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America Settentrionale

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26 June 2015
USA – Los Angeles to have museum of cinema thanks to Renzo Piano

Los Angeles will finally have its own museum of cinema thanks to architect Renzo Piano, who is responsible for its newly approved design. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures  will occupy nearly 90,000 sqm and encompass the historic May Company building designed by Albert C. Martin in 1939. The complex will include spaces for the […]

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23 June 2015
Toronto – Performance art of Francesca Fini captivates Canada

Francesca Chini is one of the foremost Italian exponents of performance art, a form of direct and effective communication that has an immediate impact on the viewer. “Technology is interesting”, she says, “but instead of calling you on a smartphone, I’d rather make you double over to talk into a plastic cup connected by a […]

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23 June 2015
Ottawa – A Ferrari parade for the FCA Festival

Automobile lovers and Ferrari enthusiasts came together for three days in Canada for the 10th edition of the Ferrari Club of America (FCA) Ottowa Ferrari Festival. The “Italian Car Parade” was opened by Italian ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, who spoke of the Festival as an exceptional setting not only for promoting an Italian brand recognised […]

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9 June 2015
San Francisco – “La Ciociara” premieres at the War Memorial Opera House

“La Ciociara”, Alberto Moravia’s famous novel and subject of Vittorio De Sica’s celebrated 1960 film, now comes to the theatre stage. The world premiere scheduled for 13 June has been organised by the San Francisco Opera and the Teatro Regio of Turin in collaboration with the Cau Morandi Minutillo Turtur law firm and the Italian […]

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8 June 2015
USA – Italy strong at Darpa Robotics Challenge

Italy was strong in competition at the Darpa Robotics Challenge in Pomona, where global robotics leader teams squared off. The prize was 2 million USD, to be assigned to the most useful robot to assist future human beings in responding to natural disasters. Competitions entrees had to be able to navigate an obstacle course within […]

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Press Releases
3 June 2015
Bus accident in Pocono region

Information for the press Contact the Foreign Ministry’s press service by email segreteria.stampa@esteri.it or by phone: from the USA 011-39-06-36913412; from Italy 06-36913412. Information for families only Phone the emergency cellphone number of the Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia: from the USA 215-287-7439; from Italy 001-215-287-7439. If you call this number, no information will be […]

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Press Releases
1 June 2015
Under-Secretary Giro meets fellow Italians in Canada for “Republic Day”

“In Canada, Republic Day doesn’t last just for a day, but for a week”, commented the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Italians abroad, Mario Giro. The Under-Secretary was speaking at the Italian National Day celebration in Montreal. In a country with over 1.5 million people of Italian origin, the celebrations for 2 June […]

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Press Releases
1 June 2015
2 June: Under-Secretary Giro in Canada

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, began his mission to Canada yesterday, 29 May 2015. He will be visiting Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal and taking part in the celebrations there for the Festa della Repubblica (Italian National Day) on 2 June. On his arrival in Toronto Giro took part a working […]

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