Ambassador Marrapodi on a mission to Istanbul
Over the last few days, within the framework of the talks in the first weeks of his office, the Ambassador of Italy to Turkey, Giorgio Marrapodi, went to Istanbul. During his mission he met the representatives of the Italian community recently elected in the COMITES in Istanbul and the leaders of the major Turkish companies […]
Read more“Federico Fellini 100”, a film festival in California
Today, March 4, a film festival of Federico Fellini’s main works has started in Berkeley, California. The event (“Federico Fellini 100“), organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco for the centenary of the artist’s birth, will run until May 14 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). The […]
Read moreCologne, conference on Dante and The Divine Comedy
The Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne, in collaboration with the Association Friends of the Institute, has organised a conference on Dante and The Divine Comedy. The cultural event “Dantes Welt und Dantes ich: La Divina Commedia” will be held at the Institute on 9 March (at 7 p m.). The speaker will be Paul Geyer, Director of […]
Read moreBratislava commemorates Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Bratislava Italian Cultural Institute has planned a series of cultural events in March to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini. It kicks off today, 3 March, at the Kino Lumière in Bratislava, with inauguration of the “Mamma Roma” photography exhibition which will run until 31 March, showing the photos shot […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy in Singapore donates books on Dante and Rodari
The Italian Embassy in Singapore, with the support of APICS, has donated to the National Library Board some 15 Italian children’s books translated into English. These include books on Dante and The Divine Comedy, Gianni Rodari’s Telephone Tales and books on Italy’s major art cities, including Venice, Florence and Milan. Ambassador Mario Vattani and NLB […]
Read moreOpportunities in Brazil for Piedmont’s Technology Pole
A Protocol of Cooperation for commercial, industrial, cultural relations and technology exchange was signed between the Piedmont Technology Pole and the Commercial Association of the Federal District of Brasilia. The Protocol was signed last 24 February via videoconference with the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. It is the first technological cooperation agreement that the Federal District […]
Read moreCameroon: projects set up by Cameroonian students returning from Italy are presented
A number of young Cameroonians who studied and trained in Italy have set up six projects on their return to Cameroon, in sectors including renewable energy, agricultural transformation, cosmetics and the production of building materials. The projects were presented during a conference in Yaoundé, held in the Casa Italia at the Promote Salon. Participants included […]
Read moreOnline conference on gender equality in cities
The network of Italian Cultural Institutes in the Nordic area – Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm – along with the Italian Embassy in Sweden, present “Equal Cities – Planning for equality, inclusion and an effective presence of women in the civic landscape”, an online conference scheduled for 3 March on gender equality in contemporary cities. […]
Read moreMission by Ambassador Greganti in Iraqi Kurdistan
Ambassador Maurizio Greganti travelled to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq for his first mission outside the capital city Baghdad. During his five-day visit, accompanied by the Consul in Erbil, Michele Camerota, and the Defense Attaché of the Embassy, Col. Luigi Sambin, the Ambassador met with the main Authorities of the Autonomous Region, including […]
Read moreBerlin: ‘’Laboratorio Leopardi’’ inaugurated at Potsdam
At the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy, the ‘’Laboratorio Leopardi’’ was opened at the University of Potsdam with the aim of making the first unabridged translation of the ‘’Zibaldone’’, supplemented with a critical comment on the relationship between Leopardi’s work and German culture. The […]
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