Ambassador Varricchio at the Conference on Space Economics
On September 13, 2018 the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC hosted an event on cooperation in the space field and on the new frontiers in terms of investments, innovation, and international collaboration. “Space Economics: challanges and opportunities, Investment, Innovation and International partnerships” was organized in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency, the Space Economy […]
Read more‘Flowers at Sea’ by Bruna Esposito showcased in Coimbra
On Friday, 14 September, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra opened the exhibition ‘Flowers at Sea’ by Bruna Esposito, presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon. It is the first time that the Rome-born artist’s artworks are displayed in Portugal in an exhibition curated by Enzo De Leonibus. The exhibition is […]
Read moreItaly and UNDP sign two agreements to upgrade the public administration in Serbia
In order to boost the assistance given to Serbia in implementing its internal reforms, especially in the public administration sector, and in stimulating regional reconciliation, Italian Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio and the UNDP Resident Representative in Serbia, Carla Robin Hershey, signed two agreements to co-finance and implement two projects in Serbia today in Belgrade. The […]
Read moreYear-Ahead Preview at the National Gallery of Art of Washington D.C. for 2018/2019: focus on Tintoretto
The National Gallery of Art (NGA) presented yesterday during a press conference the main exhibitions which will be hosted during the next season 2018-2019. This is an exceptional season for Italian art in the US Nation capital. In fact, more than ten exhibitions on Italian artists and art have been organized by the prestigious American […]
Read moreItaly Pavilion at Riga Food showcases Italian food and wine products
Riga Food, the most important food industry fair in the Baltic Countries, recently hosted the third edition of the Italy Pavilion, organised by the Italian Embassy with the support of leading Italian companies like Ferrero, Lavazza and Barilla. The Fair, with 720 exhibitors from 35 Countries, attracts 40,000 visitors a year. The Italy Pavilion, one of the Fair’s largest, […]
Read moreAlchemica, an augmented reality experience exhibition in Detroit
Alchemica has been visited by throngs of young people for an interactive augmented reality experience exhibition organised by the Italian Consulate in Detroit to celebrate the ‘Giornate del Contemporaneo 2018 – Italian Contemporary Art’ and Detroit Design Month. For two days (6 and 7 September), visitors could admire 33 illustrations that are animated when framed […]
Read moreItaly-Belarus, 20,000 people at Minsk’s Friendship Festival
Mimes and stilt-men, folk and opera music as well as fashion, tourism and food and drink attracted 20,000 people last Sunday at Minsk’s ‘Gran Italia Fest’, the Italy-Belarus friendship festival now at its third edition. The integrated promotion event for culture, tourism and commerce was organised thanks to the financial support of the Italian Tourism […]
Read moreSerbia, Ambassador Lo Cascio visits the GLM’s new plant in Zrenjanin
Today, the Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Carlo Lo Cascio, attended the inauguration of the first plant of Italy’s GLM Group in Zrenjanin, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The company specialises in the production of mechanical parts for the automobile sector, currently employs 68 workers, and hopes to bring them to more than 100 in […]
Read moreMusica italiana e giapponese a Copenaghen
Concerto organizzato dall’Istituto di Cultura e dall’Ambasciata d’Italia. Un concerto di arie tra le più famose dei maggiori compositori italiani, da Puccini a Bellini a Donizzetti, ma anche di musica nipponica per finire con un omaggio al maestro Ennio Morricone con la colonna sonora del film di Tornatore ‘Nuovo Cinema Paradiso’. Questo il programma offerto dall’Istituto Italiano […]
Read moreA concert of Italian and Japanese music in Copenhagen
Concert organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute. A concert featuring the most famous arias by Italian composers, from Puccini to Bellini and Donizzetti, along with Japanese music, topped by a homage paid to Maestro Ennio Morricone through the sound track of the film by Tornatore ‘Cinema Paradiso’. This is the programme offered by the […]
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