Lima – “Open Doors” at the Italian Cultural Institute
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima will be opening its doors during a week of initiatives to celebrate the Year of Italy in Latin America. Initiatives at the Institute include Italian language lessons and a presentation of the cultural programme for 2015 and beyond. A performance of “Arlecchino re” by the Carpe Diem theatre group […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Italy play a leading role at the NATO Days
Italy played a leading role in the NATO days event which took place from 18 to 20 September in Ostrava, in the Czech Republic. The display by the Italian Air Force, featuring Augusta AW 139 (HH 139 A) helicopters, was particularlypopular. “The display was an excellent opportunity to illustrate the features of the HH 139 […]
Read moreMoscow – “The Mystery of Ballet”: Russia awaits Carla Fracci
Carla Fracci, the legendary dancer and one of the world’s greatest interpreters of classical ballet, will be appearing in Moscow on Monday 28 September 2015 with pianist Gregorio Nardi. Directed by Nikolaj Androsov, the performance isentitled “The Mystery of Ballet”. Read more, in Italian
Read moreGentiloni meets Ambassadors of EU countries
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, today addressed the traditional meeting of ambassadors of European Union member states. The meeting, which took place in Rome, was organised by the Luxembourg Presidency. After the outcome of the meeting of EU home affairs ministers yesterday, 22 September 2015, and in the run-up to […]
Read moreDEI – USA: FDA introduces new food safety rules
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published two new final rules on the preventive checks and controls that companies will be required to carry out on human and animal food. The new rules will enter into force on 16 November 2015. They are intended to up-date the FDA standards governing prevention systems and introduce […]
Read moreBolivia – Deputy justice minister on mission to Italy
A Bolivian delegation led by the Deputy Justice Minister, Ernesto Jimenez Guachalla, and accompanied by ProgettoMondo Mlal, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), will be visiting Rome and Milan from 23 to 25 September2015. In Rome they will meet the Special Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights and the Chair, Luigi Manconi. The event […]
Read moreSan Francisco – celebrating De Sica, from “La Ciociara” to “L’oro di Napoli”
San Francisco’s Castro Theatre is hosting a film event dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, one of the fathers of neo-realism, on Saturday 26 September 2015. The event is promoted by Cinema Italia SF, the Istituto Luce Cinecittà and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco (in collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci Society, the Italian […]
Read moreSydney – Macchiaioli Project – a jazz duo for Vivacissimo
Jazz duo Andrea Pellegrini and Mirko Guerrini will be performing with their “Macchiaioli Project” at the 8th “Vivacissimo!” concert hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney on 8 October 2015. The project is inspired by the paintings of the Macchiaioli, a Tuscan art movement that flourished in the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Read more, […]
Read morePrague – A trek in the heart of the Majella
From the Majella plateau in the heart of the Apennines to Prague in a project by Francesca Consigli and William Santoleri. The project is the subject of an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Czech capital. Entitled “Desert – The Last Remaining Snow” the exhibition is curated by Chiara Serri.The aim now is […]
Read moreItaly-Brazil – Scientific research cooperation boosted by new agreement
Collaboration between Italy and Brazil in the field of scientific research has been boosted by 10 new agreements between the International Centre for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet) and the University of Brasilia. The agreements were signed by the director of ICRANet, Remo Ruffini, and the deputy rector of the university, Sonia Nair Bao, at a […]
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