Brexit – Consequences for the Italian community in the United Kingdom
This morning Luigi Maria Vignali, the Director General for Italians Abroad and for Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, appeared before the Senate Committee for the Affairs of Italians Abroad in a hearing on the consequences of Brexit for the community of Italians residing in the United Kingdom (Act No. […]
Read moreOpen for You
The Farnesina and its Art Collection will be open to visitors on Friday, June 30. Volunteers from the Touring Club Italiano will guide visitors through the building. Make your reservation here, to get a priority entrance to the new space and installations in progress dedicated to artists who use photography as a means of expression.
Read moreTunisia – 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 moreIl ministro Alfano in missione in Istria
Su invito dell’Unione Italiana, organizzazione rappresentativa della minoranza autoctona italiana in Croazia e Slovenia, mercoledì 12 e giovedì 13 aprile, il ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Angelino Alfano, si è recato in missione in Istria. Il ministro si è recato a Umago dove, accompagnato dal ministro della Salute, Beatrice Lorenzin, ha incontrato numerosi esponenti […]
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 […]
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