Year-Ahead Preview at the National Gallery of Art of Washington D.C. for 2018/2019: focus on Tintoretto
The National Gallery of Art (NGA) presented yesterday during a press conference the main exhibitions which will be hosted during the next season 2018-2019. This is an exceptional season for Italian art in the US Nation capital. In fact, more than ten exhibitions on Italian artists and art have been organized by the prestigious American […]
Read moreItaly Pavilion at Riga Food showcases Italian food and wine products
Riga Food, the most important food industry fair in the Baltic Countries, recently hosted the third edition of the Italy Pavilion, organised by the Italian Embassy with the support of leading Italian companies like Ferrero, Lavazza and Barilla. The Fair, with 720 exhibitors from 35 Countries, attracts 40,000 visitors a year. The Italy Pavilion, one of the Fair’s largest, […]
Read moreAlchemica, an augmented reality experience exhibition in Detroit
Alchemica has been visited by throngs of young people for an interactive augmented reality experience exhibition organised by the Italian Consulate in Detroit to celebrate the ‘Giornate del Contemporaneo 2018 – Italian Contemporary Art’ and Detroit Design Month. For two days (6 and 7 September), visitors could admire 33 illustrations that are animated when framed […]
Read moreItaly-Belarus, 20,000 people at Minsk’s Friendship Festival
Mimes and stilt-men, folk and opera music as well as fashion, tourism and food and drink attracted 20,000 people last Sunday at Minsk’s ‘Gran Italia Fest’, the Italy-Belarus friendship festival now at its third edition. The integrated promotion event for culture, tourism and commerce was organised thanks to the financial support of the Italian Tourism […]
Read moreSerbia, Ambassador Lo Cascio visits the GLM’s new plant in Zrenjanin
Today, the Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Carlo Lo Cascio, attended the inauguration of the first plant of Italy’s GLM Group in Zrenjanin, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The company specialises in the production of mechanical parts for the automobile sector, currently employs 68 workers, and hopes to bring them to more than 100 in […]
Read moreThe Italian healthcare system helps China manage their growing senior population
As is widely known, Italy is a Country of senior citizens: this is why China, faced with a growth in the population of over-60s, expects an active collaboration from our health organisations. This is the reason why Italy will be the Guest of Honour Country at the West China International Fair (Changdu, 20-24 September). In […]
Read moreNew issue of the Italian Economic Diplomacy newsletter
The Foreign Ministry has posted the Italian Economic Diplomacy newsletter on its official website. This issue opens with a focus on Azerbaijan and an interview with the Italian Ambassador in Baku, Augusto Massari. The visit by President Mattarella and by a mission of businessmen organised by Confindustria and ICE-Agenzia, paved the way for an in-depth analysis […]
Read moreCandidature of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council
The new Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN in New York, Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, will respond to questions from civil society on the candidature of Italy to the UN Human Rights Council for 2019-21. The 18 candidate countries for the term, prepared to enter the most prestigious UN elective forum after the Security Council, will […]
Read moreItaly trains “judge-trainers” in Niger
Italy has organised a course for magistrates and judges who will become trainers in Niamey, Niger. The course was set up by the Sant’Anna School in Pisa with the contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and was attended by 20 Nigerian magistrates and judges. The aim is to strengthen the pedagogical, […]
Read moreUzbekistan: Danieli is awarded a 160 mln euro contract
Danieli, an Italian multinational corporation headquartered in Buttrio (Udine), is one of the world leaders in the construction of iron and steel ‘turnkey’ plants. The Italian company was awarded a 160 million euro contract for the construction of a tender in the new industrial plant located in the Bekabad iron and steel complex in Uzbekistan […]
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