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Diplomatic Network
18 January 2022
Toronto, webinar on the creativity of architect Gio Ponti

The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto organized a webinar titled “Design To” on the prestigious architect Gio Ponti, to be held on Friday, 21 January, with keynote speaker Fulvio Irace, professor emeritus at the Milan Polytechnic. Gio Ponti (1891-1979) was the emblem of Italy as it rose from the rubble of war, having conquered a prominent […]

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In detail
14 January 2022
United States – the new label to identify Genetically Modified Organisms comes into effect

The National Mandatory Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), published on the Federal Register at the following link  came into effect as of 1 January 2022. Pursuant to its publication, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) obliges food producers, importers and retailers to include the presence of genetically modified ingredients on their labels, marking them […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 January 2022
New York: Italy’s ancient treasures on show

The Italian Consulate General in New York and the Italian Cultural Institute opened “Ancient Treasures from Italy”, an exhibition containing 40 artifacts from the Etruscan, Greco-Roman and Italic civilizations. The artifacts are a selection of archaeological finds that were returned to the Italian Consulate General by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office last 15 December as […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 December 2021
Washington, virtual meeting with author Edith Bruck

The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington has organised a virtual meeting, on 24 January 2022, with the Hungarian-born, naturalised Italian, author Edith Bruck, a witness of the Shoah. The author will dialogue with Stefania Lucamante, Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of Cagliari and Professor of Italian Studies at the Catholic University of America, […]

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Diplomatic Network
27 December 2021
The “Created in Italy” exhibition hits San Francisco

The exhibition “Created In Italy – the attitude for the impossible” makes a stop abroad for the first time at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. Inaugurated on 17 December, the exhibition on the Italian industrial landscape, an original project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Directorate General for Cultural and […]

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Diplomatic Network
23 December 2021
Washington, webinar on bilateral cooperation in the field of space

On the occasion of the Italy’s First National Space Day, the Embassy of Italy in Washington organized a virtual event on “US-Italy Cooperation on Space Exploration and Exploitation” to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of space. “Today, space is one of the most effective drivers of economic growth, and innovation is the key to […]

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Press Releases
3 December 2021
ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Stabbing of two Italians in New York

The Italian Foreign Ministry and the Consulate General in New York, in close collaboration with the local police, are following with the utmost attention the serial stabbing case in which one Italian was killed and another wounded. We are providing every possible assistance to the Italian who was injured and to the family members of […]

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Diplomatic Network
3 December 2021
Washington, celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme

The Italian Embassy in Washington, DC and the United States Department of State will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme with a roundtable discussion entitled “The Contribution of Fulbright Scholars to Covid-19”, on the 160th anniversary of Italy-US bilateral diplomatic relations. Since its inception in 1948, the Programme has provided a great contribution […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 December 2021
Toronto, exhibition of the ‘’Cantica dell’Inferno’’ manuscript

The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, on the occasion of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World and the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, has displayed an anastatic copy of the so-called Dante Guarneriano manuscript, one of the oldest and most richly decorated examples […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 November 2021
Houston, screening of films by Federico Fellini

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Federico Fellini’s birth, postponed for a year because of the pandemic, a screening of several of his masterpieces concluded a few days ago at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (MFAH), one of the most prestigious cultural institutions of Texas. The event, inaugurated in September, was co-produced […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 November 2021
Italian Cuisine Week: an event in Detroit against waste

The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World opened in Detroit with a webinar, produced by Andrea Segrè of the University of Bologna, about the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and how it fosters and facilitates the transition toward sustainable food systems and the reduction of food waste. The Italian Consul, Paola Allegra Baistrocchi, introduced […]

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