America Settentrionale

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29 August 2013

NEW YORK: L’Istituto di cultura premia i 10 top young designers (in translation)

I giovani talenti italiani del design saranno i protagonisti a New York dal 6 al 27 settembre.L’occasione sara’ la mostra “Top young industrial designers”, che L’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) ospitera’ nei propri locali. I ragazzi verranno premiati e avranno l’opportunita’ di incontrare professionisti del settore tra cui aziende, curatori e istituzioni accademiche. Il premio […]

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28 August 2013

HOUSTON: Museum of Fine Arts celebrates Pasolini

The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston (MFAH) will run a series of screenings of the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini, within the context of its 8th annual homage to Italian cinema. The series is presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Houston and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and thanks to […]

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19 August 2013

LOS ANGELES – A GLIMPSE OF “ITALY OF THE FUTURE”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will be hosting an exhibition on “Italy of the Future”, running from 4 September to 2 October 2013. The exhibition includes an original selection of some of our country’s most valuable achievements in the field of science and technology. Looking at the past to celebrate the future Looking […]

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8 August 2013

ITALY-USA – Leonardo’s masterpiece on display at the National Air and Space Museum

One of Italy’s greatest treasures, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex on the Flight of Birds”, will be exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. for 40 days this autumn, from 13 September until 22 October 2013. The extraordinary document, created ca. 1505, shows da Vinci’s interest in human flight by exploring […]

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7 August 2013

MIAMI: 49 Unesco sites in Italy

The photography exhibition of Italian sites included in UNESCO’s World Heritage list closed today, 7 August 2013, in Miami. The travelling exhibition features 150 photographs and stills from famous films shot at the sites in our country, which has the world’s greatest concentration of world heritage sites. Italy plays an important role in helping emerging […]

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Press Releases

7 August 2013

Nicola Piovani e l’Orchestra Italiana del Cinema: la colonna sonora ufficiale dell’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti diventa un video

Una colonna sonora inedita per celebrare l’Anno della Cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti composta dal Maestro Nicola Piovani. Una partitura per orchestra sinfonica dal titolo Allegretto Made in Italy, interpretata dall’Orchestra Italiana del Cinema e realizzata con la collaborazione di: Ministero degli Affari Esteri, Ambasciata d’Italia e Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Washington, Ministero dei […]

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5 August 2013

LONGITUDE: Egypt, ‘Back to square one’

Può l’Egitto trovare una via d’uscita dal caos? Quali le conseguenze sulla Regione di un’ “empasse” apparentemente senza sbocchi? Sono gli interrogativi ai quali il nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, in edicola dal 5 agosto, cerca di dare una risposta, attraverso una serie di analisi. Gli altri titoli di copertina, […]

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30 July 2013

USA – The year of Italian culture for smartphones

The 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the USA is now available as an App for i-Phones and Androids. Check the events planned throughout the year, divided by category and geographical location, with an interactive map that points out the events in your location. Download it from the Appstore or Google Play. Read more, in […]

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24 July 2013

OTTAWA – Italian Ambassador hosts Opera Lyra concert

The Italian Ambassador to Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, has hosted the 18th Opera Lyra concert at his residence. The event, which enjoyed the patronage of the Chief Justice, Beverley McLachlin, was preceded by a reception and fashion show. Since 1984 Opera Lyra has been producing performances in the Canadian capital, promoting courses for young singers […]

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5 July 2013

EGYPT: Italy fostering dialogue – ‘DATAGATE’: awaiting clarification, EU-US free-trade talks must go forward

Relations with Egypt and relations with the U.S. in matters of data management were the topics of a briefing by Minister Emma Bonino before the joint Parliamentary Constitutional Affairs, Foreign and Defence Commissions. Process of constitutional normalisation obligatory, respect for fundamental rights The minister explained that, in Egypt, a “significant” portion of the population considered […]

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4 July 2013

Datagate – Bonino briefs Parliament – Awaiting clarification, but EU-US talks must go forward

Italy awaits clarification on Datagate, since a relationship of trust between allies is at stake. At the same time, suspending free-trade negotiations set to being on Monday in Washington would run counter to our own interests, stated Minister Emma Bonino in a briefing on the government’s relations with the U.S. in matters of information management […]

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3 July 2013

‘Datagate’: Bonino in Parliament (Thursday 4 July) – Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management

“Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management” will be the topic of Minister Emma Bonino’s briefing, on behalf of the government, on Thursday 4 July before the joint constitutional, foreign and defence commissions of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. In the margins of a Confindustria conference, and in an interview with […]

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