Seoul: Italy on show at the Biennale of Architecture
The rehabilitation project for the eastern district of the city of Rome, an area that was left untended for decades, was the subject of a Round Table organised by the Italian Cultural Institute for the second edition of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism, in the section dedicated to “Collective Cities”. The event was […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry and the Reggio Children Foundation partner in Italian schools abroad
On 12 September, the Foreign Ministry signed a Declaration of Intent with the Fondazione Reggio Children – Centro Loris Malaguzzi, which was established in Reggio Emilia in 2011 with the aim of promoting solidarity projects through research in the area of education. The “Reggio Emilia Approach” is a philosophy that was developed in the Reggio […]
Read moreWashington: First US retrospective on Andrea del Verrocchio at the National Gallery of Art (September 15, 2019 – January 12, 2020)
Once again, Italian art amazes Washington. The upcoming opening of the first US retrospective on Andrea del Verrocchio, “Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence” (September 15, 2019 – January 12, 2020) at the National Gallery of Art, one of the most prestigious museums in the United States, kick-starts a new season of Italian culture […]
Read moreG20 2021 Italy: give your opinion on the priorities that the G20 Italy should address!
In 2021, for the first time in history, Italy will host the G20 Summit. For this occasion, in collaboration with the Italian Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, we are interested in your opinion regarding the issues that the G20 should address. What do you think are the main themes that […]
Read moreBosnia: on show Italian popular traditions
The opening of the exhibition “Italy, Invisible Tales” in Banja Luka on 12 September will kick off the 7th Season of Italian Culture in Bosnia Herzegovina. The exhibition, organised by the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo and by the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska, focuses on popular tradition as a component of […]
Read moreJohannesburg: Medea, the debut of the Teatro Patologico in Africa
The Teatro Patologico Association of Rome will travel to Africa at the end of September to stage a single performance of the great classical tragedy Medea at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. The performance, which will be staged thanks to the collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, will see the disabled youths of the Italian […]
Read moreFinland: The Italian Embassy and the IIC promote ‘Design & Diplomacy’
For the “Design & Diplomacy” cycle organised within the framework of the “Helsinki Design Week”, the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute (IIC) in Helsinki opened the doors of the Residence of the Italian Ambassador today, hosting a very crowded informal and much appreciated chat between Italian designer Matteo Ragni and Finnish fashion designer Minna Parikka. […]
Read moreComo and Moscow. Comparing the architecture of the late 1920s
Up until 4 November, the Schusev State Museum of Architecture in Moscow will be hosting an exhibition which compares two iconic buildings of the 20th century, the Novocum by Giuseppe Terragni in Como and the Club Zuev by Ilya Golosov in Moscow. Mounted in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition is dedicated to […]
Read moreMostar: Street Arts Festival to heal the city’s wounds of war
Street art to heal the city’s wounds of war. This is the sense of the Street Arts Festival in Mostar, now at its 8th edition, which has turned the city into an open-air museum. Art and creativity are thus put at the service of the solidarity to promote the city’s regeneration. Thanks to the efforts […]
Read moreRiga Food: Italy at the most important Fair in the Balkans
The Italia Pavilion at the Riga Food Fair aims to present the companies symbolising the points of excellence of the Italian agrifood sector at the most important Fair of the Balkans. Italian Ambassador Sebastiano Fulci performed the Pavilion’s ribbon-cutting ceremony together with the Latvian Minister for Agriculture, Kaspars Gerhards, in what has become a consolidated […]
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