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Press Releases
3 March 2014
Giro: congratulazioni a Sorrentino per l’Oscar. Cultura e lingua strategici per ruolo Italia

“Congratulazioni a Paolo Sorrentino, che con l’Oscar vinto ieri dalla sua pellicola “La Grande Bellezza” dimostra nuovamente quanto grande sia la domanda d’Italia nel mondo”, ha dichiarato il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri, Mario Giro. “L’Italia attrae per il suo stile di vita, il suo vastissimo patrimonio culturale, la bellezza della sua lingua, la sua arte […]

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28 February 2014
Italy in US is online, the new portal of Italian culture in the U.S.

Washington DC (February 27, 2014) – Italian culture in the U.S. has a new online platform: the website www.italyinus.org, the cultural portal of Italy’s diplomatic network in the United States. Simple to use and with all the information you need, the new site is your guide to the hundreds of cultural events organized or supported […]

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27 February 2014
Los Angeles – La Grande Bellezza, rhymes and reflections

The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles is hosting the exhibition “The Grande Belezza, Rhymes and Reflections”, of photos from the set of Paolo Sortentino’s film, nominated for the Oscar for Best Film and winner of the Gloden Globe and Bafta awards, in addition to a series of international masterpieces of art. The show opened […]

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Press Releases
26 February 2014
Minister Mogherini has a series of telephone conversations with her counterparts

Minister for Foreign Affairs Mogherini had a series of telephone conversations in recent hours with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Fabius and, finally, with Greek Foreign Minister Venizelos, whose country currently holds the Presidency of the European Union. Speaking […]

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26 February 2014
Italy-Usa: Washington, Italian short film wins at Independent Festival

The prize for best short film at the DC Independent Film Festival, held in Washington from 19 to 23 February, went to Italian brothers Francesco and Neri Ricci Lotteringi for “Halina”. The film, set in Rome, follows the lives of three characters as seen through the eyes of Halina, a young Rom played by Mary […]

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21 February 2014
USA – Week of events in Washington to celebrate Verdi

A full week of events to celebrate the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi: Essential Verdi Week will feature a series of performances by the 200-voice Washington Chorus, as they join forces with Italian embassy in the U.S. to pay homage to the great Italian composer. Read more, in Italian

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20 February 2014
Vancouver – 49 Italian UNESCO sites showcased

Vancouver’s Pendulum Gallery and Italian Cultural Institute are jointly hosting an exhibition through March 1st of photographs of the 49 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Italy, which boasts the largest number in the world, followed by Spain and France. Read more, in Italian

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18 February 2014
Montreal – ‘Cinema e Cibo’, an Italian marathon

The Italy House, Italian Cultural Institute and Societe de developpement commercial Petite-Italie Marche Jean-Talon of Montreal have organised “Cinema e Cibo” for Saturday March 1st: an all-night marathon of film screenings and gastronomic delights to showcase masterpieces of Italian creativity in both sectors.

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17 February 2014
Expo – Road show in the U.S. 26 February – 4 March

The association ItaliaCamp and the EXPO 2015 Italia pavilion will stage a road show in the U.S. from 26 February to 4 March: a delegation of 100 persons from research and business spheres representing every Italian region. A first stop on Wall Street will offer an opportunity for the Italian delegation to attend the presentation […]

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10 February 2014
Italy-USA – Caravaggio works displayed in Williamsburg

Caravaggio comes to the United States. Three celebrated masterpieces by the great Italian painter will be on display from 8 February to 6 April at the Muscarelle Museum of Art di Williamsburg: two versions of “St. Francis in Meditation” – one on loan from the Church of the Cappuccini in Rome and the other from […]

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28 January 2014
Italy–Canada – Innovation Award 2014 – call for proposals

The Canadian Embassy has announced a call for proposals for the “Canada-Italy Innovation Award 2014”. The award is intended for Italian researchers, scientists and innovators interested in developing projects with their Canadian colleagues and counterparts in priority sectors for the government in Ottawa. Its aim is to strengthen links between the two countries in the […]

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