture Hall in Manama. Paying tribute to some of the greatest Italian […]
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Santiago – 50th anniversary of the 1974 Venice Biennale.
After the coup d’état of 11 September 1973, Carlo Ripa di Meana – newly elected President of the Venice Biennale – decided to dedicate the entire 1974 edition of the Biennale to Chile. Hortensia Allende, widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, travelled to Venice to inaugurate the Biennale, entitled ‘Freedom to Chile: for a democratic […]
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Children’s Literature in Oslo
The program of meetings between Italian and Norwegian publishing houses dedicated to children’s and young people’s literature – organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Oslo, in collaboration with NORLA, the Norwegian body responsible for promoting Norwegian books abroad – ended on September 11. The initiative was organized with the aim of strengthening the […]
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