Prague – Marco Tagliaro’s “Beyond Time” cityscape exhibition
There is an Italian painter who is at home in Prague. His name is Marco Tagliaro: he has been living in the Czech capital during the past four years and is now the focus of a personal exhibition organised at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). The guests of honour at the inauguration were the […]
Read moreSydney – Italian modern art with Loris Liberatori
A promotional campaign for Italian modern art has been launched in Australia’s cities of Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, where Italy’s diplomatic network has organised a series of events centred around Loris Liberatori, whose work is featured in the Farnesina Collection. Three of Liberatori’s pieces are on permanent display at the Ambassador’s residence in Canberra. The […]
Read moreMadrid – “Passione Italia” back with food, music and tourism
Food, tourism and music will be offered in addition to a large number of activities for adults and children alike. Again this year the excellence of Made in Italy products will be showcased in the eighth edition of “Passione Italia”, an event organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Spain (CCIS), in partnership with […]
Read moreSao Paulo – Jazz duo to perform ‘Portraits in Song’
The eMPathia Jazz Duo are due to perform a concert entitled “Portraits in Song” on May 31 in Sao Paulo, with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). In this new art project the captivating voice of Mafalda Minnozzi and “orchestral” albeit essential accompaniment of New York guitarist Paul Ricci offer an original […]
Read moreAnkara – Italian Week opens with shows, films and food
Italian excellence showcased in Ankara: as of next Monday the Next Level shopping mall in Ankara will be hosting an Italian Week, with a calendar packed with events, including concerts, exhibitions, shows, films, tastings and Italian cooking lessons, fashion events, Italian language and culture courses and children’s activities. The aim of the event is to […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy – 27 May: Latest news from the world
Laos: CMC wins 500 million dollar contract for hydropower plant Italy’s CMC advanced technology company has won a 511 million dollar contract to perform the civil works and provide the hydromechanics for the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower Plant in the province of Bolikhamxay in Laos. CMC will lead the project with a 40% share in […]
Read moreLa Valletta – 21st Triennale di Milano presented in Malta
A presentation of the 21st Triennale di Milano International Exhibition, was organised by the Director of the Italian Institute of Culture in La Valletta, Salvatore Schirmo, with a view to promoting Italian design. With the support of videos, La Triennale General Director Andrea Cancellato took the audience on a journey through time and space, illustrating […]
Read moreIntegrated promotion Action by the Farnesina: a delegation of Sichuan Province visits Campania
Today the Region of Campania hosts a mission from the Province of Sichuan, whose capital Chengdu was recently nominated the most economically attractive city of China. The mission, promoted by the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing, is part of the integrated promotion action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Later today the […]
Read moreBaghdad – Humanitarian emergency in Iraq, Italy’s northern region support Yazidi community
Today marks the beginning of the 3-day series of institutional meetings of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region on the dramatic situation of the Yazidi community, an ethnic minority in Iraqi Kurdistan persecuted by the ISIS Islamic extremists. A delegation led by Vian Dakhil Saeed, an MP in the Federal Parliament of Iraq, will be received […]
Read moreHangzhou – Institutions and companies promote Italy’s economic system in China
The Italian Embassy in Beijing is continuing its efforts to promote Italy’s economic system across Chinese Provinces and regional cities. After visiting the city of Xi’An (Shaanxi Province) last year, Ambassador Ettore Sequi recently visited Hangzhou, the capital of the eastern coastal Zhejiang Province, at the head of a promotion mission organised in association with […]
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