European Union: Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Amendola meets European Commissioner Johannes Hahn
The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, accompanied by Italy’s Permanent Representative to the European Union, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, and by the Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Michele Giacomelli, met today in Brussels, as part of the Italian Presidency of the “Berlin Process” , the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement, Johaness Hahn. […]
Read moreNeolaureati – Chiuso il “Progetto Pilota” per attività di insegnamento dell’italiano all’estero
Si è chiuso il 12 gennaio il Bando del 21 dicembre 2016, con il quale è stata indetta, come già nel triennio precedente, una selezione comparativa per titoli riservata a neolaureati dell’Università per Stranieri di Siena, dell’Università per Stranieri di Perugia, dell’Università degli Studi Roma Tre, per la creazione di una graduatoria unica di neolaureati […]
Read moreColombia – Author Iacopo Barison participates in the Hay Festival
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Bogotá announces that the twelfth Hay Festival in Cartagena de Indias, taking place from 26 to 29 January, will also be attended by Italian author Iacopo Barison. Major literary figures including Mario Vargas Llosa (Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature 2010), Simon Sebag Montefiore, Andrea Wulf, Hisham Matar, Phil Manzanera, Carmen […]
Read moreJapan – Masterpieces of chamber music at the Italian Cultural Institute, concert by the Bortolotto-Andri duo
From Ludwig van Beethoven to César Franck and Nino Rota, the masterpieces of chamber music by the greatest composers will be feature in concerts to be given at the Italian Cultural Institute (ICC) in Tokyo by two talented musicians from Friuli: Laura Bortolotto on violin and Matteo Andri on piano. The duo, whose solo and chamber […]
Read moreAustria – From Visconti to Tornatore, Sicily in the movies
Many Italian films have Sicily as their common denominator, including The Earth Trembles by Luchino Visconti, Respiro by Emanuele Crialese, Forever Mery by Marco Risi and Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore. Sicily is an island of contradictions – a landing stage for thousands of migrants and a reflection of the poverty of southern Italy, but also a […]
Read moreBando Progetto Laureati per l’Italiano – Attività di insegnamento presso Università Straniere
Pubblicato sul sito dell’Università per Stranieri di Siena il bando per la selezione di laureati magistrali delle università italiane che vogliono svolgere attività di insegnamento della lingua italiana presso Università all’estero. Il bando è visibile e scaricabile dal sito dell’Università per Stranieri di Siena, insieme ai moduli per la candidatura. Il progetto è curato dalle tre […]
Read moreIsrael – “Florence 66 – After the flood”, film and debate to remember the mud angels
Israel is paying tribute to Florence, 50 years since the flood that overwhelmed the city in 1966. The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Tel Aviv is marking this anniversary, on 14 to 19 January, at the Neve Schechter, with a special event attended by the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella. The documentary film “Florence 66 – […]
Read moreFrance – “Paris 1900” exhibition by Alfredo Muller in Strasbourg
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIIC) in Strasbourg is preparing to host the exhibition titled “Paris 1900. Sguardo sulla scena. Regard sur la scéne . Glance on Stage. Portraits of actresses by Alfredo Muller.” The event, opening next Thursday is the result of meticulous work carried out by the ‘Friends of Alfredo Muller’ association. It brings together a series […]
Read moreUnited States – Sardinian textiles on show at the Italian Cultural Institute
MURATS, the Sardinian regional museum of textile art, has provided a selection of exhibits for a show being held at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco from Thursday, 19 January to Friday, 24 February. “Sardinian textile production is fairly unknown outside the region and this show is intended to promote Sardinian craftwork and relaunch […]
Read moreThe masterpieces of the Italian ‘Novecento’ on show in Tirana
The National Gallery of Art in Tirana will host a special event dedicated to Italian 20th century art. The exhibition, featuring over 100 masterpieces on loan from the Modern Art Gallery in Rome, will run from January 16 to April 2, 2017. Strongly promoted by Albania’s public institutions, the exhibition was made possible thanks to […]
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