Algiers: meeting with the writer Samir Toumi
The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers are organising a video conference, on Wednesday, 22 September, at 17:00 local time (18:00 Italian time), with the writer Samir Toumi, to present the Italian translation of his short story “Algiers, the cry” (Barzakh, 2013), edited by Astarte Edizioni. Besides the author, the conference will […]
Read moreMalaga: the Italian Film Festival kicks off
The Italian Film Festival (FCI) of Malaga has opened in Spain. This year’s theme is ”The Family”, in honour of Ettore Scola, author of the 1987 film with the same title and name starring Vittorio Gassman, Stefania Sandrelli and Fanny Ardant. ”The Family” will be screened during the Festival, sponsored by the Italian Embassy and […]
Read moreTehran: the movie “Radiography of a Family” was presented
The documentary film “Radiography of a Family”, by award-winning Italian-trained Iranian director Firouzeh Khosrovani, was previewed at the Italian Ambassador’s residence in Tehran, where some scenes were shot. The movie – an Iranian, Norwegian, and Swiss co-production, created with the support of the Italian Embassy – revisits the main events that Iran went through […]
Read moreBerlin: an exhibition of works by Italian and German artists
On the Berlin Art Week occasion, the Italian Embassy in Berlin will host the exhibition “OUTSIGHT_LANDSCAPES I” from 16 to 21 September. The exhibition will display the works of 10 German and Italian artists living in Berlin, among the most representative of the contemporary scene, who have been working on the landscape theme for years. […]
Read moreBrussels: an all-female exhibition
The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels opens an all-female exhibition on 21 September. With the exhibition “Una citta’, quattro regine (One city, four queens)”, the artist Carla Chiusano returns to Brussels with four large-format triptychs to tell the stories of four extraordinary women whose lives are intertwined with the history of the city of Ravenna. These […]
Read morePristina: exhibition of Raphael’s portraits
An exhibition of Raphael’s portraits is coming to the National Museum of Kosovo, organised with the support of the Italian Embassy in Pristina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, as well as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Kosovo. Curated by art historian Antonio Paolucci, the exhibition presents the public with full-size […]
Read moreCroatia: the show “Moby Dick” on stage
The Italian Cultural Institute of Zagreb sponsored the mini tour of the “Moby Dick” show, performed by the company Teatro dei Venti of Modena. Created with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Regional Government, the show received the prestigious 2019 Ubu Prize for stage design. The show was presented on 12 September at the […]
Read moreWarsaw: 600 participate in the “Run on Together” event
The Italian Embassy in Warsaw brought together more than 600 “runners” for the “Run on Together” event, a 5-kilometre run in the city’s Kepa Potocka Park. The initiative, financed by Enit, in partnership with some of the main Italian companies operating in Poland, has the twofold aim of celebrating Italian-Polish friendship while launching […]
Read moreLa Plata: a handbook for learning about cooperation
The Italian Consulate General in La Plata, in collaboration with Intercoop Editora Cooperativa, has held a presentation, in virtual format, of the book “Learning about Cooperation! A journey into the heart of cooperation”. The book promotes a pathway for cooperation which, beginning from primary school, can help build collaborative projects in the classroom. The presentation […]
Read morePretoria: dialogue with South African climate activists
In the context of the Italy – UK partnership for the organization of COP26 (Glasgow, 1st -12th November 2021), on 14th September the Embassy of Italy in Pretoria hosted, at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador Paolo Cuculi, the seminar “Towards Milan and Glasgow, voices of South African Youths before COP26”, organized in collaboration with the […]
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