Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 14 September: latest news from the world
Brazil: privatisation plan in the municipality of Sao Paulo continues The “Plano Municipal de Desestatizacao”, begun by the Mayor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, as soon as he took office, is now undergoing the most extensive privatisation phase of its history. The public real estate property is being placed on the market and diverse local public services […]
Read moreAustria – Pallavicini presents “Atomic Dandy” (“Atomico Dandy”) in Vienna
“Hartliebs Bucher” bookshop in Vienna will be the venue for a presentation by Piersandro Pallavicini of his book “Atomic Dandy” on Friday, 15 September. The Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna will co-organise the event. Born in Vigevano in 1962, Pallavicino lectures at the University of Pavia. He is also an inorganic nano chemistry researcher, and […]
Read moreSudan – Italy’s commitment to reintegrating ex-combatants in Sudan
A ceremony was held in Khartoum at the headquarters of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program (“DDR”) to mark the occasion for putting into operation the computer equipment recently donated to Sudan organisations by Cooperation Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (“AICS”) in Khartoum. Attendees at the ceremony included the General Commissioner of […]
Read moreAustralia – the Lavazza Italian Film Festival starts tomorrow in Melbourne
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival (LIFF) kicks off in Melbourne tomorrow. This film festival has been bringing the best of Italian film production to Australia since 2000. Opening the festival will be the film “Let yourself go!” (“Lasciati andare”), directed by Francesco Amato and starring Tony Servillo. Other films to be screened include “Indivisible” (“Indivisibili”) […]
Read moreJapan – Exhibitions, the “Voices and colours of nature” (“Voci e colori della natura”) live again in the works of Laura Galvagno
The exhibition “Voices and colours of nature” (“Voci e colori della natura”) includes 20 abstract works of art which take their inspiration from the world of nature and were created by Laura Galvagno between 2014 and 2017. The Artistic Area of the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka will host the exhibit, which opens on 15 September […]
Read moreFrance – Open day at the Italian Cultural Institute in Marseilles on Saturday
Next Saturday, there will be an open day at the Italian Cultural Institute in Marseilles. The Institute is organising a “Casa d’Italia” tour as part of the 2017 European Heritage Days and the IV Biennial on immigration organised by the RHMIT network (history and memory of immigration and territories network), dealing with history, recollections, heritage […]
Read moreThe exhibition in Paris: “Sempre libera. Maria Callas at La Scala”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris has teamed up with the Accademia Teatro alla Scala to organise an exhibition marking the fortieth anniversary of the death of Maria Callas. To mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of Maria Callas, which occurred in Paris on 16 September 1977, the Italian Cultural Institute has teamed up […]
Read moreHurricane Irma – The Foreign Ministry’s actions (update)
GENERAL FRAMEWORKHurricane Irma has moved out of the state of Florida. Damage has been reported to the power lines, telephone lines and hydroelectric power plants. The hurricane has currently been reclassified to a tropical storm. In the meantime, Hurricane José has definitively turned away from the island states of the Caribbean.The Italian Consulate General in […]
Read moreSeminar on visas issued in favour of students and researchers
Professor Elda Morlicchio, Rector of the Università Orientale of Naples, extended an invitation to the officers of the Farnesina’s Visa Centre to participate in a seminar. The event, entitled “Facilitare l’emissione di visti d’ingresso in Italia in favore di studenti, ricercatori e docenti internazionali” [“Facilitating the issuance of entry visas to Italy in favour of […]
Read moreBelgium – Sottsass on show in Brussels marking 100th anniversary of his birth
The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ettore Sottsass, one of the major Italian designers of the 20th century, will launch the exhibit “Ettore Sottsass. Smalti 1958” [Ettore Sottsass, Enamels 1958], curated by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari, great collectors and founders of the Museo Casa […]
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