Addis Ababa – “Driving in Addis” on display at our Embassy in Ethiopia
“Driving in Addis” is the title of a project by photographer Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine that aims to recount the structural transformations of Addis Ababa from a taxi: a means of transport but also an observation post. An exhibition of about 40 photos will open on Italian National Day (2 June) in the gardens of […]
Read moreDei – China: Marposs doubles its presence with a new factory in Nanking
Marposs has doubled its presence with a new factory in Nanking. A worldwide leader in precision equipment for measurement and quality control, the company has sales of 500 million euro per year, of which about 20% in China. The outlook for growth is high, especially in sectors linked to information technology, vehicles and biomedicine. Marposs […]
Read moreZurich – Davide Longo: Book tour to present “Il Caso Bramard” in Switzerland and then Germany
A tour to present the latest book by Davide Longo, recently published in German with the title “Der Fall Bramard” (“Il Caso Bramard”), starts today in Zurich, in Switzerland. Tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May 2015, the tour continues in Germany at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and on Thursday 28 May moves to Frankfurt. Thursday’s […]
Read morePeru – Celebrations for the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri
Peru is celebrating the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri with a two-day event organised by the Universidad del Pacifico and the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima. The celebrations, part of the Year of Italy in Latin America initiative, will take place on 25 and 26 May 2015. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMadrid – Italian design: a two-day event for students
Some of the Italian design community’s biggest names have taken part in two days of debate and meetings with students from Masters courses in design-related subjects. Domitilla Dardi, lecturerat the European Institute of Design (IED) and design curator at the MAXXI gallery in Rome, along with Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, founders of Studio Formafantasma, […]
Read moreFrom Pesaro to Sydney – “Viva Rossini” travels to Australia
Australian audiences will have an opportunity to “meet” Gioachino Rossini with a series of films based on the great composer’s works. The event is organised through a collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Screenings will include “L’Italiana in Algeri”, “Il turco in Italia”, “L’equivoco stravagante”, “La […]
Read moreDEI – Papua New Guinea: Salini Impregilo awarded hydro-electric project worth 2 billion
Salini Impregilo has won a contract worth around 2 billion dollars to develop a 1800 MW hydro-electric project in Papua New Guinea. the contract envisages that the Italian company will submit a feasibility study and have exclusive rights to build the hydro-electric power station over a five-year period. The project includes the construction of the […]
Read moreAfghanistan, members of the Afghan parliament “at school” in Italy
A training course for members of the Afghan parliament was organized by the Italian Lower House (Chamber of Deputies) in collaboration with the Luis-Libera Università Internazionnale delle Scienze Sociali Guido Carli, with the contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The session opened with a comparative training module on how a legislative […]
Read moreBudapest – Media and propaganda recalling the Great War
On the centennial of Italy’s entry into the First World War, the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest organized a meeting on war propaganda, presenting the story of the “Giornale sul soldato Tirolese” and the magazine ‘Tiroler Soldaten-Zeitung’, published during the Great War by the Landesverteidigungskommando of the Tyrol region, which hosted a literary supplement and […]
Read moreMexico – Exhibition on the art of restoration in Italy
“Restoration in Italy” is the title of an exhibition to take place from 29 May to 26 June at the Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City. A total of 25 panels illustrating the history and activities of the Institute for Advanced Conservation and Restoration (ISCR), a centre of excellence of international renown, and whose projects […]
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