UNESCO – Minister Gentiloni meets Franco Bernabè at the Farnesina
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met with the President of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, Franco Bernabè, in Rome this morning. Italy, which hosts a relevant part of the World Cultural Heritage sites, plays an important role in UNESCO. It is the Country with the largest number of sites […]
Read moreDunhuang – Matera to unite with China through a twinning inspired to history and culture
Matera, the City of the “Sassi” (stone houses carved out of the caves), has twinned up with Dunhuang, the city whose name means “shining beacon”, one of the most famous cultural and historical cities of China’s Jiuquan Prefecture, known as the “Singing-Sand Mountain”. Matera will take part in the Expo of cultural cooperation scheduled to […]
Read moreArgentina – “Literature in Italian opera” series of talks to open in Buenos Aires
The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) of Buenos Aires has organised a series of meetings on “Literature in Italian Opera”. The series will take people on a guided tour of musical fragments to explore the fruitful and close relationship between literature and opera. Melodrama emerged in Florence in the late 16th century and has always […]
Read moreAlbania – Aterballetto to dance Don Quixote in Tirana
The show ‘Don Q. – Don Quixote de la Mancha’ will be performed for the first time in Albania by the Italian Aterballetto ballet and modern dance group. The event will take place on April 5 at the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Tirana. It was organised by the Italian Embassy, the Italian Institute of […]
Read moreChina – Italian Consulate in Chongqing holds photo competition for Chinese tourists
The Italian Consulate General in Chongqing recently organised a photographic competition for Chinese nationals who applied for Italian visas in 2015. The aim was to reward Chinese tourists who have visited Italy and highlight their stories and the emotions they experienced on their trips, in a bid to attract new visitors. The “Meeting with You […]
Read more“Diplomazia e dintorni” – What diplomats have to write
Writing is an activity that accompanies diplomats throughout their career. Reports, notes, speeches are only a few examples of the writing that every diplomat has to necessarily do in any office that he/she might be posted to. Writing is a relevant albeit little-known aspect of the everyday work of diplomats. The 56th episode of “Diplomazia […]
Read moreDei – Germany: New Federal Transport Plan totals 264.5 billion euros
Germany plans to invest 264.5 billion euros by 2030 to improve its infrastructure. Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Alexander Dobrindt, presented the first draft of the new Infrastructure Plan (Bundesverkeherwegeplan – BVWP 2030), which envisages a series of investments in roads, railways and waterways. The Plan includes nearly 1,000 interventions of which 49.4 […]
Read moreBelgrade – Archaeology meets cinema, a tribute to Italian treasures
The seventeenth International Archaeological Cinema Review, organised by the National Museum of Belgrade with the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) opened yesterday at the Yugoslav Film Library, Uzun Mirkova 1, Belgrade, and will run until 7 April. The IIC in Belgrade has been one of the event’s main sponsors since its first edition and, according to its […]
Read moreJakarta – Giovanni Allevi debuts in Indonesia
Composer and pianist Giovanni Allevi will make his debut in Indonesia performing live at Usmar Ismail Hall (PPHUI) in Jakarta, on 8 April. The concert is organized by the Embassy of Italy in Jakarta and the city’s Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). Maestro Allevi will meet students of the “Ananda Sukarlan Center” Conservatory on 7 April at […]
Read moreKhartoum – Italy and Sudan engage in an academic dialogue on city planning issues
Quality city planning was the main focus of “Living on the Nile”, a workshop held in the Sudanese capital city and promoted by Future University and Università Iuav of Venice, under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Khartoum. Following the 2015 edition, this year’s workshop was further proof of a growing cooperation between the […]
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