An exhibition entitled “The making of (a new) Rome” opened on 5 October in Costa Rica and was dedicated to recent building projects in Rome between 2010 and 2013. The aim is to offer the public an unexpected view on a city better known for its past, and to stimulate exchanges between Roman architects and […]
Read moreFor the entire month of October, Italian culture will lead off in Chile with Italian Language Week and the Year of Italy in Latin America, whose aim is to offer the Chilean public a fresh new look at Italy, its traditions and culture. It has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago in […]
Read moreA group of Italian firms will be participating in the upcoming edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Brasil 2015, a forum for exchanging ideas and opinions on offshore resources and environmental issues to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 27 to 29 October. The Italo-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Rio will […]
Read moreThe 2015 edition of Italian Language Week in Chile will be a special one, given that is falls within the broader framework of the Year of Italy in Latin America. The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago has joined our embassy in Chile, the Chilean national library and Dibam in organizing a series of encounters with […]
Read moreThe recently concluded second leg in Brasilia of the exhibition entitled “Leonardo: the nature of invention” scored a big success, with over 30,000 visitors, while its first stop in Sao Paulo registered a full 270,000. On display were more than 40 replicas of the artist’s inventions and 10 interactive installations, all of which were created […]
Read moreOn Monday 19 October at 18:30, the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires will offer a screening of Mario Martone’s 2014 film “Il giovane favoloso” (with Elio Germano, Pio Del Prete, Michele Riondino, Massimo Popolizio, Anna Mouglalis), the story of the brief and very difficult life of Giacomo Leopardi. The film was presented at the […]
Read moreOn September 2nd, marking the 40th anniversary of the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini, the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario will join El Cairo Cine Público and the Ministerio de Innovación y Cultura de la Provincia di Santa Fe in presenting a film series dedicated to that noted Italian intellectual. Homage to Pasolini the […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo organised a week of events starting on 22 September dedicated to the themes of sustainability in the sectors of food and architecture. Events included conferences, exhibitions and presentations by noted experts and was also included in the programme for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of […]
Read more“The international economic crisis (2007-2015): United States, Europe and Italy” is the title of a conference to be held by Professor Mario Tiberi on October 1st in La Plata, Argentina. The event has been organised by the Centro de Estudios Italianos National University of La Plata (Unlp) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy […]
Read moreThe 7th edition of the Feria Ch.ACO di Santiago del Cile, one of the most important contemporary art fairs of the region, included a special event. On its opening day, 25 September (it runs through 27 September), the Italian embassy offered a tour of its gardens to visitors with a preview of the installation created […]
Read moreLe “relazioni tra Italia e Brasile” sono al centro di un convegno che si terra’ il 2 ottobre presso il dipartimento Lettere moderne dell’Universita’ di San Paolo (Usp). L’evento e’ coordinato dai professori Cecilia Casini e Ivan Marques, in collaborazione con l’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic). L’obiettivo della conferenza e’ presentare un panorama generale delle […]
Read more“I am delighted to see the preliminary peace agreement signed in Havana by the Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santo, and the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Rodrigo Londono, in the presence of Cuba and Norway”, stated Under-Secretary Mario Giro. “This is an important step that aims to guarantee a peace – […]
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