Sydney, a video on violence against women
On the occasion of the International Day against Violence against Women, celebrated on 25 November, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney presents a video entitled “25 November 2021” by multidisciplinary artist Emilia Persenico. It is an initiative that aims to raise awareness of a social problem sadly echoed in the international news with increasing frequency: […]
Read moreMorocco: numerous events for the Week of Italian Cuisine
From 22 to 28 November, in Morocco, the sixth “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” will be dedicated to the theme of “Tradition and perspectives of Italian cuisine: the awareness and enhanced appreciation of food sustainability” with a rich programme of cultural and trade promotion initiatives throughout the country, promoted by the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreAmbassador Falcinelli’s mission to Crete
The Italian Ambassador to Athens, Patrizia Falcinelli, went on a mission to Crete this week. The Ambassador reached the island, the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea, together with the Head of the 3rd Department of the General Command of the Capitaneria di Porto (Harbour Masters), Admiral Aulicino, onboard an ATR 42 flight of the […]
Read moreMiami and San Francisco celebrate the Italian language
The Italian Consulate General in Miami and the one in San Francisco have organized an interesting program of initiatives in their respective areas dedicated to Dante Alighieri on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language. An exhibition on fashion at the time of Dante Alighieri was hosted by the Marangoni Institute and produced […]
Read moreMadrid: the director Giuseppe Piccioni awarded at the Festival of Italian Cinema
Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Madrid, this year’s Festival of Italian Cinema will be giving this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to the director Giuseppe Piccioni. Trained at the Gaumont Italia film school that was created and directed by Renzo Rossellini, Piccioni has received numerous international awards, […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week in Poland: seminars, tutorials and tastings
The Italian Embassy in Poland has presented an exciting program of initiatives to be held throughout that country on the occasion of the 6th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. There will be lectures, seminars, practical courses and tastings, open to the public or to experts in the sector, held in […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week in Uruguay: a rich programme of events
The Embassy of Italy in Montevideo has organised a series of initiatives for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the ITA Foreign Trade Agency of Buenos Aires and the Italian Academy of Cuisine. Taking part in the conference to present the programme of events were […]
Read moreDakar: exhibitions, films and theatre on Dante Alighieri
In Senegal, the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar organised a vast programme of exhibitions, films, meetings and theatre on Dante Alighieri, on the occasion of the ”Italian Language Week”. From 11 October to 11 November, the face of Dante Alighieri was visible in the streets of Dakar on ten billboards placed in various districts of […]
Read morePortugal: the zucchini flower is the symbol of Italian cuisine
On the occasion of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”, the Italian Embassy in Portugal has organized a series of initiatives, and the emblem chosen for the program is the zucchini flower, a product of agriculture that is highly prized in Italian kitchens but generally discarded in other countries. The celebration opens officially […]
Read moreIn Croatia they’re celebrating the Week of Italian Cuisine
A vast and diversified schedule of events will valorize the sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet. This is the project planned by the Italian Embassy in Croatia to celebrate the 6th Annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The Week will open Monday, November 22 in Zagreb with an exhibition of photography inaugurated by Ambassador […]
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