The Farnesina hosts the 7th Session of the Italy-Israel Strategic Dialogue
Today, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, co-chaired with Ambassador Yuval Rote, her counterpart at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the 7th Session of the Italy-Israel Strategic Dialogue, with the aim of analysing important foreign policy issues at bilateral and multilateral level.
Read moreSouth Africa – “Unfindable”, a docufilm on Ettore Majorana, screened in South Africa
The disappearance of Ettore Majorana, considered to be the greatest twentieth century Italian physicist, which occurred in March 1938 on a ferry trip between Palermo and Naples, is one of the biggest Italian mysteries of the last hundred years. This genius from Sicily will be brought back to life in the docufilm entitled “Unfindable” (“Nessuno mi troverà”) […]
Read moreChile – The 2018 NEKo Tour Italia kicks off in Santiago
The event is an itinerant project by an artistic collective that will run until 26 September. It is hosted and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, Chile. It involves a series of performances, culinary shows and photography, art and design exhibitions that explore the best strategies for managing “migrant work”. The artists include Christian Castro, a chef […]
Read moreCzech Republic – ‘Stars of Art 2017’ exhibition in Prague
The “Stars of Art 2017” exhibition opens at the gallery on the first floor of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. This artistic collective includes international artists who work in a variety of different areas and styles. The exhibition was organised in association with the “Il Collezionista” Gallery Association of Rome and will run until 22 September.
Read moreItalian Film Festival Bangkok
As part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2017, the Italian Embassy presents the third edition of the Italian Film Festival Bangkok. The event is curated by the Dante Alighieri Association (under the artistic direction of Maurizio Mistretta) and is co-organised by The EmQuartier and Quartier CineArt, with the sponsorship of Generali Thailand and Benetone […]
Read moreItaly present at Carifesta, the Caribbean’s major creative arts and cultural festival
At the proposal of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Italy sponsored the participation of representatives of Italy’s and the Caribbean’s fashion sector at Carifesta, the region’s major creative arts and cultural biannual festival that recently closed in Barbados. Italy was represented by a delegation of the Confederazione Nazionale Artigianato – Federmoda, led by the National […]
Read moreDublin – Nature immaginate, an illustrated encounter with Prof. Bucchi
(29 August 2017) Some images are just so famous that they have become real visual norms, just like the image showing human evolution or the structure of the atom. The book “Nature immaginate” by Massimiano Bucchi and Elena Canadelli, is a collection of images whose visual dimension has had a significant impact on our social […]
Read moreJohannesburg – “Afritalian”: trip from South Africa to Italy through the book by Federica Marchesini
On 3 September at 11:30 a.m., the Italian Club of Johannesburg (at 7 Marais Road Bedfordview) will host the presentation of the book “Afritalian” by Federica Marchesini. The presentation has been organised by the Italian Club of Johannesburg in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria and will be held in English. Admission to […]
Read moreTirana – Archaeology, 3D heritage with Altair Multimedia
The return of Antiquity through virtual reality: this is the theme of the lecture to be held by Alessandro Furlan, one of the founding partners of Altair 4 Multimedia, at the Library of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, this coming 6 September, at 11am. During the lecture, 3D videos will show Italian archaeological heritage […]
Read moreKhartoum: launch of the UNICEF project financed by Italy for the protection of vulnerable minors
The Italian Government’s commitment to protect vulnerable minors continues with the launch of the initiative: “Integrated protection of childhood for abandoned and unaccompanied minors in the State of Khartoum and in the States of the East”. The programme, financed by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS) with 1,000,000.00 euros, will be implemented by […]
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