Awarding of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Translation Prizes and Contributions
On 18 July, the meeting of the “Advisory Working Group for the Promotion of Italian Culture and Language – Publishing and Audiovisual Media Section” took place to allocate the 2024 translation incentives. Representatives from the following institutions participated in the Working Group: the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry […]
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Eleonora Strino’s jazz in Algiers
A double concert by the Italian musician Eleonora Strino and her group “Eleonora Strino Trio” (Aldo Capasso on double bass and Ruben Ludo Bellavia on drums) was held on the occasion of International Jazz Day, as part of the agreement in force between the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers and the Agence Algérienne pour le […]
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A cooking facility for the ancient communities of the Caucasus at TavaTepe (Azerbaijan)
Nicola Laneri (CAMNES, Università di Catania) e BakthiyarJalilov (Accademia delle Scienze di Baku) Since its inception in 2018, the Azerbaijani-Italian GaRKAP project, (CAMNES Florence, University of Catania, Baku Academy of Sciences, OELLE Foundation) co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and co-directed by Nicola Laneri and BakhtiyarJalilov, had as its primary objective […]
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Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award
The award ceremony for the Ambassadors to the Holy See Literary Award was held on the evening of 2 July at Palazzo Borromeo. This year’s award went to Piero Damosso, Tg1 journalist, editor-in-chief and curator of the Tg1 Dialogo column, for his book Può la Chiesa fermare la guerra? Un’inchiesta a sessant’anni dalla Pacem in […]
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Krakow, photographic exhibition on today’s idea of Europe
The Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow will open on 16 June the exhibition “What is Europe to you?”, a photographic narrative created by artist Lisa Borgiani, who has been visiting major European cities since 2019 asking the people she photographs a question: What is Europe to you? Set up at the Parc Jordana, one of […]
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Germany – history of the European Football Championship through stickers
To mark the 17th European Football Championship, which this year will be held in Germany, the Italian Cultural Institute of Munich has organised an exhibition dedicated to football entitled Deutschland-Italien: ein Klassiker. Fußballsticker erzählen die Geschichte der EM, meaning Germany-Italy: a classic. The history of the European Football Championship through stickers. The ad-hoc project is […]
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Argentina – “Fashion Panorama” exhibition in Ushuaia
On 2 June, the celebrations for Italian Republic Day took place at Antigua Casa Beban in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, with the inauguration of the exhibition “Fashion Panorama – The Italian New Wave”. This initiative, which was promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with Vogue Italia, the […]
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Leonardo’s “The Beautiful Princess” exhibited in Kazakhstan
One of Leonardo da Vinci’s most enigmatic and precious masterpieces, “The Beautiful Princess” (La Bella Principessa), will be presented for the first time to the public in Kazakhstan. This unique opportunity was made possible thanks to the efforts of the Italian Embassy in Astana and the support of Forte Bank, Mastercard, the publishing house Scripta […]
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The “Italia giardino del mondo” exhibition opens in Prague
The exhibition “Italia giardino del mondo. Where Nature meets Art, Craft and Design” – an integrated promotion project on Italy’s classical and contemporary gardens, produced by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – was inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague on 27 May. With the exhibition, Italian gardens become the […]
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Shanghai – a comic strip depicting Marco Polo’s journey
As part of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai has organised the exhibition “Il mondo a fumetti: Le meraviglie di Marco Polo”, which will be open from 28 May to 31 August 2024, in collaboration with […]
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