Belo Horizonte: first exhibition of Botticelli works in Brazil
There is great expectation in Belo Horizonte for the exhibition “Botticelli e il suo tempo” (Botticelli and his time), which will be inaugurated on May 5th. The exhibition will bring, for the first time in Brazil, 14 works by the Renaissance Master from eleven Italian museums, including the Uffizi, and private collections (Venice, Turin, Florence, […]
Read moreTirana: Mario Airò’s project Modelling water on display
The lines of Castelli ceramics shapes the natural motif of water and its flow, in an environmental installation that cites the theme of the fountain. The project ‘Modelling water’, by the Italian artist Mario Airò, will be exhibited in Tirana from 27th February, thanks to the commitment of the Italian Cultural Institute. ‘Modelling water’ was […]
Read moreItalian fashion and cinema at the Athens Fashion Film Festival
Italy is the protagonist of the Athens Fashion Film Festival, an event dedicated to fashion and cinema now in its second edition. The first day, inaugurated by the Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, was opened by Luca Guadagnino’s short film “The Staggering Girl”, inspired by Valentino’s haute couture collection created by Pierpaolo Piccioli, and by […]
Read moreOslo: Italian Embassy towards zero emissions
As of today, the Italian Embassy in Oslo is abandoning the oil heating system and switching to district heating. The choice is the additional piece of a path, started in 2018 with the initiative “Embassy in Oslo Plastic Free”, which aims to gradually reduce the environmental impact until optimal zero emissions are achieved. In doing […]
Read moreLondon: parade of stars to remember Zeffirelli
The great Maggie Smith, but also Jeremy Irons, Robert Powel and many other important Shakespearean actors joined the invitation of the Italian Ambassador in London, Raffaele Trombetta, who organized an evening to honour the memory of Franco Zeffirelli. Since the 1960s, it was London that consecrated the international success of the Florentine master, the magnificent […]
Read moreTurin and Giugiaro guests of honor at Madrid Design Festival
Turin is the guest of honour of the Madrid Design Festival in the Spanish capital until February 20, 2020. The only Italian representative among the “UNESCO creative cities for design” brings to this vital appointment its history of design and creative innovation, technological innovation for mobility and automotive. And it does so with a series […]
Read moreFrom Fabriano to Tunis, “ La Carta tra arte e consevazione” (Paper between art and consevation)
The main objective of the exhibition “La Carta tra arte e conservazione”, opening today at the Bibliothèque Nationale de Tunisie, is promoting the image of the Marche Region abroad with one of its best-known excellence, the “Fabriano paper”. The exhibition, which will remain open until 22 February, is the result of a collaboration between various […]
Read moreThe Italians of Pere Lachaise, a project to remember them
“The Italy of Pere Lachaise. Extraordinary lives of the Italians of France and the French of Italy”, a project that intertwines memory, culture, lives and two countries, Italy and France, united by centuries-old ties. The project brings together the stories of 61 Italians or French of Italian origin buried at Pere Lachaise, the famous monumental […]
Read moreUnited States congressmen in support of Italian products
Within the framework of the actions undertaken by the Farnesina in defense of Italian export, following the initiative of Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., 40 members of the United States Congress sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer voicing their objections to the import […]
Read moreBrussels: a comic strip to tell the story of Italian emigration
A comic strip to tell children about a chapter of Italian immigration. ‘An Important Story. 70 years of Italian immigration in Belgium and more’ is the title of the work, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and realised by the Italian-Belgian designer Antonio Cossu, retracing the years of Italian immigration from 1946 to present […]
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