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Asia e Oceania

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21 March 2019
Australia: Sydney Design Festival

On the 3rd Italian Design Day in the World and the Sydney Design Festival 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will feature Milan-based architect and computational designer Arturo Tedeschi in the Symposium dedicated to Accessing Design, the theme of the Sydney Design Festival 2019. Other participants in the symposium will be Berto Pandolfo, industrial designer and Director of Product […]

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20 March 2019
Italian Design Day is celebrated in Shenzhen and Hong Kong

Architect Carlo Ratti was the Ambassador of the 2019 edition of the Italian Design Day in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Ratti, Curator of the upcoming Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture of Shenzhen, which is due to open in December 2019, is professor at MIT in Boston where he manages the “Sensible Cities Lab” and […]

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Diplomatic Network
12 March 2019
Myanmar, Italian music to celebrate the 8th of March

The music of the Italian Viotti Quartet was chosen by the Italian Embassy in Yangon to celebrate the 8th of March with an event at Nay Pyi Taw dedicated to promoting a better knowledge of the rights of women in Myanmar and their role in the peace process. Arias by Paisiello, Rolla and Mercadante were preceded […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 March 2019
Kimonomania, creations of young Italian designers in Tokyo

Japanese kimonos reinterpreted through the creativity of young Italian designers are now on show at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. “Kimonomania – Young Italian Designers Pay Tribute to Kimono” is an exhibition curated by Stefano Dominella, the President of Gattinoni and of the Textile, Clothes, Fashion and Accessory Section of Unindustria (Union of the […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 March 2019
Bangkok kicks off the Italian Festival

Bangkok kicked off the 14th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand, the cycle of integrated promotion cultural events organised by the Italian Embassy. The Festival began with a jazz concert by the Gianluca Petrella & Pasquale Mirra duo and will wind up in December with flute player Gianni Biocotino. Between the two, there will […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 March 2019
Quartetto Viotti performs at the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong

​Quartetto Viotti performed last night at the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong. The event, which was promoted jointly by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Consulate General, featured a rich repertoire including Giovanni Paisiello, Alessandro Rolla and the Ouverture and selected arias from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. The ensemble, which was well received by […]

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Diplomatic Network
6 March 2019
Japan: Italy takes centre stage at FOODEX 2019

Italy takes centre stage at the 44th edition of FOODEX Japan, the most important agri-food fair in Asia. Thanks to the commitment of ICE Agency, numerous Italian companies were welcomed to the Fair by Italian Ambassador in Tokyo, Giorgio Starace. The 2,000 sq. m Italy Pavilion is the largest and most impressive and hosts almost 190 […]

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Diplomatic Network
6 March 2019
Indonesia – Jakarta: Italian excellence in research and technology

“Italy: The Beauty of Knowledge”, an exhibition on Italian excellence in research and technological innovation, was inaugurated in Jakarta by the Ambassador of Italy to the Republic of Indonesia, Vittorio Sandalli.The exhibition, hosted at the National Museum of Jakarta, which will remain open to the public until 31 March 2019, is a showcase of Italian know-how and […]

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Press Releases
1 March 2019
Incontro del Sottosegretario Di Stefano con il Ministro degli Affari esteri dello Sri Lanka

Il Sottosegretario di Stato agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale, Manlio Di Stefano, ha avuto oggi, alla Farnesina, un incontro con il Ministro degli Affari Esteri dello Sri Lanka, Tilak Marapana. I colloqui hanno consentito di passare in rassegna lo stato dei rapporti bilaterali. In particolare è stata evocata la dinamica positiva dell’interscambio commerciale, […]

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1 March 2019
ASEM Day

The 23rd anniversary of the Asia – Europe Meeting (ASEM) is celebrated on 1 March. ASEM is a platform for cooperation between Asian countries and Europe, uniting 51 countries in addition to the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat. It is a forum for informal dialogue on political, economic, social and cultural matters. Together, the […]

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Diplomatic Network
1 March 2019
Progress is made on setting up a “Museum of the Mind” in Sydney

Progress has been made on setting up a “Museum of the Mind” in Sydney based  on the “Museum of the Mind” in Rome. The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney hosted a focused and effective meeting on the project, which was attended by the Director of the Santa Maria della Pietà Museum in Rome, psychiatrist Pompeo Martelli, and anthropologist […]

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Diplomatic Network
28 February 2019
China: a cinema and social media star travels across Italy

A Chinese cinema and social media star becomes the testimonial for tourism to Italy thanks to a campaign developed and launched by the Italian Embassy in Beijing. Liu Haoran, 21 years old and 30 million followers won through his cheerful and positive image, toured Italy for five days in November, documenting his entire itinerary. Before […]

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