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30 May 2013
ITALY-USA – The Monuments Men Foundation returns 8 precious volumes to Italy

A ceremony was held today at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of the Carabinieri and the Interpol Liaison Office, to mark the return to Italy of eight antique volumes, believed to be property of the University of Naples. These volumes were recently entered into the […]

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27 May 2013
NEW YORK – American tribute to Gio’ Ponti

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York organised and is hosting an exhibition on one of Italy’s great masters of architecture and design, Gio’ Ponti, entitled ”Vivere alla Ponti/Living Ponti Style, which features furniture designed by Ponti along with letters, photos, videos and other forms of documentation illustrating the modernity of his approach. The show […]

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21 May 2013
WASHINGTON – Mostra fotografica Ansa “Tour around Italy” (in translation)

L’Ambasciata italiana a Washington ha ospitato la presentazione di una mostra fotografica digitale dell’agenzia ANSA dal titolo “Tour around Italy”: si tratta di un tour fotografico alla scoperta delle bellezze di ogni regione e dei tesori nascosti dell’Italia. Sei sezioni L’esposizione si divide in sei sezioni, ognuna delle quali è introdotta da un commento di […]

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20 May 2013
The Interview: Perrone, Made in Italy in California is not just food and fashion

Made in Italy isn’t only food, luxury cars and fashion here in California, but “is perceived in all its many facets”, assured Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone in an interview for the TG3 news programme “Persone”. There is, the Italian diplomat explains, a continuous network of relations, for example in the […]

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17 May 2013
ITALY-USA – Web fund-raiser for Bernini bust

An on-line fund-raiser, known as a “crowdfunding”, was conducted in the U.S. and Italy to fund an earthquake-proof base for the bust of Francesco I d’Este in Modena’s Estense Gallery, aimed to restore the Bernini masterpiece – closed after the violent earthquake of 2012 – to the world. Read more, in Italian.

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15 May 2013
Bonino in Parliament – Foreign Ministry to contribute to Italy’s rebound

Promotion of the country’s productive system, strengthening of the European Union, the Middle East peace process, the Syrian crisis, Libya and the solution to the case of the marines held in India were some of the foreign ministry’s main planning concerns outlined by Minister Emma Bonino in her report before the Upper and Lower Houses […]

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15 May 2013
WASHINGTON – Inaugurata mostra dedicata a Bice Lazzarri (in translation)

Si e’ aperta al National Museum of Women in the Arts (Nmwa) di Washington la mostra dal titolo “Bice Lazzari: Signature Line”. L’esposizione, che il pubblico potra’ visitare fino al 22 settembre prossimo, e’ dedicata all’artista Bice Lazzari, figura simbolo della pittura astratta in Italia negli anni Venti e Trenta. Organizzata in collaborazione con l’Archivio […]

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10 May 2013
ITALY-USA – Washington Embassy becomes a ‘piazza italiana’

In keeping with Europe Day’s “Shortcut to Europe: European Union Embassies Open House”, and along with all the other European Union embassies, the Embassy of Italy in Washington becomes a typical “piazza italiana”. Thousands of visitors are expected to turn out. The event is part of the ongoing Year of Italian Culture in the USA. […]

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9 May 2013
Italy will do everything possible for peace in Mid-East – Bilateral in Rome between Minister Bonino and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

“The last possible chance” to reach a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, and that Italy “will do everything possible” to encourage by supporting diplomatic efforts under way. This Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino confirmed at the end of her meeting today at the foreign ministry in Rome with U.S. Secretary of State John […]

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