Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

24 July 2025

Elena Fontanella appointed as new Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid

Elena Fontanella, newly appointed and highly esteemed Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, aims to strengthen the Italian cultural presence throughout western Spain by promoting decentralised activities, teaser events for major Italian initiatives, and joint projects with the various Italian institutions operating in Spain. A strong identity, hospitality, appeal, and the promotion of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

22 July 2025

Budapest, exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Marastoni

Following six years of preparatory work, the first major retrospective exhibition dedicated to Giacomo Marastoni was inaugurated on 18 June at the Budapest History Museum: “An Italian in Pest – Giacomo Marastoni (1804–1860) and the first Hungarian Academy of painting”. Giacomo Marastoni – or Jakab Marastoni, as he was known in Hungarian – was born […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

21 July 2025

Paris, exhibition of Fausto Pirandello

The exhibition “Fausto Pirandello. Painting and the human condition” was inaugurated on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris, where it will remain open to the public until 3 October. The opening was attended by the curator and Giovanna Carlino Pirandello, President of the Fausto Pirandello Foundation. Celebrated by critics for […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

18 July 2025

Public and Community Archaeology: The Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi (Cyprus) on Archeologia Viva, July–August 2025

The evidence for fresh new results of the Italian Archaeological Mission at Erimi (Cyprus)  have been given significant visibility in the July–August 2025 issue of Archeologia Viva. The magazine, which also features the project on its cover, dedicates extensive coverage to the Italian Archaeological Project, which has been active for over fifteen years. The Italian […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

16 July 2025

Stuttgart, Zucchero and Mario Biondi at Jazzopen 2025

Schlossplatz, Stuttgart’s largest central square, played host to two leading voices of the Italian music scene. As part of Jazzopen 2025 – a festival that first took shape in Stuttgart in 1994 – Zucchero and Mario Biondi took to the stage, delighting the German audience with some of the most beloved and unforgettable songs from […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

15 July 2025

Rosario, a festival dedicated to Italian cinema

As it does every year, during the Fare Cinema Festival, the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario, in collaboration with “El Cairo, Cine Publico“, organises a series of meetings dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema. The Festival features free admission every Sunday in July and August. Contemporary Italian cinema speaks to us through a shared emotional […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

15 July 2025

Athens, Nicola Piovani in concert

Federico Fellini, Roberto Benigni, the Taviani Brothers: four masters of Italian cinema who conquered the international scene thanks to the mastery of their movies, giving popular culture some of the most beloved soundtracks. Maestro Nicola Piovani, the composer of those soundtracks, celebrated them in a symphonic concert at the Odeon Herodes Atticus in Athens. The […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

14 July 2025

Doha, Artist Quayola’s Exhibition “Nuovo Paesaggio”

The exhibition “Nuovo Paesaggio – New Landscape” by contemporary artist Quayola opened on 5 May in Doha and will run until 19 July Organized by the Italian Embassy in Doha and Studio Quayola, in collaboration with Fondazione AGO – Modena Fabbriche Culturali and co-financed by the Ministry of Culture, the project—curated by Claudio Composti – […]

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Events

14 July 2025

Visit to the Foreign Ministry by African diplomats participating in the UNITAR/LUISS Master’s program

iOn Friday, 11 July, African diplomats participating in the fourth “Executive Master in Global Public Diplomacy and Sustainable Development” program, organized by UNITAR, in collaboration with the Luiss School of Government, and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, visited the Foreign Ministry. Following previous editions, that meeting provided an opportunity to […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

14 July 2025

Traditional Italian puppets and marionettes in Prague

Over 250 puppets and marionettes will be on display in the Baroque Chapel and the halls of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague until 26 August. They come from one of the world’s leading collections of marionettes and puppets: the Zanella/Pasqualini Collection – Budrio Museum (Bologna), which houses more than 35,000 unique pieces from around […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 July 2025

Library: 80 years since the end of the Second World War

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken part in the cartographic census of leaflets, pamphlets and other ephemeral publications (Ephemera) relating to the Second World War. The project was coordinated and conducted by the Department for […]

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Press Releases

11 July 2025

Joint Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Municipality of Venice on the site “Venice and its lagoon”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Municipality of Venice warmly welcome the unanimous decision adopted by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee concerning the site “Venice and its lagoon”. The unanimous vote, passed without debate, represents a recognition of the intense and tangible efforts undertaken in recent years […]

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