Tirana – 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 […]
Read moreLyon – “Caro Lucio ti scrivo”, at the Italian Cultural Institute
Five years after the passing of Lucio Dalla, Italy’s consular diplomatic network continues to pay homage to one of the Country’s most important songwriters of all times. On 11 September, the Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon (Goethe Loft, 18 rue François Dauphin; 7pm) will screen “Caro Lucio ti scrivo”, a film by Riccardo Marchesini (original […]
Read moreMichela Pelusio in Montreal to participate in the MUTEK Festival
The Italian artist Michela Pelusio will participate in Montreal’s 18th edition of MUTEK, the international festival dedicated to digital creativity and electronic music. The artist’s performance “SpaceTime Helix” will take place on Saturday, 26 August, at the Monument-National Théâtre Ludger-Duvernay. Michela Pelusio uses a console and a portable interface to control an opto-acoustic instrument: a […]
Read moreArgentina – Dante’s Purgatory staged at the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires
The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires is organising another event dedicated to Dante. Claudia Fernandez, professor of Italian language at the University of Buenos Aires and of Medieval Italian Literature at the Instituto Superior del Profesorado Joaquin V. Gonzalez, will deliver a ‘Lectura Dantis’ on the two Thursdays left in the month of August. […]
Read moreJapan – Jazz, seven dates to keep in Japan for the Vezzoso-Collina duo
Kyoto, Nagoya, Miyazu, Kobe and Kitakyushu are the cities marking the stops of trumpet player Marco Vezzoso and pianist Alessandro Collina. The two Italian jazz musicians are getting ready to leave on their tour of Western Japan, which schedules seven concerts between 28 August and 3 September. The tightly packed tour was organised thanks to the efforts of the […]
Read moreCanada – The Italian Consulate General in Toronto hosts installation by Vivenza
An art installation by Francesca Vivenza entitled ‘On the verge of’ will be displayed in the garden of the Italian Consulate General in Toronto until 10 October. The work was commissioned by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) for ‘Castello Italia’, the event held at Casa Loma on 4 June to celebrate the Italian National Day. […]
Read morePortugal – Music, Orquestra Todos and the culture of coming together
A concert by the ‘Orquestra Todos’ will be held on 8 September in Lisbon (at 10:30 p.m., at the Jardim Campo Santana) as part of the 9th Edition of the Festival Todos – Caminhada de Culturas. The Festival is an initiative promoted by the Municipality of Lisbon and the Academia de Produtores Culturais, with the […]
Read morePeru – Lima hosts the exhibition “Orbitales” by Alex Caminiti
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima will open the exhibition “Orbitales” by Italian artist Alex Caminiti at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 24 August at the Galleria Mario Sironi. After a one-month stay in Peru, where he absorbed the local art and culture, the prolific artist now presents the work that he conceived and produced in […]
Read moreFrom Dusk to Dawn, the Night of Philosophy in Helsinki
“The Night of Philosophy”, to be organised in Helsinki on 1 and 2 September at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, will include the participation of Italian researcher Giulia Piredda, an expert in epistemology and theory of syntax. The event, organised in association with the Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki, will invite the public to […]
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