The Farnesina Collection events are back
After the summer break, the double appointment with contemporary Italian art at the Farnesina Collection is back, with “I Giovedì della Collezione” and “Aperti per Voi”. The two events, which are part of the usual opening to the public of the Farnesina Palace and its Collection of over 680 works, will be held on 14 […]
Read moreMinister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today at 3 p.m. in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies.
Read moreVilla Vigoni, “Young Voices” call for applications
The German-Italian centre for European Dialogue Villa Vigoni presents a new intercultural political project, aimed to promote youth participation in the European elections. Villa Vigoni issued the “German-Italian Young Voices active in the electoral campaign for the European Parliament” call for applications seeking for young applicants aged from 18 to 30 from Italy and Germany to […]
Read moreVoices from the Farnesina – Avamposti (Outposts). Italy in frontier places: Australia
Italy has 129 embassies in the world, many of which represent our country in geographically distant and, for various aspects, little-known contexts. “Avamposti”, the new podcast series produced in collaboration with the AGI news agency, has selected some of them to describe their different facets and also analyse them in the light of their relations […]
Read moreAnniversary of Ukrainian Independence
On the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, on 24 August 2023, the Palazzo della Farnesina was illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. The illumination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was one of several initiatives by Italy and the other G7, NATO and European Union partners, who, on Ukraine’s Independence […]
Read moreVoices from the Farnesina – History of Italian Emigration: 1973, for the first time immigrants outnumbered emigrants
Those who travel the world, even in its most remote areas, know for a fact that Italians are everywhere. Even when they are not physically present, there is at least a trace of their passage. One example: family names of obvious Italian origin can be found on every continent, and they tell the story of […]
Read more1943 by Jacopo Benassi in the Farnesina Collection
Among the recent acquisitions in the Farnesina Collection is 1943 by Jacopo Benassi (La Spezia, 1970), a strongly evocative and composite work. Delimited by rough wooden frames that recall the unpacking of a life, 1943 is the artist’s tender homage to his recently deceased mother. On the deepest level, the work presents a painting by […]
Read moreMessage from Minister Tajani on the day of the 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy
Dear Italians abroad, it is with great emotion that today we commemorate the Marcinelle tragedy on its 67th anniversary. In memory of the 262 victims of 11 different nationalities – of whom 136 were Italian nationals – who lost their lives in the mining accident. Since 2001, on the anniversary of Marcinelle, the 8 August […]
Read moreMission of Minister Antonio Tajani on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster
Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium on 8 August in the presence of the Belgian Royal Family. On that day in 1956, 262 miners, including 136 Italians, died in the Bois du Cazier coal mine. This is […]
Read more“Russia and Wagner the new colonisers in Africa; the EU must now change course” (La Stampa)
The Prime Minister of Niger, currently in exile in France, appealed to Italy and the West to provide support in stopping not only the coup leaders, but above all the jihadists heading south. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani replied that a Western military intervention was not an option at the moment and that […]
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