Luciano Fabro at the 21st Biennale of Sydney
The 21st Biennale of Sydney, whose theme this year will be SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium and Engagement and will be running from 16 March to 11 June 2018 in numerous galleries and locations in Sydney and will display several works by Italian conceptual artist and writer Luciano Fabro (1936-2007). Fabro dedicated his whole artistic career to redefining the artistic potential of sculpture by using a […]
Read more“Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” in Bahrain
hree cultural events under the programme “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean”, promoted by the Italian Embassy in partnership with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), kicked off last week in Bahrain. On 25 March, within the framework of the “Spring of Culture” festival, the programme featured the Duo Etnopolis, composed of violinist Luca Ciarla […]
Read moreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the service of Italian fans
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the diplomatic and consular offices reaffirm their commitment to providing assistance to Italian fans abroad for the upcoming Champions League and Europa League football games. The prevention and response protocol for consular assistance, established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and sent to […]
Read moreItalian schools abroad participate in the Italian Language Olympics
Today marks the end of the 8th edition of the Italian Language Olympics, the event targeting secondary school students that took place this year in the evocative setting of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The final phases of the Olympics started on March 26 at the Accademia della Crusca headquarters, where the representatives of the […]
Read moreThe Italian Ambassador visits the Lampi Island Marine National Park
The Italian Ambassador, Pier Giorgio Aliberti, visited Kawthaung and the Lampi Island Marine National Park, in the south of Myanmar, where the Italian NGO Istituto Oikos implemented the project titled “COAST – Building Local Capacity for Conservation and Tourism Development in Myeik Archipelago”, financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Istituto […]
Read moreAmbassador Varricchio’s visit to Tennessee (21-23 March 2018)
The Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, concluded his trip to Tennessee with a visit to the plant that Beretta opened in Gallatin in 2016. His meeting with the Italian company’s top management crowned his visit to Tennessee to highlight the strong economic ties that unite Italy to the south-eastern American State but […]
Read moreJapan: “Italia, amore mio” presented in its third edition
The third edition of “Italia, amore mio!” was presented at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo. It is the largest festival dedicated to Italy organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ICCJ). This year, “Brand Italy” will be showcased in three cities: Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, respectively in April, July and November. The event, […]
Read moreFrom Florence to the Bardo, an exhibition on the antiquities of Roman Africa
On the 3rd anniversary of the tragic terrorist attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis on 18 March 2015, the same museum opened an exhibition entitled “Antiquities from Africa at the Uffizi. Giovanni Pagni, Pisa-born doctor and archaeologist in 17th Century Tunisia”, displaying ancient Roman items from Tunisia that, for over three centuries, have been […]
Read moretwo new Italian cooperation projects inaugurated in schools and in a medical centre
On 18 March, during an intense morning which saw the participation of the local authorities and communities of Wasatyyeh and Yarmouk, in northern Jordan, 5 km from the Syrian border, the Italian Ambassador to Jordan, Giovanni Brauzzi, inaugurated three photovoltaic plants in as many schools and a medical centre, which were realised under Italy’s cooperation […]
Read moreItalian poetry and music in Egypt
Infinite Mediterranean: Bennato, Leopardi and the Zabbaleen The Cairo Italian Cultural Institute will hold a series of poetry and musical events in a “Mediterranean Weekend” (17-19 March), part of the “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” programme. The event will include poetry contests and the Egyptian leg of Eugenio Bennato’s Mediterranean tour. “The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi […]
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