Peru – Italian design showcased in Lima
The exhibition “Compasso d’Oro ADI. Il linguaggio universale del design italiano” opened in the Peruvian capital of Lima, promoted by the Farnesina, Ice and ADI (Association for Industrial Design) in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima and as one of the events for the Year of Italy in […]
Read moreSydney – Migrants and literature, Simonetta Agnello Hornby
“La scrittura dell’emigrante e dell’emigrato. Memoria e presente” is the title of a conference to be held by Italian writer Simonetta Agnello Hornby at the University of Sydney on 28 August. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with the university as one of the writer’s appointments within the […]
Read moreNew York – ‘Happenchance: the Allies in Italy’
“Happenchance: World War II photographs, Italian campaign, 1942-45” is the title of an exhibition hosted from 1 to 29 September by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York of the photographs of Alfonso Carrara (1922-2012), Italian architect, artist, poet and photographer who worked with the American 5th Army during the Second World War. The exhibition […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Exhibition of Italian graphics masters
Great Italian masters of the graphic arts will be the focus of an exhibition at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes of Buenos Aires. Major figures from the 16th century to the present day, such as Marcantonio Raimondi, Federico Barocci, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Salvator Rosa, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carlo Carra’, Giorgio Morandi and Giuseppe Capogrossi, […]
Read moreAmsterdam – Documentary tribute to Suso Cecchi D’Amico
Luca Zingaretti’s documentary on Suso Cecchi D’Amico “La signora del cinema italiano – Conversazioni con Margherita D’Amico” will be shown on 27 August at Amsterdam’s “A Summer of Cinema”, and is a tribute to the grand dame of Italian cinema and her 50 years of collaborating on masterpieces of Italian and international cinema. Read more, […]
Read moreAthens – Synergy of Art bring dance and theatre to Greek temple
“Energia – 29 km a sud-ovest” is an original dance and theatre spectacle whose ritual choreography is dedicated to energy and the spirit of Athena to be staged at the temple of Athina Afaia on the island of Aigina on 29 August by Silvia Macchi’s Synergy of Art group. The occasion is the all-night opening […]
Read moreTurkey: Construction begins on metro line to Istanbul’s third airport
Construction has begun on a metro line connecting Istanbul’s third airport to the city centre. Competition for the first phase, as transport minister Feridun Bilgin announced, concluded on 27 July and the competition for the main phase will take place in mid-2016. The 33-kilometre metro line will leave from Gayrettepe, intersect with the existing metro […]
Read moreGermany – ‘Cinema! Italia!’
Preparations are under way for the traditional “Cinema! Italia!” – a film series in Germany offering the best in contemporary Italian filmmaking. The event will take place in approximately thirty cities from 11 to 20 September, and is being organised by Made in Italy and Kairos-Filmverleih in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Berlin […]
Read moreBuenos Aires -Portrait of Italian emigration to Argentina
A photographic exhibition to be held in Buenos Aires from 4 September to 23 October, and presented by Rome’s Museum of Italian Emigration (MEI), dedicated exclusively to Italian emigration to Argentina, will include original images from the museum’s archives and other previously unpublished ones preserved by Rome’s Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The exhibition has been organised […]
Read moreKiev – Nordio concert to inaugurate the Philharmonic season
Celebrated violinist Domenico Nordio will be accompanied by the Symphonic Orchestra of the Ukraine National Philharmonic, directed by Roman Kofman, in a concert inaugurating the 152nd season of the Ukraine National Philharmonic on 15 September. Read more, in Italian.
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