Budapest, exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Marastoni
Following six years of preparatory work, the first major retrospective exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Marastoni was inaugurated on 18 June at the Budapest History Museum: “An Italian in Pest – Giacomo Marastoni (1804–1860) and the first Hungarian Academy of painting”. Giacomo Marastoni – or Jakab Marastoni, as he was known in Hungarian – was born […]
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Paris, exhibition of Fausto Pirandello
The exhibition “Fausto Pirandello. Painting and the human condition” was inaugurated on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris, where it will remain open to the public until 3 October. The opening was attended by the curator and Giovanna Carlino Pirandello, President of the Fausto Pirandello Foundation. Celebrated by critics for […]
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Public and Community Archaeology: The Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi (Cyprus) on Archeologia Viva, July–August 2025
The evidence for fresh new results of the Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi (Cyprus) have been given significant visibility in the July–August 2025 issue of Archeologia Viva. The magazine, which also features the project on its cover, dedicates extensive coverage to the Italian Archaeological Project, which has been active for over fifteen years. The Italian […]
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Stuttgart, Zucchero and Mario Biondi at Jazzopen 2025
Schlossplatz, Stuttgart’s largest central square, played host to two leading voices of the Italian music scene. As part of Jazzopen 2025 – a festival that first took shape in Stuttgart in 1994 – Zucchero and Mario Biondi took to the stage, delighting the German audience with some of the most beloved and unforgettable songs from […]
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Rosario, a festival dedicated to Italian cinema
As it does every year, during the Fare Cinema Festival, the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario, in collaboration with “El Cairo, Cine Publico“, organises a series of meetings dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema. The Festival features free admission every Sunday in July and August. Contemporary Italian cinema speaks to us through a shared emotional […]
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Athens, Nicola Piovani in concert
Federico Fellini, Roberto Benigni, the Taviani Brothers: four masters of Italian cinema who conquered the international scene thanks to the mastery of their movies, giving popular culture some of the most beloved soundtracks. Maestro Nicola Piovani, the composer of those soundtracks, celebrated them in a symphonic concert at the Odeon Herodes Atticus in Athens. The […]
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Doha, Artist Quayola’s Exhibition “Nuovo Paesaggio”
The exhibition “Nuovo Paesaggio – New Landscape” by contemporary artist Quayola opened on 5 May in Doha and will run until 19 July Organized by the Italian Embassy in Doha and Studio Quayola, in collaboration with Fondazione AGO – Modena Fabbriche Culturali and co-financed by the Ministry of Culture, the project—curated by Claudio Composti – […]
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Traditional Italian puppets and marionettes in Prague
Over 250 puppets and marionettes will be on display in the Baroque Chapel and the halls of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague until 26 August. They come from one of the world’s leading collections of marionettes and puppets: the Zanella/Pasqualini Collection – Budrio Museum (Bologna), which houses more than 35,000 unique pieces from around […]
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“Funerary Traditions in Prehistoric Sardinia: the Domus de Janas” inscribed on the World Heritage List
With the inscription of the site “Funerary Traditions in Prehistoric Sardinia: the Domus de Janas,” the number of UNESCO-certified World Heritage Sites in Italy rises to 61. The long-awaited decision came today following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s 47th session in Paris. The site enhances the cultural specificities of Sardinian prehistory. For the Domus de Janas (House […]
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Library: 80 years since the end of the Second World War
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken part in the cartographic census of leaflets, pamphlets and other ephemeral publications (Ephemera) relating to the Second World War. The project was coordinated and conducted by the Department for […]
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