Argentina – Exhibition on the history of the Istituto Luce
“Luce, l’immaginario collettivo. Un omaggio al Novecento italiano” is the title of an exhibition on Italy’s Istituto Luce, curated by Roland Sejko, which recounts the story of the historic institute founded in 1924. The exhibition will be open to visitors at the Palacio de las Artes – Usina del Arte of Buenos Aires from 5 […]
Read moreOsaka – Art history course with a special focus on Caravaggio
An art history course taught by Taro Kimura at the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, which puts a special focus on two masterworks by Caravaggio, will continue through Saturday in parallel with a more general course examining the great masters of the Renaissance. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreAustralia launches programme to build fleet of frigates and patrol boats
The Australian government launched a programme to build a fleet of nine multi-purpose frigates for the Australian Navy within 2020, in addition to offshore patrol vessels. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Tony Abbot, who specified that the programme would cost a total of 39 billion AUD (approximately 27.1 billion EUR) and is expected […]
Read moreItalian 20° Century in Washington – ‘Le Onde’ opens at the Hirshhorn
The Italian 20th century and its influence on the world is the subject of an exhibition at Washington’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. “Le Onde: waves of Italian Influence (1924-1971)” “Le Onde: waves of Italian Influence (1924-1971)” opens on 22 August and offers the public the opportunity to view approximately 20 Italian and international works of […]
Read moreMexico City – Italian architecture in the forefront
New Italian architecture takes the foreground in an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City entitled “Piccole Utopie, architettura italiana del terzo millennio tra storia, ricerca e innovazione”. Curated by Rome’s MAXXI museum, the exhibition is scheduled to run from 1 to 30 November. Read more, in Italian
Read moreKyoto – Leonardo’s ‘La Battaglia di Anghiari’
“Leonardo da Vinci e la Battaglia di Anghiari” is the title of an exhibition on the great master’s mural painting scheduled to run in Kyoto from 22 August through 30 November. The exhibition, which enjoys the high patronage of the Presidency of the Italian Republic, has been organised by the Prefecture of Kyoto, the Museum […]
Read moreAustralia: Premier of Victoria state proposes metro line under the Yarra River
The premier of the state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, has announced an important infrastructure project: a metro-rail link running between South Kensington and South Yarra and avoiding the city centre. The project includes two new metro stations and two tunnels running to 9 kilometres under the bed of the Yarra River, at a depth of […]
Read moreArgentina – “Periferie romane” in a photography exhibition in Rosario
“Periferie romane”, a photography exhibition by Angelo Marinelli, will be on show at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rosario (the MACRO) from 18 August to 15 September 2015. The exhibition will feature a Rome far removed from the monuments familiar to tourists. Organised in collaboration with our Consulate General in Rosario, the exhibition is […]
Read moreCooperation – 500,000 euro for war victims in Sudan
A new initiative by Italian Development Cooperation to protect the human rights of victims of war and violence in the states of Darfur, Blue Nile and Kordofan in Sudan. The Directorate General has approved a voluntary emergency donation worth 500,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “Sudan Revised Emergency Appeal 2015” The […]
Read moreChile – An “Introduction to Italian Art and Culture” in Santiago
In Chile, the Italian Cultural Institute has organised a course providing an “Introduction to Italian Art and Culture” that will run from 11 August to 3 November 2015. Taking part will be 94 students and graduates of the University of Santiago (USACH) selected by the Institute of Advanced Studies (IDEA). The course will cover Italian […]
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