Bucharest: Tenco, De André and Genova in a musical voyage
Piano, guitar and voice to narrate the story written by Elena Buttiero and Ferdinando Molteni to retrace the steps of the short friendship between two Italian legendary artists: Luigi Tenco and Fabrizio De André. Against the backdrop of a mysterious city: Genoa. The city that merges not only their destinies but also those of other […]
Read moreChina: a cinema and social media star travels across Italy
A Chinese cinema and social media star becomes the testimonial for tourism to Italy thanks to a campaign developed and launched by the Italian Embassy in Beijing. Liu Haoran, 21 years old and 30 million followers won through his cheerful and positive image, toured Italy for five days in November, documenting his entire itinerary. Before […]
Read moreMadrid: shots by Vimercati and the dialogue with Morandi
The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid devotes an exhibition to Franco Vimercati, an artist often defined as the ‘Morandi of photography’, who portrays isolated objects in an almost ritual setting. The exhibition ‘Franco Vimercati: his photography, his life. A dialogue with Giorgio Morandi’, curated by Elio Grazioli, showcases the artist’s whole artistic career. It begins […]
Read moreBelgrade: Concert by pianist Alessandra Celletti
The Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, in partnership with the Kolarac Foundation, organised an important concert at the Foundation’s Gallery. On stage was Italian pianist Alessandra Celletti, an all-round artist. After graduating from the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Alessandra Celletti has performed in Italy but also in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Denmark […]
Read moreAn exhibition opens in Muscat, Oman, to celebrate 40 years of Italian archaeological missions
The long-standing collaboration between Italian archaeologists and the Sultanate of Oman was celebrated by organising an exhibition at the National Museum of Muscat ‘Dreamers. 40 years of Italian archaeological research in Oman ‘. The exhibition, dedicated to the biographies of scholars who carried out their research in the Sultanate, was inaugurated by the Ambassador of […]
Read moreS. Pietroburgo: omaggio a Carla Fracci
“Danza silente. Omaggio a Carla Fracci” è il titolo della mostra di opere di Francesco Caraccio esposte a Palazzo Sheremetiev, sede del Museo statale di musica di San Pietroburgo. La mostra – curata da Enzo Fornaro (Organizzazione -EF International Service Art Ltd), con il patrocinio dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, del Consolato Generale d’Italia a San […]
Read moreLos Angeles: the Creativity Award IIC goes to Preziosi and Cucinotta
Alessandro Preziosi and Maria Grazia Cucinotta are this year’s winners of the Los Angeles Creativity Award organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC). The presentation of the award took place at the end of the ‘Los Angeles Italia – Film Fashion and Art Fest’, which is celebrated every year in the week preceding the Oscars. […]
Read moreChina: Holocaust Remembrance Day in Chongqing and Chengdu
The Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi were celebrated with two events at the White Elephant 303 City Theatre in Chongqing and at the Yunduan Theatre Tianfu Concert Hall in Chengdu, organised by the Italian Consulate General in Chongching, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Israel in […]
Read moreItaly-Netherlands: 2019 dense billboard of events paying homage to Vanvitelli
A dense programme of cultural, economic and scientific events has been organised for 2019 by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in the Netherlands. The events underpin the close bilateral relationship between the two Countries in the wake of having shared the seat on the UN Security Council for 2017-2018, and within the framework of […]
Read moreLondon: fifth meeting of Italy4innovation
Italy4innovation, the series of meetings promoted by the Italian Embassy in London to assist bilateral collaborations and promote the image of our Country, has reached its fifth appointment. The focus this time was on the scaling up of start-ups with great potential that need capital injections to expand in international markets. This sector in the […]
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