Cartoline dall’altra Italia – A pizza chef in Finland
A short holiday was enough to convince Pasquale Capitelli, a 30-something from the Province of Caserta, to move to Finland. The search for a job – and love – provided the motivation for him to emigrate to Vaasa, where he re-invented himself as a “pizzaiolo”, or pizza chef. “I opted for that because here in […]
Read moreScience attachés meet at the Farnesina
Two years on from the last edition, the Farnesina has organised a meeting of science attachés on 13 and 14 October 2015. 125 attachés from around the world will be taking part. Foreign Minister Gentiloni and Education Minister Stefania Giannini will open the event. The meeting will then split into two panels for leading representatives […]
Read moreDEI – United Arab Emirates: Law on public-private partnerships comes into force in Dubai
The law regulating public-private partnerships (PPP) will enter into force in the Emirate of Dubai on 18 November 2015. The aim is to encourage private investment to develop the Emirate; to date such investment has been limited to hybrid forms of PPP in the renewable energy field. The new law will not apply to projects […]
Read moreFarnesina – A meeting place for innovation and technology
Working even better together as a system to promote Italian excellence abroad in all its forms. That’s the goal of the meeting of science attachés taking place at the Farnesina on 13 October 2015. Taking part will be Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister for Education, Universities and Research, Stefania Giannini, as well as […]
Read moreHamburg – Words, places and images: exploring the work of Pasolini
Three events based on Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo” have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg together with the Alta Murgia National Park. Pasolini’s film will be screened on 13 October 2015 at the Metropolis Kino, in Italian with English sub-titles. Wednesday 14 October will see the opening of a […]
Read moreLondon – Sabino Cassese invited to event marking Italy’s 60 years with the UN
In two months’ time, on 14 December 2015, Italy will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of signing the Charter of the United Nations. Many of our diplomatic missions will be marking the event, including those in London, which hosted an event featuring Constitutional Court judge Sabino Cassese and Lord David Hannay, former British Ambassador to […]
Read moreDei – Morocco: aiming for aeronautic development thanks to partnership
Morocco is aiming at developing its aeronautic sector thanks, above all, to an innovative partnership directly involving the government and professional associations. The sector should see growth of 18% over the next five years, to arrive at revenues of 16 billion dirhams (approximately 1.5 billion euro) in 2020. The government has identified 4 priority ecosystems […]
Read more“Music speaks Italian” – The unbreakable bond between the Italian language and music in a film produced by the Farnesina in collaboration with ANFE and “ I-Italy”
“Music speaks Italian” is a video produced by the Farnsesina’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies in collaboration with the National Association of Emigrant Families (ANFE) and created by the “I-Italy” network in New York. The film, shot in the streets of the city of New York, is an instrument whose strong visual […]
Read moreNew York – Exhibition “La luce del Sud Italia” and 19th century painting
The exhibition “La luce del Sud Italia Dipinti della Scuola Napoletana del XIX secolo”, hosted through 5 November by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York offers a journey through the South of Italy, the Mediterranean and its colours, from the excavations of Pompei to the majesty of Vesuvius, the jagged coastline and the charm […]
Read moreCologne – Imagination and creativity, “Ap-punti” on fabric by Virginia Franceschi
Salerno-born Virginia Franceschi is a multi-faceted artist who uses simple materials to create works of formal beauty and elegance. She currently has a solo exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne (through 6 November) entitled “Ap-punti su stoffa”. The works use one of the most ancient supports that exist – fabric, on which she […]
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