Remembrance Day commemorated in Beijing
The story of over 18,000 Jews being saved from Nazi persecution by taking refuge in Shanghai led the programme of events to mark Remembrance Day 2019 for the conference ‘China and the Shoah’, which was organised by the Beijing Cultural Institute. Presentations were made by Elisa Maria Giunipero of the Italian Association of Chinese Studies (AISC) and […]
Read moreDirettore Cooperazione allo Sviluppo Marrapodi a Vienna
In occasione della visita (23-25 gennaio), il Direttore Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo Giorgio Marrapodi e il Direttore Generale UNIDO li Yong hanno firmato i Memorandum relativi a due programmi finanziati dalla Cooperazione Italiana che saranno realizzati dall’organismo ONU in Africa: – un progetto del valore di 4MEUR per migliorare la filiera del caffè […]
Read moreA Kampala la sfida di giovani talenti della moda
Venti giovani stilisti ugandesi avranno la possibilità di far conoscere le loro creazioni e di sfidarsi in una sfilata che si terrà allo Sheraton Hotel di Kampala il 22 marzo 2019 , dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Kampala con l’Associazione Culturale degli Italiani in Uganda. (R)evolution Fashion showContest for Young Talents, Uganda 2019 segue l’esperienza già maturata […]
Read moreA Tirana con il Teatro pubblico Ligure si ricrea la trama della città
Continua la collaborazione tra il Teatro Pubblico Ligure e il Teatro di comunità e di valorizzazione del territorio di Tirana. Dal 24 al 28 gennaio si svolge infatti nella capitale albanese il secondo laboratorio di Sergio Maifredi, Lucia Lombardo, Gian Luca Favetto del Teatro Pubblico Ligure per la preparazione del progetto albanese Atlante del Gran Kan. Partecipano al seminario 20 […]
Read moreA photography exhibition, “Un bagaglio leggero”, opens in Tokyo
Two Italian photographers travelled through Japanese cities taking photos with mobile phones instead of their professional cameras. The photographic exhibition entitled ‘Un bagaglio leggero’ by Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine e Giulio Napolitano, gives a visual rendering of the artists’ journey. It opened at the Tokyo Italian Cultural Institute on 23 January, where it will run until 9 […]
Read moreLucio Fontana on show in New York
Works by Lucio Fontana and by the artists operating between the ‘50s and ‘60s are the focus of an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New York, which will run until 6 March. “Spatial Explorations – Lucio Fontana and the avant-gardes in Milan in the 50’s and 60’s”, curated by Francesco Tedeschi, presents a […]
Read moreA poetic and visionary survey of Naples at the ICC in Paris
To give an original account of Naples starting from the foothills of the Vesuvius turned completely yellow by the colonisation of the Mount Etna broom is the idea of the ‘Naples, Three Of Three’ exhibition by young artist Matilde De Feo, which opened at the Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreForty Italian companies at Berlin’s Gruene Woche
Forty Italian companies are participating in the Green Week in Berlin, Germany’s most important trade fair in the agri-food sector with 1750 exhibitors from 60 Countries. From 18 to 27 January, 40 stands will display Italian flagship products. Some of these products come from central Italy, and are on show at “Amatrice and Surroundings”, a […]
Read moreBeijing: Italian ski resort and gear industry showcased in China
Supported by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian ski resort and gear industry, featuring its ski resorts, brands and high-tech ski gear manufacturers, was among the exhibitors at the 11th edition of Alpitec China in Beijing organised by Fiera Bolzano. The fair is a particularly important point of reference for the whole Asia Pacific area […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy commemorates Jan Palach in Prague
The Italian Embassy in Prague and the Luigi Einaudi Foundation commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Jan Palach, the student who became a symbol of the population’s struggle for liberty after he set himself on fire on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on 16 January 1969 to protest against the Soviet occupation of his Country. […]
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