Italy’s Cultural Promotion and Innovation Meeting held in Ottawa
The coordination meeting of the institutions to promote Italy in Canada took place in Ottawa on 26 January under the chairmanship of the Italian Ambassador to Canada, Claudio Taffuri. The meeting was attended by the Consul Generals in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes, the representatives of the Ministry of […]
Read moreBrundibar staged in Zagreb to celebrate Holocaust Remembrance Day
To commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Cultural Institute, in association with the Tolerance Centre and the City of Zagreb, will stage Brundibar, the children’s opera performed in the lager of Theresienstadt (in the modern-day Czech Republic) by young detainees, none of whom survived the imprisonment. It is the first time that […]
Read moreMostar will commemorate the sacrifice of three Rai journalists
In Mostar, the 26th of January will begin with the laying of a wreath of flowers and keeping a minute of silence in remembrance of the sacrifice of the three Rai-Trieste journalists Marco Luchetta, Dario D’Angelo and Alessandro Sasha Ota, who were killed 28 years ago by a grenade while shooting a programme on the […]
Read moreItaly takes centre stage at Bangkok Design Week
A symbolic maze made up of 2,500 cardboard boxes will take visitors on an evocative adventure showcasing iconic Italian design works: ‘A*Maze*ing Journey to the Italian Design House’ is an installation commissioned by the Italian Embassy in Thailand for the Bangkok Design Week 2018. The event, which runs from 27 January to 4 February, takes […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy in Tokyo celebrates the tenth anniversary of Danieli Engineering Japan
The tenth anniversary of Danieli Engineering Japan was celebrated at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo with the attendance of high-profile Japanese guests representing the steel industry and the media. Ambassador Giorgio Starace’s guests included Antonello Mordeglia, president and CEO of Danieli Automation, bearing witness to the attention focused by the Danieli Group to the Land […]
Read morePianist Nicola Losito to perform in Istanbul
The Sala Teatro Casa d’Italia of the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul will host a concert of the pianist Nicola Losito, who has performed extensively in Italy as well as in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and the United States. As a soloist, Losito has played with Solisti Aquilani, the Orchestra […]
Read morePalermo’s Mayor Orlando opens the exhibition “Praga Palermo. Impressioni”
During his two-day mission to Prague, the Mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando, participated in the launching of the photo exhibition entitled “Praga/Palermo. Impressioni” , organised in the Baroque chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital city of the Czech Republic. “With this photo exhibit, we are experiencing the beautiful possibility of looking at a city with […]
Read moreFarnesina’s new portal for Italian voters living abroad
In view of the upcoming political elections, the Foreign Ministry has launched an intranet portal for a more efficient management of voting procedures abroad. This is a constantly updated and interactive innovative support system that can be accessed by the entire diplomatic and consular network. It offers full support to offices abroad during election procedures […]
Read moreThe “Jump” exhibition opens in San Francisco
In an exhibition recently displayed in the sumptuous location of the Ducal Palace of Sabbioneta, the paintings by Silvia Caimi propose the theme “Jump”, the physical thrust that continues to represent Man’s aspiration towards transcendence and essence. The exhibition will open at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco on 9 February. Silvia Caimi’s artistic […]
Read moreLisbon hosts the presentation of MANN
On 30 January, the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon will host the presentation of the MANN – the National Archaeological Museum of Naples – with a lecture entitled Museums and technology. From urban inclusion to gamification”, organised by Paolo Giulierini, the Director of the MANN Museum of Naples, in partnership with the Direção-Geral do Património […]
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