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9 September 2016

Canada – Montreal hosts retrospective on Michelangelo Antonioni

A little over nine years since the death of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest directors of contemporary cinema, the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal and the Cinémathèque québécoise have organised a retrospective of the Italian master to show his take on the human soul and on the contradictions of modern society. It is a […]

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24 August 2016

Earthquake in Central Italy: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry conveys his condolences in a phone call to Minister Gentiloni

The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, called Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, to convey his condolences to the Government and to express his closeness to the families hit by the earthquake. Mr Kerry said he was deeply struck by the gravity of the death toll and confirmed the willingness of the U.S. Government to […]

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19 August 2016

USA – Requalification of endangered Iraqi heritage on show in the US

An exhibition on the requalification of Iraq’s cultural heritage will open in the U.S. on September 7. “Heritage in danger. The Centro Scavi Torino and the requalification of the Iraqi cultural heritage,” the exhibition promoted by  the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington in collaboration with the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi […]

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9 August 2016

Montreal to host Italian fashion exhibition “Eleganza”

From Valentino to Armani and Fendi to Prada, Italian fashion takes centre stage in Montreal where the McCord Museum presents “Eleganza: Italian Fashion, From 1945 to Today” an exhibition which runs until 25 September. “Eleganza” displays the work of Italian stylists that changed the fashion landscape, especially in the post-World War II period. It was […]

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4 August 2016

Washington – Ambassador Armando Varricchio appointed Honorary President of AmCham Italy

The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy has officially invited the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, to become Honorary President of the Chamber following the amendments to its bylaws approved at the  Extraordinary Meeting of Members on 23 June in  Milan. It is a position held also by the current US Ambassador […]

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4 August 2016

Reggio Emilia’s educational system on show in Toronto

​An exhibition called “Lo stupore del conoscere” (The wonder of learning), promoted by the Ontario Reggio Association in association with the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Toronto, runs until November 13. It was organised by Reggio Children and the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance, and began a world tour in 2008 which ends in 2018. […]

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2 August 2016

Italy–USA : Minister Gentiloni received at the Farnesina a delegation of Congressmen led by Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee

This morning Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received at the Farnesina a delegation of U.S. Congressmen led by Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations.  The meeting, which followed talks with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, offered a new opportunity to confirm the intensity of […]

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1 August 2016

Minister Gentiloni received at the Farnesina the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi

This morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received at the Farnesina Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, who was leading a delegation of members of the House of Representatives. In addition to the fight against Daesh, the talks focused on the stabilization perspectives of […]

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29 July 2016

Italy, the United States and innovation. The Foreign Ministry participates in the Innovation Forum – Driving changes for US an Italian Innovation Systems: finding better ways to learn from each other, Trieste, 28 July 2016

Juxtaposing the economic and industrial scenario in the U.S. with the one of Friuli Venezia Giulia, which features dynamic and innovative SMEs, with a view to relaunching scientific, technological and industrial cooperation across the Atlantic. This is the central theme of the Innovation Forum – Driving changes for US and Italian Innovation Systems: finding better […]

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25 July 2016

Premio New York, offers a 6 month-stay in the Big Apple

The 14th edition of the Premio New York kicks off this year. For the first time this year, in addition to the Foreign Ministry, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, it will also be co-sponsored by the General Directorate for Contemporary Art and Architecture and […]

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22 July 2016

San Francisco – Da Vivaldi a Corelli: un “Viaggio in Italia” con il violinista Robert Mealy

Robert Mealy è un violinista: tra i più apprezzati interpreti americani del repertorio barocco (con ben tre nomination ai Grammy Awards). Sarà lui il protagonista di un appuntamento in programma venerdì 29 luglio (dalle 18.30 alle 20.30) all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di San Francisco (601 Van Ness Ave. F). Organizzata dallo stesso Iic in collaborazione […]

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20 July 2016

Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 20 July: latest news from the world

Canada: Trudeau in Vancouver for urban transport expansion agreement During a visit in Vancouver by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, an announcement was made to inform that federal funds have been allocated to expand the urban transport network (metro, light trains, bus lines). Mr Trudeau and the Prime Minister of British Columbia, Christy Clark, signed […]

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