Shanghai, “National Forum on the Renaissance”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai, in cooperation with Italy’s Consulate General in Shanghai and the Faculty of Humanities at Tongji University, presented the 11th “National Forum on the Renaissance”. The Forum, held at the Shanghai Library East on 13 and 14 April, organised several workshops to orient Chinese researchers towards a more in-depth study […]
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The second edition of Italian Screens arrives in Tirana
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in collaboration with Cinecittà for the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Accademia del Cinema Italiano – David di Donatello Awards, together with the Embassy of Italy to Albania, is pleased to announce […]
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Italian Film Week in Buenos Aires
The Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires presents the tenth edition of the Italian Film Week, organised by Cinecittà with the support of the Italian Embassy and ICE (the Italian Trade Agency). For the event, a selection of 12 prominent films of contemporary Italian cinema will be screened from Thursday 4 to Wednesday 10 April […]
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Pristina, the exhibition Carissimo Pinocchio: designer e grafici italiani ridisegnano il burattino più famoso del mondo
On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the first edition of Carlo Collodi’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio – Story of a Marionette, the most translated Italian book in the world, the exhibition “Carissimo Pinocchio: designer e grafici italiani ridisegnano il burattino più famoso del mondo” (Dearest Pinocchio: Italian Designers and Graphic Designers Redesign […]
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China, Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala concludes tour
Five years after its last performance in China, the Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala in Milan has finally returned to China for a long-awaited tour. On three different evenings (15, 16 and 17 March) it performed in Hong Kong with Le Corsaire, a ballet in three acts based on the poem The Corsair by […]
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Tirana, multimedia show SPORES_Intermedial Travel
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in collaboration with the Cultural Association APPERCEZIONI and the National Theatre of Tirana, presents the performance SPORES_Intermedial Travel by Federica Altieri. The performance – an intermedia project exploring the link between art and science through poetic language – will take place on 27 March at the ArTurnbina National Theatre […]
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Ambassador Armando Varricchio visited the Leipzig Book Fair
Ambassador Armando Varricchio visited the Leipzig Book Fair, held from 21 to 24 March. This is the first major publishing event of the year in Germany, bringing together readers, authors, publishers and media. Italy took part in the Fair with a stand and a dense programme of events, proposed and organised by the Italian Cultural […]
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South Africa, many events for the Italian Design Day
The Italian Embassy in South Africa, the Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg, the Consulate of Italy in Cape Town and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria celebrated the 8th edition of the Italian Design Day – the annual appointment dedicated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to design and architecture “Made in Italy” – through a series […]
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Exhibition “Machines for Peace – Macchine di Pace” in Belgrade
Since 8 March, the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade has relaunched the “Machines for Peace – Machine di Pace” installation exhibition proposed by “Rete delle feste delle grandi Macchine a spalla italiane” (Italian celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures network), and part of the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2013. The exhibition, now on display […]
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USA, International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month
The Embassy of Italy in Washington and the Italian consular network in the United States are celebrating International Women’s Day and the month dedicated to women’s history in the United States with a rich program of initiatives. In addition to the March 6th State Department panel discussion among the Italian Ambassador to the United States, […]
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