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Diplomatic Network
5 April 2019
Yerevan: “The Form of Colour” exhibition at the National Gallery

An exhibition destined to leave a mark: “The Form of Colour, from Tintoretto to Canaletto”, opening today in Yerevan, is an extraordinary itinerary spanning across three centuries, from the Renaissance to the Rococo, through 55 works that arrived at the National Gallery of Ancient Art of Trieste from Armenia. It is the fruit of a […]

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Diplomatic Network
4 April 2019
A Tokyo il Sanremo Giovani World Tour, tutto esaurito

Tutto esaurito all’istituto italiano di cultura di Tokyo per la seconda tappa del tour Sanremo Giovani che vede i finalisti della manifestazione dedicata ai giovani talenti diventare ambasciatori della musica italiana nel mondo. Alle 372 persone che hanno potuto prendere posto nell’auditorium Se ne sono aggiunte oltre 5.800 che hanno seguito le esibizioni di Deschema, […]

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Press Releases
28 March 2019
Deputy Minister Del Re meets Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela del Re, met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Ramiz Hasanov, at the Farnesina today. The meeting was an opportunity to confirm the attention Italy pays to Azerbaijan as a sound political, economic and energy partner. The talks also focused on upcoming visits that […]

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Press Releases
27 March 2019
Undersecretary Di Stefano visits Turkmenistan

  A private sector delegation led by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, visited Turkmenistan today. The delegation included representatives from the plant and industrial component manufacturing, oil and gas, defence, space and telecommunications sectors. Together with the delegation, the Undersecretary met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign […]

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In detail
22 March 2019
Tokyo presents MIND to celebrate Italian design

The presentation of the MIND (Milan Innovation District) project was hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo to celebrate the Italian Design Day in the World. MIND is the new innovation hub that will be built in the area where the 2015 EXPO was located. It covers a million square metres and it is […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 March 2019
Chengdu: Forum on River Basins on World Water Day

“Economic Development and Environmental and Ecological Protection of Large River Basins – Yangtze River” is the theme of the China Ecology and Environment Forum 2019, organised by ECOMONDO in Chengdu, with the support of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing. It is a two-day event held on the […]

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In detail
22 March 2019
South Korea shows a growing interest for Italian design

​South Korea celebrates the “Italian Design Day in the World”, an integrated promotion programme developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation which focuses on the theme “Design and the City of the Future” and now at its third edition.   Prof. Arch. Davide Fassi, one of the most renowned experts in the […]

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In detail
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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In detail
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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