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Press Releases
20 August 2015
Italians missing in Indonesia, Farnesina active to the maximum extent

The Farnesina continues to actively monitor the search for Daniele Buresta, Michela Caresani and Alberto Mastrogiuseppe, the three Italian citizens who went missing on a scuba trip on the island of Sangalaki, in Indonesia. Various naval vessels and rescue helicopters are employed in the search of a vast portion of the sea. The Embassy of […]

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20 August 2015
Sydney – Migrants and literature, Simonetta Agnello Hornby

“La scrittura dell’emigrante e dell’emigrato. Memoria e presente” is the title of a conference to be held by Italian writer Simonetta Agnello Hornby at the University of Sydney on 28 August. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with the university as one of the writer’s appointments within the […]

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18 August 2015
Osaka – Art history course with a special focus on Caravaggio

An art history course taught by Taro Kimura at the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, which puts a special focus on two masterworks by Caravaggio, will continue through Saturday in parallel with a more general course examining the great masters of the Renaissance. Read more, in Italian.

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17 August 2015
Australia launches programme to build fleet of frigates and patrol boats

The Australian government launched a programme to build a fleet of nine multi-purpose frigates for the Australian Navy within 2020, in addition to offshore patrol vessels. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Tony Abbot, who specified that the programme would cost a total of 39 billion AUD (approximately 27.1 billion EUR) and is expected […]

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14 August 2015
Kyoto – Leonardo’s ‘La Battaglia di Anghiari’

“Leonardo da Vinci e la Battaglia di Anghiari” is the title of an exhibition on the great master’s mural painting scheduled to run in Kyoto from 22 August through 30 November. The exhibition, which enjoys the high patronage of the Presidency of the Italian Republic, has been organised by the Prefecture of Kyoto, the Museum […]

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11 August 2015
Australia: Premier of Victoria state proposes metro line under the Yarra River

The premier of the state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, has announced an important infrastructure project: a metro-rail link running between South Kensington and South Yarra and avoiding the city centre. The project includes two new metro stations and two tunnels running to 9 kilometres under the bed of the Yarra River, at a depth of […]

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Press Releases
7 August 2015
Myanmar: Emergency funding to IFRC for the flood victims

Italian cooperation has decided to donate emergency funding of 250,000 euro in response to the Myanmar government’s request for help to tackle the damage caused by cyclone Komen. The Italian funding will provide support for initial emergency response activities by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in collaboration with the […]

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7 August 2015
#Farnesina – Diplomacy, heritage protection increasingly critical to humanity

The systematic destruction by Isis of humankind’s archaeological and cultural legacy foregrounds how its defence and continuing protection has increasingly become a central global issue. This not least because dialogue between cultures is one of the most potent forms of diplomacy and because “cultural channels are the only ones in moments of difficulty that allow for […]

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5 August 2015
Australia: LU-VE awarded food refrigeration system contract

Italian firm LU-VE was awarded a one million EUR contract to provide refrigeration units to the Melbourne general produce markets. The firm, specialised in refrigeration and conditioning products and that has a turnover of 240 million EUR, will handle the refrigeration systems for the new 70-hectare market site. Installation is to conclude by 31 August.

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4 August 2015
Cartoline dall’altra Italia – Salvatore Rossano brings the “Pizzica” to Australia

Musician and musicologist Salvatore Rossano, is featured in the latest instalment of “Cartoline dall’altra Italia”, the web series produced by the 9colonne media agency with support from the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migratory Policies at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Salvatore has been living for a few years now about […]

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31 July 2015
Melbourne – The dream of Harlequin, in a journey through reality and legend

Harlequin is ready to win over Australia in a new adventure. The Aida Foundation will be touring the country from 22 August to 12 September 2015 with more than 15 performances of “The dream of Harlequin – A journey trough Commedia dell’Arte”. The 5000+ km tour will include the Sunshine Coast, Lismore, Sydney, Canberra and […]

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28 July 2015
Shanghai – Works by Andy Warhol and Mimmo Rotella shown together for the first

Andy Warhol and Mimmo Rotella will be shown together for the first time in the “You are art – Andy Warhol + Mimmo Rotella Art Exhibition” in Shanghai. Organised by the MetaMorfosi Cultural Association and Shanghai’s Resource Valley IMC in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition will run for 3 months and feature […]

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