LoveITDetroit celebrates the sustainability of Italian design
After the success of the 2022 edition, the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan are taking the second edition of their “LoveITDetroit” project to the Detroit Month of Design. This year, the project won the first “City of Italian Creativity in the World” call for tenders from the Ministry […]
Read more“Golden Age”: the Italian design on show in New York
On the occasion of the Art Week New York, from 5 to 10 September, the Italian Cultural Institute presents “Golden Age”, the exhibition featuring works of art and design objects, realised by Officina della Scala to outline the virtuosity of Made in Italy’s handicraft and the sustainability it represents worldwide. The exhibited works will include pieces made with precious materials […]
Read moreCopenhagen: an exhibition on Italian inspiration in Danish theatre
The Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen presents a new version of the exhibition “Tre secoli di ispirazione italiana nel teatro danese. Da Ludvig Holberg a Dario Fo” (“Three Centuries of Italian Inspiration in Danish Theatre. From Ludvig Holberg to Dario Fo”), already on display last spring at the National Library in Rome. Transferred to the […]
Read moreItalian jazz stars at Detroit Festival
As part of the 2023 edition of the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago is presenting a performance by the quartet made up of the Milan-based group “Hurricane Trio” – Roberto Mattei on bass, Lorenzo Blardone on piano and Massimiliano Salina on drums – together with Detroit saxophonist Chris Collins, who is […]
Read more“Calvino qui e altrove” lands in Sofia
To mark the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth and as part of the initiatives organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the great author, the Italian Embassy in Bulgaria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia are presenting the exhibition “Calvino qui e altrove” (Calvino here and elsewhere) […]
Read moreTokyo, exhibition of comic artists Hisashi and Tieri
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo has organised an exhibition dedicated to the works of two comic artists, the Italian Luca Tieri and the Japanese Eguchi Hisashi. The exhibition, titled “TOKYO ARTE POP”, organised in collaboration with Tokyo Shinbun and to be held in the Japanese capital from 1 September to 29 October 2023, explores […]
Read moreFlu水o in Shanghai
The Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, the Ming Contemporary Art Museum (McaM) and Arthub Shanghai, is pleased to present the exhibition “Fluxo (Flu水o)”, scheduled from 1 September to 12 October 2023. The exhibition uses multimedia techniques to display a visionary long-term project. Born from an […]
Read moreMelbourne, “Silent Divas” celebrates Italian silent cinema
The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne is celebrating the golden age of Italian silent films with the “Silent Divas” film concert programme. Italian silent film classics will be screened against a background of electronic soundtracks composed and played live by Melbourne musicians. The screenings will start at the Astor Theatre on Sunday 27 August with […]
Read moreGeronimo Stilton, “A Thousand Wonders” from Italy in Swahili
The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is promoting the first Swahili-language edition of a book starring Geronimo Stilton, the famous mouse journalist born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and star of numerous publications for children translated into more than 50 languages. The book in question is A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy, […]
Read moreVarsavia, Ambasciatore Franchetti Pardo visita due centri di assistenza ai profughi ucraini
L’Ambasciatore in Polonia Luca Franchetti Pardo ha visitato a Varsavia due centri di assistenza ai profughi ucraini: un “Field Office” di UNHCR e l’ONG polacca “Polish Migration Forum Community”, partner dell’agenzia delle NU. I due centri, supportati dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, offrono, tra gli altri, programmi di assistenza legale, assistenza […]
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