Germany – Taking stock of Italian language teaching, from Florence to Munich
An overview spanning from Florence to Munich in order to take stock of the new challenges and strategies in disseminating the Italian language abroad was organised in Germany as a follow-up of the ‘States General of the Italian Language in the World’ held in Florence in 2014 and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Read moreChile – Archiart celebrates Giuseppe Rondizzoni
An exhibition on Giuseppe Rondizzoni, a Napoleonic soldier of Italian origin, has opened in Santiago, Chile. Entitled “Giuseppe Rondizzoni, a Hero”, the exhibition looks at the life a man who directly participated in the struggle for Chilean independence from 1816, when he travelled with General Jose Miguel Carrera to South America on the corvette Clifton. […]
Read moreChina – New Board to coordinate the promotion of Italy in China
The Italian Embassy in Beijing has established an executive Board for the strategic planning and coordination of all the initiatives promoting and providing economic and commercial support to Italian companies in China. The Board – which includes the Embassy, the Consuls General in Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong and the coordinator of the Italian […]
Read moreToronto – Jazz pianist Giovanni Guidi closes ‘Sounds of Italy’
The “Sounds of Italy” series of concerts hosted by the Jazz Bistro in Toronto closed with a recital by pianist Giovanni Guidi. The project is the fruit of a partnership between the Italian Institute of Culture, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto and Jazz.Fm91 radio station, Canada’s main jazz broadcaster with approximately 500,000 listeners […]
Read moreWashington – Carabinieri Band to play in honour of the defenders of cultural heritage
The Band of the Carabinieri, Italy’s national military police, will play at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on April 18 to honour the defenders of cultural heritage. Ninety musicians of one of the world’s largest military bands, founded in 1820, will play in dress uniform traditional marches along with classical and modern pieces. The […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni in Geneva today for ministerial meeting on refugee emergency
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Geneva today to attend the ministerial-level meeting promoted by the UNHCR on the emergency of Syrian refugees. The initiative, promoted by Filippo Grandi, the newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Refugees, aims at concretely renewing the commitment to receive refugees from Syria and to promote new resettlement measures, admissions […]
Read moreTirana – Aterballetto dance company stages its “Don Quixote” in Albania
Aterballetto, the renowned Italian ballet and contemporary dance company, will stage the single performance of its show “Don Q. – Don Quixote de la Mancha” next 5 April at Tirana’s National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania. The performance is organised by the Italian Embassy and Institute of Culture in Tirana, in partnership with […]
Read moreMunich – Italian researchers assemble for first conference of “Italy’s Northernmost City”
Munich’s geographic proximity to Italy, the high standards of living and the presence of research centres of primary importance throughout the territory have recently spurred a growing number of Italian researchers to move to what is called “Italy’s Northernmost City”. This gives particular importance to the first official conference of the Italian researchers who live […]
Read moreBarcelona – Catalonia’s focus on Elio Petri in April
Between “The Teacher from Vigevano” (“Il maestro di Vigevano”, 1963) to “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” (“Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto”, 1970), there are several milestones that Elio Petri handed down to the history of the cinema. The Roman-born film director (1929 -82) will be celebrated in Barcelona throughout the […]
Read moreCape Town – Italy offers grants for South African students
The Farnesina (Italian Foreign Ministry) has launched a programme of scholarships for South African citizens and Italian nationals resident in South Africa who want to continue their studies or research projects in Italy. “The grants give South Africans the chance not only to spend a few months in Italy and study the language, but also […]
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