Georgia, Italian musicians at the Batumi MusicFest 2022
The Italian Embassy in Georgia renews its collaboration with the prestigious Batumi Black Sea Music and Art Festival, now at its 9th edition, which this year will be running from 23 to 31 July. To close the Festival, which is held under the High Patronage of UNESCO, an exceptional concert will be organised to mark the […]
Read moreAmbassador Massari – new Vice President of UN ECOSOC Bureau
Ambassador Massari is the new Vice President of the UN Economic and Social Council. Thus, Italy returns to the Bureau after 23 years, with a prestigious election by acclamation to the body’s Vice Presidency. Its last stint was in 1999, when Ambassador Fulci held the Presidency. This marks the second extraordinary recognition for Italy in […]
Read moreItaly-Greece dialogue features “Testimoni di pietra” photographic exhibition
A cultural dialogue between an Italian photographer, Cosmo Laera, and a Greek photographer, Giannis Giannelos, is displayed in an exhibition on the island of Kythnos, in the Cyclades archipelago, under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Greece and organised in collaboration with the Municipality of Kythnos and the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens. The […]
Read moreTunisia, flute player Griminelli performs at International Festivals
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis helped set up the El Jem and Hammamet International Music Festivals, which featured, for the first time ever in Tunisia, flute player Andrea Griminelli and the Octa Jazz Quartet. Italy’s Ambassador in Tunis, Lorenzo Fanara, attended both events. At the El Jem Festival – held in the Roman amphitheatre […]
Read morePianist Nazareno Ferruggio in concert in South Africa
The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria has organised two concerts by the eminent pianist Nazareno Ferruggio. The first concert will be held at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria on Monday, 8 August, and the second will be hosted at the Durban Jewish Club on Tuesday, 9 August. Scarlatti and Chopin are the composers of the […]
Read moreAmbassador Greganti completes mission in Basra
Italy’s Ambassador to Iraq, Maurizio Greganti, has recently completed a three-day mission at the port of Basra, the country’s economic capital. During the mission, Ambassador Greganti had several meetings with the local authorities, with the heads of the local businesses and with the representatives of Italian enterprises operating in the region. Basra is one of […]
Read moreBerne — “UpCycle” exhibition
The Embassy of Italy in Berne has organised an exhibition entitled “UpCycle. When art reinvents the world”. Hosted in the Embassy residence, the exhibition is open to visitors until 31 July 2022. It was produced in collaboration with the Consulates General of Italy in Zurich, Lugano and Geneva, the Consulate of Italy in Basel and […]
Read moreMasterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum on display in Hong Kong
For the first time, the masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum in Naples are on display in Hong Kong in an exhibition opened on 15 July 2022 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art and made possible thanks to the support of the Consulate General of Italy as part of the celebrations for the Italy-China Year […]
Read moreThe “Jodice/Canova” itinerant exhibition lands in Melbourne
To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne announced the opening of “Jodice/Canova”, an itinerant exhibition hosted at the LCI Gallery Space in Collingwood after making a stop in Bassano del Grappa, Milan, Arezzo, Mexico City, San Marino, and Hong Kong. The exhibition […]
Read moreBrazil, Italian Embassy takes part in CINE BIKE Festival
The Italian Embassy in Brasilia will be present at the first edition of CINE BIKE, International Festival of Cinema and Urban Mobility, staged at the Cultural Centre Banco do Brasil, in the Brazilian capital, and open to the general public until 31 July. The event aims to foster more sustainable lifestyles, promoting bicycles as the main means […]
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