“Italy’s Great Friends”, Tadao Ando tells his story
The Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka has produced a new series of testimonial videos titled “Italy’s Great Friends” in which Japanese masters in various fields of art tell of their personal relationship with Italy. The series kicked off last 23 March and is now available online. In the first episode, the narrator is Tadao Ando, […]
Read moreBrazil, Ambassador Azzarello went on an official visit to Belem
Last 22nd of March, the Italian Ambassador in Brasilia, Francesco Azzarello, went on an official visit to Belem, the capital of the State of Pará. During the visit, he met with the Governor, Helder Barbalho, the Mayor, Edmilson Rodrigues, the Rector of the Federal University, Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho and the director of the “Liceo Italiano”, Guido […]
Read more2022 Guide for Agrifood Companies in Norway
A new, updated edition of the Guide for Italian investors and exporters in Norway in the agrifood sector has been published by the Italian Embassy in Oslo. The guide focuses in particular on pasta, wine, cheese, fruit and vegetables. Featuring a whole lot of data and information, the new guide wants to offer guidance in […]
Read moreLebanon: theatre performance based on the Divine Comedy
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon and the Municipality of Sarba Nabatieh organized a theatre performance called “Lo smarrimento” based on the “Inferno” in Dante’s Divine Comedy. The play will be staged in Italian at the Monnot Theatre in Beirut on 9 April 2022. The protagonists are all young locals studying Italian. Direction by Ali Bitar […]
Read moreItaly-Armenia: performance of “La Traviata” by Verdi
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Italian Republic and the Republic of Armenia, a performance of “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi was organized. The event was held on 24 March 2022 at the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet “Alexander Spendiaryan” in Yerevan, and was presented by […]
Read moreParis, French and Italian publishers exchange ideas
The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris organized a meeting between French and Italian publishers that will take place at the “Italissimo” Festival from the 6th to the 10th of April to tackle their common problems and make an overview of the transformations in the publishing industry and of the translations in both languages. It will be an opportunity to […]
Read moreLisbon, an exhibition to celebrate Pasolini
An exhibition of images and words in Lisbon celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini. ‘’La lunga strada di sabbia’’ (“The Long Sand Road”), a photographic exhibition curated by Silvia Di Paolo and organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Portugal and in […]
Read moreRabat: four days of initiatives for the Italian Design Day
The Italian Embassy in Rabat, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Casablanca, the ICE Agency for the promotion and the internationalization of Italian companies in Casablanca, the Institute of Italian Culture in Rabat and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Morocco, has planned a series of initiatives for the days of March 29, 30 […]
Read moreAlgiers: how RAI narrated the war of independence
A Conference to tell how RAI followed the most important phases of the Algerian war between 1954 and 1962 was organized by the Italian Embassy in Algiers, in partnership with the Ministry of Moudjahidine, as part of the initiatives for the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence and the beginning of diplomatic relations between Italy and […]
Read moreAmbassador Guariglia at the International Congress of Jacobean Studies
The Italian Ambassador in Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, took part in the XII International Congress of Jacobean Studies in Santiago de Compostela, in the prestigious Royal Hall of the Hospital of the Catholic Monarchs. This year’s Congress, celebrated on the occasion of the Jubilee Year of the Camino de Santiago (21-22), is dedicated to the “Paths […]
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