Brussels: Deputy Minister Sereni opens Italy-Belgium panel for the promotion of women’s rights
In order to strengthen bilateral relations with Belgium even in terms of promoting women’s rights and combating gender inequality, the Italian Embassy in Brussels, with the assistance of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, set up an informal bilateral panel on such issues, which featured Italian and Belgian high-profile personalities proceeding from several sectors of […]
Read moreSydney: a musical journey to celebrate Dante
“In Viaggio con Dante“, a musical show divided into three parts:Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, concluded the initiatives organized to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death. It was presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with Vicinity QBV. On February 24, at the Queen Victoria Building, the music performed on the piano by […]
Read moreTunis: a documentary on the “Sicilians of Africa”
“Sicilians of Africa. Tunisia, the promised land” is the title of the documentary film, produced by Alfonso Campisi and directed by Marcello Bivona, that the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will premiere at the CinéMad’Art in Carthage on 17 and 18 February. The film tells the story of the Sicilian community in Tunisia during the […]
Read more“Italian Film Week” in South Korea
An Italian classical film festival is scheduled from 18 to 27 February 2022 in Busan, a port city in South Korea. It is an initiative promoted by “Il Media” and co-organized with the Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul. The “Italian Film Week” will be hosted at the Busan Cinema Centre and will screen nine films […]
Read moreFrigate Bergamini in Tanzania
In the framework of the significant cooperation between Italy and Tanzania, Frigate Bergamini arrived yesterday in the African country. It is an operation carried out as part of the Atalanta Mission, which aims to combat piracy by also fighting against illegal trafficking. The aims of the initiative – which was also an event to enhance […]
Read moreHelsinki: photos of the battlefields from which the EU was born
This intense and moving photographic exhibition retraces the scars left on the ground by the Great War and the Second World War. It takes us on a journey to explore how, from the ashes of the battles fought on the mountains of the Alps and the Carpathians, the idea of a united Europe came into […]
Read morePrague to host a conference on Canova
In order to mark the bicentenary of the death of Antonio Canova, the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, in association with the National Gallery Prague, shall pay homage to the great Venetian artist with a conference honouring his timeless genius. Canova’s masterpieces, inspired by classical art, can be found in the most important museums in […]
Read moreShanghai: concert to launch the Language of Opera Programme
On 17 February, the Italian Cultural Institute, in association with the Italian Consulate General of Shanghai, will put on a concert to launch the “Italian, the language of opera: music, arias and classics“ programme at the Tri space in Shanghai with the intention of celebrating the Italian opera tradition in China. “Belcanto“ has always been […]
Read more“From menhirs to nuraghes” exhibition on Sardinia now staged in Greece
The exhibition, “Sardinia, a Megalithic Island. From menhirs to nuraghes: stone stories from the heart of the Mediterranean”, was inaugurated today, 11 February, at the National Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The event is promoted by the Italian Embassy in Athens and by the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens and is part of the Embassy’s cultural […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy in Washington celebrates the International Day of Girls and Women in Science with webinar: “A WOMAN’S EYE ON IMMUNOLOGY”
A significant gender gap persists around the world in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Despite some progress, women are still underrepresented in these fields. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are crucial to contribute to global economic development and to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For the […]
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