Tunisia – Palais Ennejma Ezzahra hosts Barocco Italiano and Rêverie Napolitaine
An Italian soiree will take place at Sidi Bou Said, in the splendid Palace Ennejma Ezzahra, on June 21 on the occasion of the “Festa della Musica”, a concert by the Ensemble Partenope, with Salvatore Morra. The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis and the Centre for Arab and Mediterranean Music will perform in the beautifully restored […]
Read moreAustralia – The stories of 31 Italo-Australian artists collected in one volume entitled ‘Ritratti’ (Portraits)
The book, published by the Italian Consulate in Melbourne, narrates the creative career of 31 Italo-Australian artists. The group of creative artists of Italian origin, based in Melbourne, was selected according to their brilliant profiles which, all together, offer an extremely varied picture. Some worked on storytelling, others focused on the visual impact, some used […]
Read more“Due ma non Due” by Clara Salina on show
“Due ma non Due” (“Two but not Two”) is the title of the double installation to be displayed at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Santiago in Chile from 27 June to 1 August. The installation, by Italian artist Clara Salina, tries to cast light on the cycle in which we are trapped and of […]
Read moreItalianism, the Design of the Word. The Word of Designers
On Thursday, 15 June 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Farnesina hosted the 4th edition of the “Italianism” project entitled “Il design della parola. La parola ai designer” (“The Design of the Word. The Word of Designers”). “The initiative – said Minister Alfano – is meant to capitalise on the relationship between our […]
Read moreThe UNESCO project kicks off in Eastern Sudan with Italian funds
Thanks to the signing of a technical agreement between UNESCO and Sudan’s Ministry of Information, the project “Promoting human development among Sudan’s rural communities: supporting radio broadcasters in Eastern Sudan States” has officially taken off. The project, financed by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency – AICS with 300,000 euros, will be implemented by the UNESCO […]
Read moreMinister Alfano on diplomatic mission to Warsaw
“Relations, especially economic and trade relations, between Italy and Poland are excellent. We intend to further intensify political dialogue, both bilateral and multilateral, also in the prospect of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, falling in 2019. I have come to Warsaw to strengthen our ties with Poland and to […]
Read moreBrazil – Cinema, “50 Years without Totò”: the IIC pays tribute to the Prince of Laughter
Mask, marionette, comedy icon: the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao Paulo pays tribute to the “Prince of Laughter”. On the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Antonio de Curtis, a.k.a. Totò, on 15 April 1967, and as part of the “50 anni senza Totò” (“50 Years without Totò”) cycle of events dedicated to […]
Read moreItaly and Mexico intensify cultural cooperation
Italy is bolstering its cooperation with Mexico in the field of culture. Italian Ambassador to Mexico, Luigi Maccotta, recently had a long and cordial meeting with the Secretary of Culture, Maria Cristina García Cepeda. The Ambassador was accompanied by the director of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Mexico City, Marco Marica, and by the […]
Read moreItaly at the Shanghai International Film Festival
Anybody who knows the Shanghai International Film Festival (abbreviated as SIFF) knows that it is one of Asia’s major film festivals. This year the Festival, celebrating its twentieth edition, will run from 17 to 26 June in all the city’s major cinema theatres. Italy too will be reserved a space for its exlusive use. This […]
Read moreMission in Belgium of the Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Maria Vignali
Director General Vignali met with the Presidents of the Comites of the Consular District of Brussels and Genk (Raffaele Napolitano and Antonio Enna, respectively), the President of the Comites of Mons, Ezio D’Orazio, along with the members of the CGIE elected in Belgium (Eleonora Medda and Fernando Marzo) and the staff of the consular chancery. The mission […]
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