Italian Cuisine Week got under way in Bahia Blanca, opened by Italian Consul General Marco Nobili and COMITES President Juan Carlos Paglialunga. The main focus of the event is to highlight the initiatives of the 2015 Milan Universal EXPO based on the theme “Nourish the Planet. Energy for Life”, while offering a showcase for the […]
Read moreDal 18 giugno al 20 settembre, a Lima si potra’ ammirare la mostra: “Tesori di Cajamarca. L’impronta di Antonio Raimondi” L’iniziativa, organizzata dal museo Raimondi con la collaborazione del l’Istituto italiano di cultura, riunisce un corpus di collezioni naturalistiche, acquerelli, fotografie, documenti e strumenti che sintetizzano l’incredibile lavoro scientifico del naturalista italiano in Peru’ durante […]
Read moreThe Milan EXPO is out front in Argentina, with the Italian embassy in Buenos Aires collaborating with ENIT, the Italian Cultural Institute and the EXPO on the organisation of an exhibition and ad hoc event in Juneaimed at celebrating Italian culture in all its many facets while, at the same time, showcasing the EXPO. Read […]
Read moreSi e’ tenuta giovedi’ a Buenos Aires l’inaugurazione della Sala Roma, il nuovo spazio espositivo dell’ambasciata d’Italia. Per l’occasione l’Istituto italiano di cultura, con l’appoggio dell’artista Teresa Borthagaray de Testa e della Galeria Jacques Martinez, ha presentato l’esposizione “Buenos Aires segun Clorindo Testa”. Presente alla cerimonia d’inaugurazione l’ambasciatrice italiana, Teresa Castaldo. Testa e’ stato sia […]
Read more“Italia na Copa”, the programme of events promoting Italian excellence in the run-up to and during the World Cup, has been a great success with the Brazilian public. As Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta announced, over 15,000 visitors have attended events – concerts, exhibitions, conferences and seminars – in São Paolo, Salvador, Manaus and Belo Horizonte. “Italia […]
Read moreNoted jazz pianist Stefano Bollani will be performing in Buenos Aires on 3 June as part of the 2014 edition of VeranoItaliano – an event designed to celebrate Italian cinema, music, opera, art, food and wines. The evening has been arranged by the Consulate General of the Argentine capital in collaboration with theGobierno de la […]
Read more“Art Nouveau in Buenos Aires and the Italian architects of the Centennial” is the title of a seminar organised for 9 June by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Argentine capital with curators Willi Pastrana, Ivan Malesaniand Alejandro Figueroa. During the year of the Centennial (1910) the emerging middle class contracted Italian architects to build […]
Read moreThe UN praised Italy for its contribution to the restoration and enhancement of the San Francisco convent complex in Quito. Participants in a recent ceremony for the presentation of its management plan included, among others, Ecuadoran Minister for Culture Francisco Velasco, Director of the INPC (international institute for cultural patrimony) Maria Josè Armijos, UN country […]
Read moreItaly was among the leaders at the conference cycle “Environment and sustainable development for better living”, organised by the Bolivian Ministry of Environment and Water in collaboration with the Italian foreign ministry. The meetings were held from 19 to 21 May in La Paz, Cohcabamba and Santa Cruz. The latter of these is slated to […]
Read morePieno sostegno alla battaglia delle Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo: il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, lo ha assicurato oggi alla presidente dell’associazione argentina, Estela Carlotto, che ha incontrato alla Farnesina insieme con il sottosegretario Mario Giro. “Vogliamo mantenere la grandissima vicinanza alla battaglia di verità e di giustizia che avete portato avanti in questi […]
Read moreThe “Verano Italiano” is a joint initiative that was created in 2013, and that involves our embassy and consulate general in Buenos Aires, Italian Cultural Institute, ENIT, ICE and the Argentine Ministry of Culture, aimed at celebrating Italian film, music, opera, art and enogastronomy. The official presentation of this year’s edition was given on 26 […]
Read moreThe Italian embassy in Brasilia recently collaborated with the ICE-Agenzia on the organisation of a seminar in Brasilia entitled “Italian excellence: technologies for Italo-Brazilian cooperation” within the framework of the “Italia na Copa” economic/cultural programme. Speaking at the seminar, Italian ambassador Raffaele Trombetta stressed the fact that Italy is often associated in Brazil with the […]
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