Federica Mogherini is the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, and was sworn in at the Presidential Palace on Saturday
Read moreA 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
Read moreVancouver’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
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreCaravaggio 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreL’espansione del PIL statunitense su base annua nel terzo trimestre 2013 è stata rivista al 4,1% rispetto al 3,6% stimato in precedenza. Al rialzo ha contribuito soprattutto la revisione della crescita dei consumi (2,0%, contro l’1,4%), mentre sono stati confermati sia la forte accelerazione degli investimenti privati (17,2%) sia il significativo contributo della variazione delle […]
Read moreThe exhibition “The Making of (a New) Rome” opened on 22 January in Los Angeles, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Rome Architects Association. The show consists of more than 30 projects by architects working in Rome and built over the past 10 years. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreChina: Hengdian launches new Made in Italy label China’s Hengdian group is developing a “Made in Italy” label for the Asian market. This private Chinese conglomerate is engaged in a variety of activities that include the Hengdian World Studios film studios, and slightly less than a year launched By Creations, which aims to produce “low […]
Read morePakistan: ENI interested in shale gas and offshore deep-water exploration Pakistan’s Minister for Oil and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi, and ENI’s Chief Executive Officer, Paolo Scaroni, met recently in Islamabad to review the company’s operations in the country. ENI is the biggest international oil and gas company in Pakistan, with an investment of over […]
Read moreThe Metropolitan Museum of Art pays tribute to Piero Della Francesca in an exhibition of paintings from Venice and Urbino that runs from 14 January to 30 March. Read more, in Italian
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