New Delhi – Italian duo perform in India India, 4 centuries of music
Guitarists Salvatore Foderà and Marco Bartoli are on their way to India to perform at Auroville, Tamil Nadu, in a concert that covers four centuries of Italian music, ranging from Rossini to Morricone. The concert, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi and Mumbai, will be repeated on Saturday in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Read […]
Read moreBerlin – Cinema, an Italian Sunday with “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo”
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1964 film “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo” on the life of Jesus as told in the Gospel according to Matthew, will be screened on Sunday, 26 July (16:00) in Berlin at the Babylon Cinema (Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30, Berlin-Mitte). The theatre has joined with the Italian Cultural Institute of that city in promoting “CinemAperitivo: vi […]
Read moreDei – Slovenia: government prepares to launch privatisation plan
Slovenia is laying the groundwork for a future privatisation plan. The National Assembly approved the Public Assets Management Strategy prepared by the government, which divides 91 Slovenian firms (an estimated overall value of 11 billion EUR) into three categories: strategic interest, major investment, portfolio asset. The government will maintain majority control over the 24 firms […]
Read moreSan Francisco – The Allies in Italy in the photography of Alfonso Carrara
The Allied landing in Italy and the disorientation of the displaced populations of small towns across the peninsula as the German army withdrew and the North American troops advanced. All this in the photography of Alfonso Carrara, Italo-American attached to the American 5th Army during WWII, in an exhibition hosted through 31 July by the […]
Read moreLima – A book about the future of the Bosque de Pómac
The Italo-Peruvian Fund (FIP) and the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima presented the book “Herencia Muchik en el Bosque de Pomac” on 22 July, with the participation of its editors Antonio Aimi and Emilia Perassi. The book is a collection of research carried out in the context of the 2010-2013 Propomac project, the purpose of […]
Read moreDEI: Ghana launches 1 billion USD plan for refurbishment of 330 km of railway
Ghana presented a project for the refurbishment of its Western Corridor railway line, running from Takoradi to Kumasi, with an extension to the mining districts of Tarkwa (manganese) and Awaso (bauxite). The project involves approximately 330 km of railway, 38 stations, two terminals and 200 bridges, for an estimated cost of nearly 1 billion USD. […]
Read moreItalians in the World – ‘Postcard from another Italy’
A young engineer living in Paris is the focus of the new segment of “Postcard from another Italy”, the web-series created by 9colonne with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Directorate General for Italians in the World and Migration Policies. A young aerospace engineer in Paris “I’ve been living in […]
Read moreTirana – Film “La mossa del pinguino” at University of the Arts
Claudio Amendola’s film “La mossa del pinguino” will be screened on 22 July (21:00) at the Auditorium of Tirana’s University of the Arts. The event is part of “Ten evenings of Italian Cinema” organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Albanian capital in collaboration with DocuTIFF and the University of the Arts (with the […]
Read moreBrazil – Paola Biganti art exhibit in Sao Paulo
The art and design of journalist, artist and set designer Paola Biganti – Umbria-born and émigré at a young age to Brazil –– will be on display from 23 July to 21 August at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo, which has organised the event as part of the Year of Italy in Latin […]
Read moreRussia – Fencing, Italy’s victory at Moscow world championship celebrated at embassy
The Embassy of Italy in Moscow hosted a gala evening for the Italian national fencing team, which recently emerged the victors at the Moscow world fencing championships. Participants at the event included President of the Italian Fencing Federation Giorgio Scarso and new champion of the world for women’s fencing Rossella Fiamingo. Ambassador of Italy to […]
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