Kenya: the Italian experience in renewable energy
Today and tomorrow at Strathmore University in Nairobi will take place an event on the theme of renewable energy organised by the Italian Embassy in Kenya, in collaboration with the Res4Africa Foundation (supported by Enel Green Power and other companies in the sector) and the Politecnico of Milan. The meeting, which saw the participation of […]
Read moreNicaragua: celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini
The centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini has been celebrated in Nicaragua with a ceremony at the National Cinemateque that was filmed by the media and was broadcast on national television. During the ceremony Idania Castillo, Director of the National Cinemateque, described the personality of Maestro Fellini and his work. The Ambassador of Italy, […]
Read moreCroatia: Fellini’s centenary birth celebration kicks off
The programme of celebrations for the centenary of the birth of the great Italian director and artist Federico Fellini, coordinated by the Italian Embassy in Zagreb, has begun in Croatia and will run throughout 2020 with initiatives in various locations in Croatia. The first of the events was an initiative organised by the Italian Cultural […]
Read moreThe Ambassador of Italy Armando Varricchio visits the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (Nassau, January 15-17, 2020)
Washington, January 16 2020. The Ambassador of Italy to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Armando Varricchio, is paying an official visit to Nassau. In agenda meetings with Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K. Peter Turnquest and Ministers of Foreign Affairs Darren A. Henfield and Tourism and Aviation Dionisio James […]
Read more“Save Venice” fundraising campaign in the Netherlands
The Italian Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Dutch Association Poorters van Venetië (https://poortersvanvenetie.nl) and the Stichting Nederlands Venetië Comité have launched the Red Venetië (Save Venice) campaign to raise funds for the recovery of the artistic and cultural heritage damaged by the recent floods in Venice, a legacy that belongs to all […]
Read moreScalfarotto at the 38th edition of JP Morgan Healthcare
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto participates in the 38th edition of JP Morgan Healthcare, which opens today in San Francisco: the world’s leading event in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences. About 20 Italian companies are expected to attend, for which, in collaboration with ICE (Italian Institute for Foreign Trade), opportunities for meetings, participation in events and targeted […]
Read moreThe Art of saving Art: Carabinieri for the protection of Cultural Heritage
“Recovered treasures. The Art of saving Art” is the title of the exhibition opened yesterday at the United Nations of New York with the aim of showing the innovative commitment of the Carabinieri of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC). The exhibition took place in occasion of its 50th anniversary. The core […]
Read moreLeonardo da Vinci’s viola organista concert in Metz
To commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, on 18-19 December the Italian Consulate General in Metz and the local Committee of Società “Dante Alighieri” have organized in Metz (Saint-Clément Church) and Reims (Saint-Remi Basilica) a concerto for “viola organista” performed by M° Sławomir Zubrzycki. The “viola organista” was designed by Leonardo da Vinci […]
Read more2019: celebrating 100 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Poland
Two high-profile events marked the end of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Poland. All through 2019, the Italian Embassy in Warsaw, in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture in the Polish capital, the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, and the Italian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, […]
Read moreSardinia: “The Creativity of an Island” at the IIC in Paris
The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Paris closes 2019 with a homage dedicated to “Sardinia: the Creativity of an Island”, that offered 12 events to enliven the cultural agenda of November and December. In addition to culinary workshops by Chef Nicola Pisu, the concerts by jazz musician Gavino Murgia with his “Mattanza trio”, the […]
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