Brazil – Rio Harp 2015 gets under way
Italy is participating in Rio Harp 2015, one of the largest worldwide harp festivals. A series of concerts to be held from 2 to 20 May will celebrate one of the oldest musical instruments in human history. Italy’s participation has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro and will include performances […]
Read moreItaly-USA – More cooperation to fight counterfeiting
“Fighting Counterfeits: Future challenges and Cooperation between the US & Italy” is the title of a seminar organised by the Italian Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, INTERPOL Secretary-General and several firms that find themselves continually affected by the phenomenon. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSpace- “Astrosamantha” comes to the schools of South Africa
Some 30 students at an elementary school in Mafikeng — a rural northwest provincial area 300 km from Pretoria — had a special treat on 2 May: an encounter with Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian Airforce pilot and astronaut aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) International space station on the “Futura” mission. The radio contact was […]
Read moreSkopje – Manufacturing, first Confimi mission to Macedonia
The Italian manufacturing industry meets Macedonia: Confimi (federation of manufacturing industries) concluded its first industrial and economic mission, a two-day initiative aimed at creating new opportunities for trade and business. Over 100 B2B meetings were organised with the delegation of 30 Confimi firms led by president Paolo Agnelli and president of the national association of […]
Read moreStockholm – Angelo Stano at the International Comics Festival
Fans of Dylan Dog won’t want to miss a chance to meet talented Pugliese artist Angelo Stano in person at the 17th International comics Festival in Stockholm on 9 and 10 May. This year’s edition is dedicated to freedom of expression, since comics and cartoons have, in light of the events in France, become a […]
Read moreVenezuela celebrates Pietro Mascagni
Venezuela pays tribute to Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, at 70 years on from his death, with performances of the “Cavalleria Rusticana” at the Teresa Carreno theatre from 30 April to 2 May. The tribute has been organised by the theatre foundation in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas and falls within the events […]
Read moreKyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged
An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]
Read moreWorkshops and seminars, Italy promotes EXPO 2015 in the EU
At less than 48 hours from the opening of the Milan EXPO, the Italian Permanent Mission to the European Union continued its efforts at promotion, organising a seminar at the Brussels headquarters of the Organization of ACP States (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific). Expo, sustainable development and international cooperation An audience of diplomats, businesspersons and representatives […]
Read moreItaly-Canada – Cooperation growing in the field of medicine
Italian ambassador to Canada Gian Lorenzo Cornado visited the Canada-Italy Tissue Engineering Laboratory (Citel) at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, which has been cooperating with the University of Rome at Tor Vergata since the signing of an accord in 2010. At the centre, Cornado met with Hospital directors, with whom he confirmed the laboratory’s importance […]
Read moreMoscow – New site launched for Russian tourists in Italy
At a moment when relations between Russia and Europe remain strained as a result of the Ukraine crisis, the Embassy of Italy in Moscow decided to launch the website “La Tua Italia” (www.latuaitalia.ru), a Russian-language tourism web portal to Italy. The initiative arose from the need to maintain the continuity and results of the Year […]
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