Conference on Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation
Chamber of Deputies: 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of People with Disabilities within Italian Cooperation” On 13 December the Conference on “Inclusion of Disabilities in Italian Cooperation” will be organised by the Chamber of Deputies by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aics) and the […]
Read moreCooperation -“Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015”
The publication “Evaluation of cooperation projects 2012-2015” provides a summary of independent technical evaluations of the initiatives financed by Italian cooperation from 2012 to date, in different formats and in different geographical areas. The publication was commissioned by the 9th Office of the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreUnited States – Andrew Viterbi guest at the Italian Cultural Institute
Andrew James Viterbi is an Italian engineer and entrepreneur naturalised American. Born in 1935, Viterbi is the co-founder of Qualcomm – one of the major communication companies in the world – and the inventor of the algorithm that bears his name, the groundwork of a large part of the mobile telephony. He will be hosted […]
Read moreSwitzerland – Month-long tribute will be paid to Mario Monicelli
Switzerland will pay a month-long tribute to Mario Monicelli, the last witness of a glorious season for Italian cinema, in a festival that is due to start on 1 January and run until 30 January. The Italian Cultural Institute in Zurich announced that the films by the famous artist that will be shown are 12, […]
Read moreArgentina – Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires hosts Christmas concert
To wind up its activities for 2016, the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires has organised at 7 p.m. on 14 December a Christmas concert entitled “Amor mi fa cantar” by the In Pro Ibis ensemble, which has long been performing Medieval music in Buenos Aires. The concert will include songs from both the sacred […]
Read moreHuman Rights Day
On the day which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly, on December 10, 1948, the world celebrates the International Human Rights Day.Italy joins in the celebrations, standing firm in its commitment to the theme and believing that respecting and defending human rights are the necessary […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom – Over a million euros raised for the reconstruction of central Italy
A charity gala was held at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in London, Pasquale Terracciano, on 7th December. The event marked the conclusion of an intense fund raising campaign launched for the reconstruction of the areas most affected by the earthquakes of recent months. The campaign has raised over one million euros. The actor Colin Firth and his wife […]
Read moreAustralia – Giuseppe Modica on show in Sydney
Giuseppe Modica, first time in Australia, will present Atelier di luce e di memoria (Light and Memory Atelier), a solo exhibition . Sasha Grishin, art critic and professor emeritus at the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics of the Australian National University of Canberra, will present Giuseppe Modica’s work. Modica is one of the most representative artists in the Italian contemporary […]
Read moreChina – Italiantaste Photo Contest dedicated to Italian cuisine. The prize is a trip to Sardinia
Promoting the image of Italy and Chinese tourism in the country with innovative ideas, through the use of social media and the engagement of the most popular photography bloggers. This was the idea behind #Italiantaste, the photo contest organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing and addressed to Chinese tourists who visited Italy. “The first edition of the ‘Week of […]
Read moreLondon – “Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace”,
There is time until 31 December to visit the exhibition “Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace”, curated by the Blenheim Art Foundation in conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute in London. The exhibition gives an overview of the artist – among the most influential in the 20th Century – by showing his paintings, sculptures and installations, […]
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