Brasilia: Italian companies meet with the Brazilian Minister of Infrastructure
The Italian Embassy in Brasilia organised a meeting between Italian companies operating and interested in Brazil and the Brazilian Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcisio Freitas. The initiative falls within the framework of the “programme of meetings promoted by the Embassy to support Italian companies in this market following the coming into office of the new Brazilian Government,” explained […]
Read moreLisbon, ‘Tesserae of Hope’ for the Italian Church
Five hundred years ago, Italian merchants in Lisbon rebuilt the Church of Nossa Senhora do Loreto, better known as the Italian Church, and the travelling exhibition ‘Tesserae of Hope’ is now in Lisbon to celebrate the anniversary. The exhibition displays a collection of the extraordinary and finely and artistically handcrafted creations of the time to […]
Read moreTirana 1989-2019, an art project on the city’s changes
The changes witnessed by Tirana during the last 30 years through the look of an Italian artist and of young people raised in post-Socialist Albania. This is the essence of Eugenio Tibaldi’s ’30 Years Old’ project realised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana in partnership with the University of Arts and the Harabel Contemporary […]
Read moreArgentina: Italy at Expoagro
Italy, the only European country to have a Country Pavilion, participates in the Expoagro Fair that is held in San Nicolas, in the province of Buenos Aires from 12 to 15 March, with a 600-square-meter Pavilion and 11 exhibitors. The Pavilion is managed by ICE Agency in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires […]
Read more‘The Land of Earthworms’ at the Theatre Festival of Albuquerque
‘The Land of Earthworms’, a project developed by Chiara Guidi, aims to talk to children about death through the tragedy of Alcestis, staged as a form of open theatre also involving the little spectators. The performance was organised at the Elisabeth Waters Center for Dance as part of the Revolutions International Theatre Festival of Albuquerque, […]
Read moreVienna: Gourmet Sueditalien, to promote Italy’s south
More than 150 Austrian entrepreneurs in the agri-food and catering sector participated in ‘Gourmet Sueditalien’, a workshop organised by the ICE Agency in Vienna in partnership with the Italian Embassy to support and bolster the presence of companies from the south of Italy on the Austrian market. The workshop was held at Metternich Palace and […]
Read moreMyanmar, Italian music to celebrate the 8th of March
The music of the Italian Viotti Quartet was chosen by the Italian Embassy in Yangon to celebrate the 8th of March with an event at Nay Pyi Taw dedicated to promoting a better knowledge of the rights of women in Myanmar and their role in the peace process. Arias by Paisiello, Rolla and Mercadante were preceded […]
Read moreKimonomania, creations of young Italian designers in Tokyo
Japanese kimonos reinterpreted through the creativity of young Italian designers are now on show at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. “Kimonomania – Young Italian Designers Pay Tribute to Kimono” is an exhibition curated by Stefano Dominella, the President of Gattinoni and of the Textile, Clothes, Fashion and Accessory Section of Unindustria (Union of the […]
Read moreBangkok kicks off the Italian Festival
Bangkok kicked off the 14th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand, the cycle of integrated promotion cultural events organised by the Italian Embassy. The Festival began with a jazz concert by the Gianluca Petrella & Pasquale Mirra duo and will wind up in December with flute player Gianni Biocotino. Between the two, there will […]
Read moreColombia: exhibition on Italian architects and engineers
The contribution of Italian culture to the development of architecture and urban planning in Colombia, leaving a historical and architectural heritage of great artistic and cultural value, is now highlighted in the international exhibition “Italian engineers and architects in Colombia” hosted at the University of Boyacá, in Tunja, north of Bogotá. In cooperation with the […]
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