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20 May 2016

Canada – Montreal focuses on the protection of cultural heritage

Today in Montreal, focus will be placed on the protection of cultural, historic and archaeological heritage and on the trafficking of art. In parallel with the art exhibition entitled “Pompeii, a City of Rome” (“Pompei, una citta’ romana”) hosted at Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts, the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) has organised, for 25 […]

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19 May 2016

Washington – The Embassy and Eduitalia award 22 scholarships to Italy

The partnership between the Italian Embassy in the United States and Eduitalia, an association of 80 certified schools and universities offering Italian language courses for foreign students in Italy, aims to promote the Italian language and culture in the United States. Thanks to this partnership, 22 scholarships will be awarded to eligible students (namely those […]

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12 May 2016

Washington – Italian Embassy opens its doors for Europe Day

“This is a celebration we specially have at heart, not only because it gives us the opportunity to get people better acquainted with Italy and the Italian Embassy, but also because it is Europe Day,” said Armando Varricchio, the Italian Ambassador in Washington. Indeed, everything is ready for the celebration of Europe Day on Saturday, […]

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10 May 2016

Canada – “Motorforpeace” arriva a Toronto e Ottawa

Il gruppo “Motofrpeace” fa tappa in Canada. La Onlus, costituita da appartenenti alle forze dell’ordine italiane e di altri Paesi europei con finalita’ di beneficenza nonche’ di collaborazione fra i diversi Corpi di Polizia, e’ arrivata a Ottawa. Obiettivo, patrocinato dal Capo della Polizia e dal Dipartimento di P.S. in collaborazione con il Servizio di […]

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4 May 2016

Motoforpeace mission for children stops off in Canada

Motoforpeace, a charity set up by Italian and other European police forces to raise funds for projects to help poor children, has stopped off in Canada. It started in Panama, in March, and travelled through Central America to the US and Canada. It was received in Toronto by the Consul General, Giuseppe Pastorelli. Its 24 members […]

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27 April 2016

Washington – Vint Cerf recalls the first Italian Internet connection “Happy Birthday, Italy!”

With the picture of a cake decorated with the Italian flag and birthday candles, Vinton Cerf, known as Vint, the ‘Father of the Internet’, was among the pioneers who, on April 30, 1986, connected Italy to the Internet. “The Italian exploration was taking place at the same time as the North American one,” said Cerf […]

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22 April 2016

USA- Los Angeles screens documentary on Italians abroad

An all-Italian evening has been scheduled for April 27 in Los Angeles, where the Italian Institute of Culture will offer the West Coast the premiere of the award-winning documentary “Emergency Exit: Young Italians Abroad” directed by Brunella Fili’. The screening will be followed by a debate with the director, chaired by Victor Laruccia, executive director […]

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Press Releases

20 April 2016

Undersecretary of State Della Vedova on mission to Canada

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be on an official visit to Canada from 20 to 22 April. In Ottawa, the Undersecretary will meet Stéphane Dion, the Foreign Minister of the government led by Justin Trudeau, to acknowledge the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, also […]

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18 April 2016

New York – Italy in front line in fighting climate change

Italy’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has taken a new initiative in the fight against climate change. It recently ran a special event on the issue at the UN as part of the initiatives in support of the Security Council’s campaign. The historic achievements of 2015, primarily the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris […]

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15 April 2016

Toronto – “Public Ambitions” architecture show focuses on public space

Public space is the focus of the architecture exhibition “Public Ambitions” held at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Toronto. Ten major works by Italian architecture firms on the theme of public space are on show for the occasion. The firms are: ABDR (Rome) with Rome’s Annibaliano metro station; Baukuh (Milan) with the “Casa […]

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5 April 2016

Los Angeles – Focus on a development project exhibition by the Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has organised, in partnership with the Agenzia Contrasto, a photographic exhibition called “4 Development Projects”, which will open today at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Los Angeles and which is scheduled to run through the summer. “The show – reads a presentation note by the […]

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31 March 2016

Minister Gentiloni in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit taking place today and tomorrow. The Summit – the fourth after Washington (2010), Seoul (2012), The Hague (2014) and the last, furthering the process launched by President Barack Obama in his historic speech in Prague in 2009 – aims at promoting worldwide […]

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