Washington – Italian food traditions take centre stage
Ahead of opening of the 2015 Milan EXPO, the Embassy of Italy in the United States organised two conferences in Washington for celebrated Italian food history and cuisine expert Francine Segan: one at the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library, where Segan will speak about traditions and innovations in Italian gastronomy. The other will […]
Read morePanama – Italian unification celebrated in music
The Embassy of Italy in Panama and the Italian Cultural Institute celebrated the 154th anniversary of the Italian unification with a concert held in the parliament building. The event, which was a great success, was a first for an Italo-Panamanian orchestra that was set up within the framework of a bilateral cultural accord consisting of […]
Read moreFrom the World to the Farnesina: the coexistence of differences
The Farnesina sent a strong message against racial discrimination by joining the “Switch on your mind, shut off your prejudices” campaign organised by the national anti-racial discrimination office (UNAR) of the Department of Equal Opportunities of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, which the MFAIC joined through its Comitato Unico di Garanzia (joint assurance […]
Read moreZagreb – The art of Riccardo Dalisi
The Italian CulturalInstitute of Zagreb will host an exhibition from 17 March to 10 April of the work of architect Riccardo Dalisi, professor in the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Naples, as well as world-renowned designer and two-time winner of the Golden Compass award, the latest of which in 2014 was for “social […]
Read moreTirana – Drones Made in Italy fly over Hadrianopolis archaeological area
The use in drones in land observation and management is booming. Italy’s architects and engineers, along with geologists and archaeologists, are flocking to the use of these new flying machines in their work. And the University of Macerata knows that only too well. Indeed, studying archaeological sites with radio-controlled drones is exactly what the Italo-Albanian […]
Read moreMonaco – International Made in Italy Forum: 2nd edition ahead of EXPO
At little more than a month to the opening of EXPO 2015, the universal exposition will be precisely the main theme of the International Made in Italy Forum (10-12 April) at the Grimaldi Forum in the Principality of Monaco. The event, in keeping with the Italian government’s strategic objectives, is being promoted by the Embassy […]
Read moreBudapest – “From the purest source”, Hungary presents its EXPO pavilion
The countdown has begun for the 2015 Milan EXPO (from May 1st to 31 October). Hungary, one of the 145 participants in the event, will present its pavilion at the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest at 16:00 on Monday 23 March. Hungarian EXPO Commissioner General Géza Szőcs will be on hand. “From the purest source” […]
Read moreBolivia – Italian projects become best practices at G7
Four Italian projects, developed by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Farnesina, were included in the 2015 Accountability Report of the German G7 Presidency. The report focuses on biodiversity and its aim is to document and disseminate a series of best practices in that sector, achieved in synergy with other areas such […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi – Italian embassy’s green initiatives
A green initiative: the Italian embassy in the Emirates, under the leadership of Ambassador Giorgio Starace, joined forces with the “Save Water and Power Campaign” promoted by Nahtam Social Responsibility, an environmental protection organisation active in Abu Dhabi. Specifically, the embassy and its employees opened “accounts” in the “Water and Energy Bank” created by the […]
Read moreTurkey- EXPO presented at Istanbul, event at Palazzo Venezia
Palazzo Venezia, the historic residence of the Italian ambassador in Turkey, hosted an event for the presentation of the 2015 Milan EXPO. The event was organised by the Region of Lombardy in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Turkish agency for internationalisation DEIK. The 200 invited guests had an opportunity to view the Turkish […]
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