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21 January 2016

India – “Stampone-Banerjee and The Third Meaning” exhibition opens in New Delhi

An exhibition called “Stampone – Banerjee and The Third Meaning” has been opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi. The project, created by curators Eugenio Viola and Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, is an opportunity for dialogue between two artists, two curators and between two different methods, more generally consolidating cultural exchanges between Italy and […]

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20 January 2016

Shanghai – Milan Furniture Fair presented in Shanghai

The Milan Furniture Fair was presented on Wednesday in Shanghai. The Fair will be held from 12 to 17 April 2016. In his speech, Italian Ambassador to China, Ettore Sequi, expressed the full support of Italy’s institutions for this important export event. Italy is China’s  No. 1  furniture exporter  with 300 million dollars worth of […]

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20 January 2016

Sydney – Documentary film “L’orologio di Monaco” is released in Australia

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will screen  Mauro Caputo’s film  “L’orologio di Monaco” on January 27 to kick off its 2016 programme.  Young director Caputo  has been inspired  by a collection of short stories written by Giorgio Pressburger – playwright and film director, born in a Hungarian Jewish family, now an Italian Citizen – […]

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18 January 2016

Ho Chi Minh – Italian medical volunteers on an international mission in Vietnam

Interethnos Interplast Italy, an Italian association of volunteers in reconstructive plastic surgery went  on a mission to Bien Hoa for two weeks, in the southern province of Dong Nai. The mission was organized by the Italian Consulate General scheme in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the town’s general hospital and local authorities and […]

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14 January 2016

Italy-Japan – 150 years of bilateral relations

With the opening of the two exhibitions “Botticelli and His Time” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum and “Leonardo Da Vinci: Beyond the Visible” at the Edo Tokyo Museum, the schedule of events organised to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the start of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan begins tomorrow. A full programme that ranges […]

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Press Releases

13 January 2016

Update on the case of Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre

The Italian Government has taken note of the decision made today by the Indian Supreme Court to adjourn to 13 April before expressing its opinion on the case of marine Massimiliano Latorre, while waiting for the Government in New Delhi to state its position. The Italian Government confirms that it is in agreement with the […]

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11 January 2016

Jakarta – Tribute to film director Luchino Visconti

A rich season of artistic and cultural events for 2016 kicked off in Jakarta with a screening of the uncut version of “Il Gattopardo” (“The Leopard”) by Luchino Visconti. The event was organised by the Italian embassy in the Indonesian capital and the Italian Institute of Culture, in collaboration with the Arkipel International Documentary and […]

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11 January 2016

Tokyo – Italian sensitivity and Japanese aesthetics in photos by Alessandra Bonanotte

The name of Alessandra Bonanotte is synonymous with professional photography. Born in Rome, but Japanese by “adoption”, her latest personal exhibitions include Dialogue – Form and Image, with Cecco Bonanotte, Hiro Gallery, Tokyo, 2013; Closer, Shokoji Temple, Tateshina, Nagano, 2013; The Light of Soul, Gallery Syokando, Kyoto, 2014 and Geometry of the Spirit, Eirakukan, Iga, […]

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8 January 2016

Malaysia – Italian film features in Malaysia’s European film festival

The 2016 activities of the Italian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will kick off on January 13 with a screening of the film “La nostra terra” (“Our Land”). The screening is part of the “Cinema in Europe” festival, which is dedicated to European films that shed light, through their stories, on life in the Old World […]

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7 January 2016

Tokyo – Italian Institute of Culture holds symposium on Botticelli

The Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo will hold a symposium on Botticelli on January 16, chiming with the launch of the “Botticelli and His Time” exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art. Leading Italian and Japanese experts attendin the symposium will include Osano Shigetoshi of Tokyo University, Alessandro Cecci, art historian and former […]

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7 January 2016

Jakarta – From Indonesia to Singapore, designer Valentina D’Amato establishes herself with support from the Italian Institute of Culture

Fashion, decor, design. The Art 1: New Museum & Art Space in Jakarta features modern art masterpieces, contemporary works that are both fascinating and suggestive. It now hosts a Made in Italy area thanks to Sicilian textile designer Valentina D’Amato, who recently visited the Indonesian capital to present her collection of furnishings and fashion accessories […]

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Press Releases

6 January 2016

North Korea: Should nuclear test be confirmed it would be a serious breach of International Law

If confirmed, this morning’s nuclear test by North Korea would represent a serious violation of international law and pertinent United Nations Security Council resolutions, as well as being a serious threat to international and regional peace and security. In condemning this violation, Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has asked North Korea to comply with its […]

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