Italian Rugby national team take part in Chicago’s rugby week-end
Chicago’s Italian and Italo-American communities were able to cheer Italy’s national rugby team over the city’s ‘Rugby week-end Tripleheader’. Teams from Ireland, New Zealand and the U.S. also took part in the event which was held at the ‘Soldier Field’. The high point of the weekend was the match between Ithe Azzurri and Ireland. The […]
Read moreMotus Dance Company tours Albania and Kosovo
The Motus Dance Company, originally from Siena, returned to tour Albania and Kosovo. “Dis-Crimine”, one of the company’s latest productions, which draws inspiration from Art. 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights, which condemns any form of discrimination, was shown at the Turbina Theatre in Tirana. The choreographer is Simona Cieri, and the dancers are: Martina […]
Read moreTechnology brings the Scrovegni Chapel to Zagreb
Thanks to state-of-the art technology, the Scrovegni Chapel, one of the world’s most renowned masterpieces, is travelling to Zagreb. The Archaeological Museum in Zagreb is hosting an immersive exhibition entitled “Magister Giotto, the Scrovegni Chapel”, which is produced by Cose Belle d’Italia Media Entertainment and organised with the Italian Cultural Institute in the Croatian capital. […]
Read moreExhibition in Rabat on the work of Italian archaeologists in Morocco
A multimedia exhibition on 20 years of archaeological research by the University of Siena in Morocco has opened in Rabat. It shows the methods used, training activities and workshops, and includes studies on how to preserve and enhance local archaeological heritage. The exhibition, called ‘MedIT 98-18’ at the Bab Rouah Gallery, has been organised […]
Read moreItalian companies meet in Ottawa to network
More than 30 companies with interests and offices in Canada met in Ottawa with Italian institutional representatives at an event chaired by Italian Ambassador Claudio Taffuri. They shared important issues and opportunities on their experience of investment in the country with the aim of expanding Italian interests in the country. The consul generals of […]
Read morePerformance art by Michelangelo Pistoletto in Santiago
Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto made it a point to personally open his ‘poor art’ exhibition in Santiago as part of the Contemporary Art Day organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Santiago. The works by Maestro Pistoletto, now hosted at the Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) of Santiago, focus on turning the individual into an […]
Read moreSudan: Italy in action against malnutrition
Italy confirms to be the champion of the struggle against malnutrition in Sudan. A meeting with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation organised by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum aimed to close ranks between the donors to the “SUN- Scaling Up Nutrition” project to tackle the primary causes of malnutrition through the joint action of […]
Read moreMittel Cinema Fest
The 16th edition of the MittelCinemaFest, the Central European Italian Cinema Festival, kicked off in several cities with a varied selection of the best films released in Italy in 2018. Thanks to the cooperation between the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, which has long been committed to promoting Italian Cinema around […]
Read moreMittel Cinema Fest
Al via la XVI edizione del MittelCinemaFest, Festival Centro Europeo del Cinema Italiano che, anche nel 2018, porta in varie città una selezione variegata dei migliori film usciti quest’anno in Italia. Grazie alla collaborazione tra l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Budapest e l’Istituto Luce Cinecittà, che da anni si impegna per promuovere il Cinema italiano […]
Read moreThe USA return archaeological artefacts to Italy
The restitution to Italy of three artefacts of Greek epoch – a vase for oils and unguents, a wine jug and a food bowl – recovered by American authorities in the United States, the world’s major market for smuggled Italian works of art, offered the opportunity to renew the Memorandum of Understanding to combat the […]
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