Prague – Italy in the spotlight at the International Book Fair
This year too, the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague is taking part in the Svět Knihy Praha International Book Fair, the most important publishing event in the Czech Republic, to be held in the fairgrounds of Výstaviště from 23 to 26 May. It will have its own exhibition space and two special guests – Gian […]
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Tirana, exhibition of Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, in collaboration with Fondazione Cittadellarte and COD – Center for Openness and Dialogue, presents Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto’s exhibition Artivation for a Responsible Social Transformation, curated by the Pistoletto Cittadellarte Foundation. The exhibition – which will be inaugurated on 21 May at the COD and will be open to the […]
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Washington, over six thousand visitors at the Embassy for EU Open House 2024
There were 6,453 visitors to the Embassy of Italy in Washington for the EU Open House, the day on which all European Union’s Embassies open their doors to the public for Europe Day celebrations. Visitors, welcomed into the Embassy building designed in the 1990s by architect Piero Sartogo – with a shape that replicates the […]
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“Mondo Piccolo” by photographer Paolo Simonazzi on display in Amsterdam
The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in the Netherlands, will host the exhibition “Mondo piccolo” (Small World) by photographer Paolo Simonazzi, curated by Andrea Tinterri, to be inaugurated on Tuesday 14 May 2024 and remain open until Friday 14 June. The exhibition is inspired by the homonymous project launched […]
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“Palermo Mon Amour” photo exhibition in Madrid
The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid is pleased to host in its exhibition spaces the “Palermo Mon Amour” exhibition, an unprecedented “plunge” into the history of a contradictory and imaginative city through the camera lens of exceptional authors: Enzo Sellerio, Letizia Battaglia, Franco Zecchin, Fabio Sgroi and Lia Pasqualino. For its Madrid stop, thanks to […]
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Spain – “Mediterranea” exhibition arrives in Valencia
The Consul General of Italy in Barcelona, Emanuele Manzitti, together with the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Barcelona Annamaria Di Giorgio, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciences (CASC) Santiago Lumbrera, the Director General of CASC Ana Ortells Miralles, and the Honorary Consul of […]
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Sydney, conference on the construction of the Opera House
The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will organise a meeting on 9 May focusing on Paolo Stracchi and Luciano Cardellicchio‘s multi-year research project entitled Vele, Piovre e Gru Telescopiche: la costruzione dell’Opera House di Sydney” (Sails, Octopuses and Telescopic Cranes: the Construction of the Sydney Opera House). Over the last 50 years, the Sydney Opera […]
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Bratislava, Tracce Mediterranee by Giorgio Distefano
Giorgio Distefano‘s solo exhibition Tracce Mediterranee, organised by the Italian Institute of Culture, will be inaugurated on 16 May 2024, at the Považská galéria umenia v Žiline (Žilina Civic Gallery) in Bratislava. With this event, which will take place in the artist’s presence, the 17th Italian Festival in Slovakia Dolce Vitaj will also officially start. […]
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Erbil – a seminar with the Directors of the Italian Archaeological Missions and the Directorates of Antiquities of Iraqi Kurdistan
Following the inauguration of the exhibition on the Italian archaeological missions in Iraqi Kurdistan organised by the Italian Consulate at the Media Hall Gallery in Erbil, a seminar was held on 29 and 30 April, which was attended by all 11 Directors of the Italian missions and the Directorates of Antiquities and Heritage of the […]
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Davide Rivalta’s ‘wild animals’ exhibited in Oslo
The exhibition of bronze sculptures by artist Davide Rivalta – titled “Come si aspetta ogni ritorno” (How we await every return) – will open on 3 May in the park of the Oscarshall Royal Palace on the Bygdøy peninsula, in Oslo. Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway will attend the ceremony. The exhibition, born in […]
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