Uganda: a meal for 2,500 refugees to celebrate the ‘Week of Italian Cuisine’
The ‘Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ does not only showcase the excellence of our Country’s agri-food products but is also an opportunity to help those in need. Therefore, as part of the initiatives scheduled for the Week, the Italian Embassy in Uganda organised a Day in favour of the refugees hosted in the […]
Read moreFence around the Italian Embassy in Yerevan displays work by De Meo
The fence around the Italian Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, is now displaying an installation by Carlo De Meo, who has chosen to exhibit his work not inside the offices of the diplomatic mission but outside, so as to enable any passer-by to appreciate it. To celebrate the 18th Week of the Italian Language in the […]
Read moreTunis showcases a combination of classical tradition and contemporary artistic research
The MAXXI Collection has become an ambassador of dialogue between peoples and an instrument of cultural diplomacy because art can build bridges to overcome isolationisms and nationalisms. The exhibition “Classic Reloaded.Mediterranea”, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, director of MAXXI Arte, together with Eleonora Farina, running from 29 November to 31 January 2019, will bring to the […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: the Aphrodite of Capua on display for three months.
Buenos Aires: the Aphrodite of Capua on display for three months. For three months, the Aphrodite of Capua will welcome the visitors of the Buenos Aires National Museum of Fine Arts in its main hall. The Argentinian Minister for Culture, Pablo Avelluto, took part in the opening ceremony together with the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Manzo, […]
Read moreA week dedicated to Dacia Maraini in Mexico City
Dacia Maraini will be presented to Mexican students and lecturers in a series of meetings organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City. The cycle will kick off on 21 November with a meeting with the students of the University of the Cloister of Sor Juana, featuring a dramatic reading of ‘Sor Juana’, a […]
Read moreUniversity of Baghdad reopens the Italian Language Department
The Italian Language Department of the University of Baghdad is open again. Eight years after its closure, the Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, Antonio Pasquino, inaugurated the new department at the presence of the Deputy Rector and with the participation of Professor Mahmoud Salem Elsheikh from the University of Florence. Professor Elsheikh delivered a brief lecture […]
Read moreGuangzhou, from Lippi to Moreno Cedroni for Italian Cuisine Week
Guangzhou, a city which is at the heart of one of the most renowned Oriental cuisines, will showcase the best of the Mediterranean diet in the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world (19-25 November). The Consulate General has developed a programme that includes a wide variety of topics: from the role of diet for […]
Read moreItaly and Serbia unite for SME Day to meet the challenge of digitalization
Carlo Lo Cascio, the Italian Ambassador to Serbia, organised a two-day event dedicated to the world of business on 15 November: SME Day. Ambassador Lo Cascio visited several companies in Jagodina, Central Serbia, and also met with the students of the area’s secondary schools. During his visits, he was accompanied by Snezana Vukasinovic, Deputy Mayor […]
Read moreSenegal, CinemArena to inform of the risks run by migrants
Throughout the month of October, the CinemArena campaign was promoted in more than 20 Senegalese villages originating large migration flows to inform a large population segment, and especially youth and the most vulnerable categories of people, on the risks of irregular migration. The campaign, financed by the Foreign Ministry through the Africa Fund 2018, was […]
Read moreA showcase in Vienna for Amatrice’s firms
The Italian Embassy and the city of Vienna opened the historic rooms of Villa Metternich to host several agricultural firms, mainly coming from the area of Amatrice. This gave them the opportunity to present their products of excellence to the Austrian press and other professionals in the sector. The evening was organised thanks to the […]
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