Celebrating Italy’s Republic Day in the Miami design district
Miami is one of the most international American cities with 15 million cruise tourists and 45 million airport passengers. A world center of design and contemporary art, Miami has received a great contribution in its development by the Italian community, which today is estimated to count over 30 thousand people. Italy’s 2019 Republic Day celebrates […]
Read moreAlgeria: Celebrations for Republic Day
The Italian Embassy in Algiers celebrated Republic Day by inviting the members of the Italian community and numerous representatives of Algerian institutions and civil society to the Ambassador’s Residence at Villa Hesperia. In his welcome remarks and at the presence of the Algerian Ministers of Commerce and Education, Ambassador Pasquale Ferrara recalled the historical moment […]
Read moreThe “Unexpected Italy: a celebration of Italian culture” Festival
The “Unexpected Italy: a celebration of Italian culture” Festival organised by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. closed its programme of events on 1 June with “Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Antiche arie e danze Suite n.2” by Ottorino […]
Read moreLondon 2 June: Video promoting the Italian language
Sweet, seductive, musical, useful for students and researchers, artists and managers: these are the qualities of the Italian language focused on by the video made by the School Office of the Consulate General in London to promote the study of the Italian language. The one-minute 45-second spot by director and producer Luca Vullo was presented […]
Read moreGeneva: Italian excellence on show for Republic Day
In Geneva, the 73rd Republic Day turned into a day of promotion of Italian excellence thanks to the presence of the Region of Sicily, guest of honor, and of many Italian brand companies that supported the event organized by the Consulate General in the Swiss city at the local Musée d’art et d’Histoire. Over 500 […]
Read moreTirana in the Atlas of the Great Kan of the Public Theatre of Liguria
The stories collected by Sergio Maifredi and Gian Luca Favetto for the project ‘Atlas of the Great Kan – Autobiographies of a city’ have arrived at the University of the Arts in Tirana. For months they have traveled around Tirana gathering and intertwining the voices of those who have always lived there and of those […]
Read moreItaly-Serbia: Conference of historians to celebrate 140 years of relationships
A two-day international conference in Belgrade examined the deep and complex ties between Italy and Serbia. This was a unique opportunity for a thorough study of such relationships organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, which hosted the conference at its headquarters, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of […]
Read more2nd of June: Central Park becomes Italian for a day through the Italy Run
The 2nd of June brought the Italian flag to Central Park with the Italy Run by Nutella Cafe, an 8 km race organised by the Italian Consulate General in New York in partnership with New York Road Runners and Ferrero Nutella Cafe. The runners participating in the race at the starting line were 11,000, including adults […]
Read moreItalian Embassy in Washington hosts reception for Italy’s Republic Day
The Italian Embassy in Washington formally started the celebrations for Italy’s Republic Day in the United States of America yesterday. The traditional reception in the prestigious venue of the Italian Embassy was attended by more than 1,800 guests who share their love for Italy. Several representatives of the United States Administration participated in the event, […]
Read moreMontreal: “The Limit of Truth” exhibition of Ventrone’s still lifes
Baskets full of fruit, vases with flowers, still lifes explored in the slightest little detail are the subjects chosen by Luciano Ventrone for the exhibition entitled “The Limit of Truth” that opened in Montreal and that will run until 20 July. The works by the artist, who Federico Zeri defined as “the Caravaggio of the […]
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