Embassy of Nur-Sultan: the “Third Paradise” of Pistoletto
The COVID-19 epidemic does not stop the appreciation of Italian contemporary art in Kazakhstan. A large installation depicting Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Third Paradise” will be inaugurated in the charming Nurzhol Boulevard in front of the residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan on 5 July 2020, on the occasion of the 21st […]
Read moreBrasilia: “Open Doors at the Embassy”, a virtual tour
The Italian Embassy in Brasilia transforms the traditional cycle of guided tours of its premises into an itinerary made of history, curious information and images on the web. Since 2017, a regular highly anticipated event for the inhabitants of Brasilia is hosted in June: on the occasion of the month celebrating the birth of the […]
Read moreIIC Chicago: the seminar “Arte Povera: Ecologies”.
The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presents the conference on Zoom Arte Povera: Ecologies, with art historian Giovanni Aloi. In recent years, the contemporary art world has developed a growing attention to environmental issues and climate change. The Arte Povera movement, however, began to take an interest in trees, water and indiscriminate urbanization as early […]
Read moreParis, Ambassador Castaldo at the Pompeii exhibition opening
The Italian Ambassador to France, Teresa Castaldo, together with the Minister of Culture Franck Riester inaugurated yesterday the Pompeii exhibition at the Grand Palais Museum in Paris. Also present were former Minister of Culture Jack Lang, the Director-General of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Massimo Osanna, the President of the Réunion des muséesnationaux et du […]
Read moreBelarus: Webinar on potential economic partnership
The Ambassador of Italy in Minsk, Mario Baldi, participated today in the webinar “Belarus-Italy: economic cooperation in the face of global challenges”, organized by the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The online seminar was dedicated to take stock of the economic situation in Belarus and the potential of the partnership with Italy. “We must […]
Read moreLisbon, Francesco Carofiglio at the Literature Night
The 2020 edition of the European Literature Night, which cannot be held with the public due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID emergency, is presented for the first time in a different format that will be broadcast on the FM frequencies of a Portuguese radio station, SMOOTH FM, on the evenings of June 27th […]
Read moreUganda: first aid shipment delivered for the fight against Covid-19
On Wednesday, a ceremony was held for the delivery of medical equipment for the Lacor Hospital (Gulu) run by the Fondazione Piero and Lucille Corti Foundation, to continue to support Uganda in the fight against Covid-19. The cargo, containing various medical equipment including ventilators, filters, oxygen masks, was symbolically delivered by the Italian Ambassador in […]
Read moreBarcellona: il Mediterraneo delle città tra Italia e Spagna
A great event to raise funds for research on Covid 19 and to reconnect the strong ties between Italy and Spain broken by the pandemic. Sotto le stelle in piazza grande – il Mediterraneo delle città tra Italia e Spagna (Under the stars in Piazza Grande – the Mediterranean of the cities between Italy and […]
Read moreAthens: the Levante Jazz Festival
In the times of social distancing, with limitation measures for concerts still in force, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens create a new cutting-edge cultural event. The Levante Jazz Festival – A musical bridge between Italy and Greece is an online event during […]
Read moreIIC Stockholm: “Togetherness”, a journey into Italian design
Conceived by the Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm and curated by journalist Paola Carimati, “Togetherness: building alliances through Italian design” is a journey across our peninsula to discover the declinations of contemporary design in the various local territories. Can Italian design suggest the way to imagine new post-COVID scenarios? The recent pandemic has forced us […]
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