Canada, “A dinner for Italy” with starred chef Heinz Beck
A dinner for Italy will take place tonight, the online initiative organised by the Italian Embassy in Ottawa that offers a tribute to Italian culinary culture and to the authentic and unparalleled values of Made in Italy: a virtual bridge to get closer in a time when being together continues to be difficult. The guest […]
Read moreManila, the exhibition Arte Povera. Italian Landscape extended
The Arte Povera. Italian Landscape exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila has been extended until July 31st. The exhibition, curated by Danilo Eccher and promoted by Italian Ambassador to Manila Giorgio Guglielmino, is an extraordinary collection of works by exponents of the Italian contemporary art movement “Arte Povera”, as well as the most important […]
Read moreIIC Australia: online conferences by Costantino D’Orazio
The Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney, in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture in Melbourne, is launching a series of online conferences by Costantino D’Orazio, one of Italy’s most renowned art critics. Thanks to Prof. D’Orazio’s competence and great communication skills, the three conferences – from Caravaggio to Balla – will allow participants […]
Read moreMade in Italy: Tokyo, focus on fashion sector for relaunch
The fashion sector was the focus of the fifth video link between the Embassy in Tokyo, the companies and compatriots committed to relaunch Made in Italy in Japan. “Textiles, clothing, leather goods, fashion accessories have an absolute strategic importance for us,” Italian Ambassador in Tokyo Giorgio Starace affirmed, speaking about the initiative, which was attended […]
Read moreMeet the Italians battling Covid-19 in Los Angeles
The #Italiandigitaltownhall series of online meetings, dedicated to Italian scientists and doctors engaged in the front line of the fight against Coronavirus in the United States, arrives in South California. In the wake of the success of the previous events, yesterday’s new meeting was opened by the Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio, in the presence of […]
Read moreIIC Stockholm: “The acrobats” by Iurato in Covid-19 time
Ten illustrated tables to tell women’s lives in the Coronavirus era. ” The acrobats, Suspended days in Covid-19 time – Stockholm 2020″ is a graphic project by Ramona Iurato, born from the artist’s personal reflection on the female universe in such an extraordinary moment as the lockdown. The tables, created for the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreStrega Prize, 12 Incontri con il romanzo italiano di oggi
The Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg and the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna, in collaboration with the Hanser and Zsolnay publishing houses, are publishing 12 Incontri con il romanzo italiano di oggi/ 12 Begegnungenmit Italiens Prosa der Gegenwart, a collection of twelve extracts from twelve novels nominated for the renowned Strega Prize 2020. The Strega […]
Read moreGiovane Poesia Italiana, the video in 4 languages for IICs
The Giovane Poesia Italiana anthology is an e-book published in five languages, and in which twenty Italian poets under 35 are represented at the time of publication. The Pordenonelegge Foundation, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institutes of Madrid, Paris, London and Berlin, has produced a video in four languages involving seven of the young […]
Read moreGreece, Italian cinema travels online
The Embassy of Italy in Greece, the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens and the AIAL Cultural Association invite all residents of Greece to the VIth Review of Italian Cinema in Greece. The initiative, within the framework of the Tempo Forte Italia-Ελλαδα 2020 programme and the Italian-Hellenic Cultural Cooperation Network, and with the support of the […]
Read moreAfrica Day 2020, the video marathon
Niccolò Fabi, Tommy Kuti, Kandy Guira, the Mezzotono, Baba Sissoko: these are just some of the many artists who joined the video marathon organised by the Foreign Ministry to celebrate Africa Day 2020. Today, May 25th – the anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation for African Unity (later African Union) in 1963, created to […]
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