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Diplomatic Network
13 September 2019
Washington: First US retrospective on Andrea del Verrocchio at the National Gallery of Art (September 15, 2019 – January 12, 2020)

Once again, Italian art amazes Washington. The upcoming opening of the first US retrospective on Andrea del Verrocchio, “Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence” (September 15, 2019 – January 12, 2020) at the National Gallery of Art, one of the most prestigious museums in the United States, kick-starts a new season of Italian culture […]

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Diplomatic Network
20 June 2019
Ottawa: performance by Oscar winner Nicola Piovani

Maestro Nicola Piovani offered a performance of utmost artistic value, conveying emotions to an audience of more than 400 people, including numerous major players from the Canadian political and economic scene, who returned the favour by expressing their appreciation in a loud applause and standing ovation. The performance was followed by a gala event for […]

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Events
10 June 2019
Italian scholarship winners take off with the Fulbright Program

It’s take-off time for 70 Italian and American Fulbright program grantees. On the morning of their departure for the United States, the Italy-United States Fulbright Commission organised an event at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In the afternoon, the grant holders went to […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 June 2019
Celebrating Italy’s Republic Day in the Miami design district

Miami is one of the most international American cities with 15 million cruise tourists and 45 million airport passengers. A world center of design and contemporary art, Miami has received a great contribution in its development by the Italian community, which today is estimated to count over 30 thousand people. Italy’s 2019 Republic Day celebrates […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 June 2019
The “Unexpected Italy: a celebration of Italian culture” Festival

The “Unexpected Italy: a celebration of Italian culture” Festival organised by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. closed its programme of events on 1 June with “Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini” by Sergei Rachmaninoff,  “Antiche arie e danze Suite n.2” by Ottorino […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 May 2019
Italian Embassy in Washington hosts reception for Italy’s Republic Day

The Italian Embassy in Washington formally started the celebrations for Italy’s Republic Day in the United States of America yesterday.  The traditional reception in the prestigious venue of the Italian Embassy was attended by more than 1,800 guests who share their love for Italy. Several representatives of the United States Administration  participated in the event, […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 May 2019
Montreal: “The Limit of Truth” exhibition of Ventrone’s still lifes

Baskets full of fruit, vases with flowers, still lifes explored in the slightest little detail are the subjects chosen by Luciano Ventrone for the exhibition entitled “The Limit of Truth” that opened in Montreal and that will run until 20 July. The works by the artist, who Federico Zeri defined as “the Caravaggio of the […]

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Diplomatic Network
29 May 2019
Italian universities at NAFSA 2019 in Washington

Italy and its university and higher education system are once again at NAFSA, the most comprehensive international education conference and expo event. Italy is participating in the 2019 edition, held in Washington and attended by over 100 countries, with 35 institutions, public and private, from almost all of the country’s regions, to attest not only […]

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Diplomatic Network
17 May 2019
‘Italia, Italia’ is launched at Vancouver’s Documentary Festival

Over one thousand people attended the section devoted to Italy at  Vancouver’s Doxa Documentary Film Festival. The event takes place every year to celebrate the importance of the documentary film genre, which describes the complexity of present time starting from the director’s viewpoint. This year’s edition of the Festival featured for the first time ‘Italia,Italia’, a programme of auteur-driven documentaries, […]

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Diplomatic Network
14 May 2019
Los Angeles: the 6th edition of the Starring Europe Festival comes to a close

The sixth edition of the European Union Film Festival, ‘Starring Europe’, created to celebrate the best of the European Union’s contemporary film productions, has recently closed in Los Angeles. The Festival screens both feature films and shorts that have won festivals in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Poland […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 May 2019
Italy among the key international players in the Space industry

Within the context of Italian participation in the Satellite 2019 Exhibit in Washington, the President of the Italian Space Agency, Giorgio Saccoccia, spoke at the conference organised by the Italian Embassy to present the governance framework of the Italian space industry. The conference, which was inaugurated by the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 May 2019
Miami: ‘Fare cinema’ opens at the Coral Gables

The second edition of ‘Fare Cinema’, the Italian Film Festival that will tour 100 cities in the world, was organised by the Italian Consulate General in Miami and held at the Coral Gables. The rich programme of the 2019 edition closed yesterday with great public acclaim, having attracted more than 700 spectators. This year’s edition was […]

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