Brussels – Marco Polo’s bible on display
The ancient cultural, religious and diplomatic links between Europe and China are illustrated at the “In via in saecula. La Bibbia di Marco Polo tra Europa e Cina” exhibition in Brussels. The exhibition, which runs until 15 December 2014 and is part of the Italian EU Presidency programme, was opened by the Italian Ambassador, Alfredo […]
Read moreLima – Italian teachers go back to school
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima has organised and hosted a refresher course for teachers of Italian language and culture, which took place from 17 to 19 November 2014. In recent years, Peru – which has enjoyed 10 years of unbroken economic growth and is well placed to become one of Latin America’s leading economies […]
Read moreMalta – Conference on nutrition in the run-up to EXPO 2015
The Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta will be hosting a conference on 19 November to examine nutritional issues in the run-up to EXPO Milan 2015. The event will be opened by the Italian Ambassador, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, and the former EU Commissioner for Malta, Tonio Borg. Supporters include the Maltese Ministry of Energy […]
Read moreTirana – Book Fair dedicated to Girolamo De Rada
The 17th Tirana Book Fair is under way at the city’s Congress Hall and will run until 16 November. This year’s Fair, in which the Italian Cultural Institute in the Albanian capital will be taking part, is dedicated to Girolamo De Rada, to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. Read more, in Italian.
Read morePrague – Security in the next 25 years
“World, European Union, and Czechia: 1989 – 2014 – 2039”. That was the title of a conference in Prague organised by the city’s Charles University under the aegis of the Italian Presidency of the EU Council, with the collaboration of the Italian Embassy to the Czech Republic. In his presentation, the Italian Ambassador to Prague, […]
Read moreRelease of Italian technician kidnapped in Libya in July announced by Gentiloni
Marco Vallisa, the Italian technician from the Piacentini company who was kidnapped in Zwara, in Libya, on 5 July 2014, has been freed. The announcement was made by Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who added that “Vallisa is on a plane headed for Italy”. The minister expressed his great satisfaction over Vallisa’s release and his “warm thanks […]
Read moreMadagascar L’Italia riprende le relazioni diplomatiche (in translation)
L’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Sud Africa Vincenzo Schioppa ha presentato al nuovo Presidente del Madagascar le proprie credenziali, firmate dal Presidente Napolitano, ristabilendo cosi’ le relazioni diplomatiche ufficiali con la quarta Isola piu’ grande al mondo, “congelate” per oltre quattro anni. Un colpo di Stato del marzo del 2009 aveva infatti trascinato il Paese in una […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Internationalisation: Italy for Business event on 14 November in Rome
A new “instalment” of the internationalisation road show “Italy for Business: supporting SMEs entering foreign markets” will take place on 14 November at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome (address: Piazzale Kennedy 1). The aim of the road show is to illustrate to small and medium-sized enterprises the instruments provided by the state and the […]
Read morePeru – The languages of Italian kinetic art
The second stage of the “Occhio Mobile, linguaggi dell’arte cinetica italiana. Anni ’50 – ’70” exhibition has opened in Peru. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Lima, the initiative will run until 5 January 2015. The main part of the exhibition – produced in Rome by Glocal […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Celebrating the influence of the tango
The Italian influence on the tango. That as the theme of “Domani salpa una barca”, a performance organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and curated by Irma Rizzuti, singer and COMITES adviser in the Argentine capital. Rizzuti was accompanied by dancers and 3 young artists who performed tango and Italian folk music, […]
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