The “Italian-Thai Friendship Sculpture”
The Italian Embassy will donate a 3-metre-high contemporary sculpture in bronze to the city of Bangkok to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two Countries. The sculpture, entitled “Italian-Thai Friendship Sculpture”, will be situated in Lumpini Park, the capital’s largest park. The sculpture was designed by Komsan Phetsit, the winner of a […]
Read moreBerlin, Italian-German conference on cultural heritage
In the European Year of Cultural Heritage, the Italian-German conference on cultural heritage that opens today in Berlin confirms the centrality of culture within the close bilateral relations that binds Italy to one of its top European partners. The two-day study conference is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, with the contribution of […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Day of Italian Research in the World
The Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Prague will launch the first attempt to map Italian researchers and scientists working in the Czech Republic. The initiative will be launched on the “First Day of Italian Research in the World”, which will be held on 17 April in the Biology Park of the Research Centre of […]
Read more“The Wireless Pioneeer. Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937”
On Monday 16 April the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, with the support of the Emilia Romagna Region and the Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi, will host the screening of Enza Negroni‘s documentary entitled “The Wireless Pioneer. Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937.” The event will mark the First Italian Research Day in the World, which is meant to recognize the work of Italian researchers abroad and make […]
Read moreItalian fashion in Seoul
“Viva Italia!” – Italian fashion showcased in Seoul for a year. Seoul’s Foreign Trade Agency, with the support of the Italian Embassy and Ministry for Economic Development, last 6 April launched an event to promote Italian high-end men’s fashionwear at the “Galleria Department Store” of Seoul entitled “Viva Italia!”. The event aims to showcase, over […]
Read moreTokyo The Italian Embassy in Tokyo will host the Academy of Brera.
The challenge to put the Academy of Brera at the centre of Milan’s cultural life, was the theme of an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tokyo, featuring a presentation on the museum’s new set-up by its newly appointed British-Canadian director, James M. Bradburne. The Brera Picture Gallery and the National Library [Pinacoteca and […]
Read more“Preserving the cultural heritage of Iraq: the contribution of the Italian archaeological missions”
The exhibition “Preserving the cultural heritage of Iraq: the contribution of the Italian archaeological missions” opened last week in Baghdad. It is the first event of the “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” programme including film screenings, musical performances, history and literature events and with which Italy relaunches its cultural promotion in Iraq after 15 years. […]
Read moreAfghanistan, Italy stands by Army women
The women in the ranks of the Afghan Army will be able to count on a healthcare facility expressly customised to their needs, in order to protect their right to health and assure them a balanced advancement in their professional career and family life. This was made possible thanks to an 8.5-million-dollar contribution that Italy […]
Read moreMission for the Farnesina’s Special Envoy for the Caribbean Countries
Roberto Natali, the Special Envoy for the Caribbean Countries of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), went on a mission to Haiti to follow up the Haitian President’s visit to Italy last January. The occasion was the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States – Trinidad and Tobago (for the seating of […]
Read moreVisit to Madrid by Elisabetta Belloni, the Secretary-General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The visit to Madrid by Elisabetta Belloni, the Secretary-General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Director General for the European Union, Giuseppe Buccino, aims to pave the way for stronger cooperation between Italy and Spain in the sectors of strategic interest for the two Countries. Indeed, European policies were at the […]
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