Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

20 February 2025

Cuba, 40th edition of the Jazz Plaza Festival

The 40th edition of the Jazz Plaza Festival, one of Cuba’s most highly anticipated cultural events, took place, attracting artists and music enthusiasts from around the world. Artistically directed by pianist Roberto Fonseca, the festival celebrates both the tradition and innovation of international jazz, serving as a key platform for the promotion of musical culture […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

20 February 2025

Vienna, “Norma. Free fantasy and variations”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna hosted the recital “Norma. Free fantasy and variations”, performed by pianist Rossana Tomassi Golkar in a solo piano version written exclusively for her by Maestro Luis Bacalov, winner of the Academy Award in 1996. The concert, organised on the occasion of the staging of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini at […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

19 February 2025

Montreal, “Buone Nuove” for the 2025 Italian Design Day

On the occasion of the 2025 Italian Design Day, the exhibition “Buone Nuove – Femmes architectes du changement” was inaugurated at the Centre de Design of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) with a pre-opening event organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Montreal and the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal. The event […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

19 February 2025

Mumbai, l’Italia al Pune International Film Festival

Il Pune International Film Festival ha accolto con grande interesse la partecipazione italiana per l’edizione 2025. Anche quest’anno il festival ha visto una stretta collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai, che ha avuto l’onore di portare il regista italiano Marco Bechis a far parte della giuria internazionale del festival. La sua presenza al […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

19 February 2025

Edimburgo, Mostra “Strikers & Stickers”

A Edimburgo ha aperto la mostra “Strikers & Stickers – Football stories between Italy and Scotland”, organizzata dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura allo Scottish Football Museum dello stadio Hampden Park di Glasgow. Per la sua realizzazione hanno collaborato con l’IIC lo Scottish Football Museum, l’Associazione Mo’ Better Football, le studiose di calcio femminile Fiona Skillen e […]

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Press Releases

17 February 2025

Rome. Second meeting of the “Neapolis 2500” National Committee at the Foreign Ministry

The second meeting of the “Neapolis 2500” National Committee was held today at the Foreign Ministry, aimed at fine-tuning the guidelines for activities and analysing in operational terms some initiatives already identified to put Naples at the centre of national, European and international attention. The Committee agreed to hold regular sessions and to rapidly draw […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

17 February 2025

Italia RADIOsa: the first inter-school web radio of Italian schools abroad kicks off

On Thursday, 13 February 2025, on the occasion of the World Radio Day, the “Italia RADIOsa” initiative was presented at the “Tor Carbone – Alessandro Narducci” Institute in Rome. This is an original project promoted by Office V of the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy (DGDP) of the Foreign Ministry and focused on […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

14 February 2025

Berlin, International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025

On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025, the Italian Cultural Institute of Berlin, in collaboration with the Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin and under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Berlin, commemorated the tragedy of the Holocaust through the testimony of Liliana Segre, as recounted in the book “La memoria rende liberi. […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 February 2025

Italian Design Day 2025 in Miami with Architect Piero Lissoni: Creativity and Style of the Made in Italy

Yesterday at the Italian Cultural Institute in Miami was held the celebration of “Italian Design Day in the World,” the thematic event born in 2017 that involves the offices of the diplomatic-consular network, Italian Cultural Institutes and ITA Offices in the promotion of Italian creativity. Testifying at the “Italian Design Day” in Miami was world-renowned […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

12 February 2025

Lyon, exhibition dedicated to Corto Maltese

To mark the 30th anniversary of Hugo Pratt’s passing, the Université Catholique de Lyon is hosting an exhibition dedicated to Corto Maltese, open until 21 March. Following a stop at the Textile Arts Museum, this exhibition—organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon and the Fondazione Cong, with the support of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region—invites visitors […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

12 February 2025

Almaty, Spazio-D for Italian Design

SPAZIO-D (DNA MADE IN ITALY), the area of about 130 square metres adjacent to the Italian Cultural Institute of Almaty, conceived and managed by the Embassy of Astana together with the Italian Cultural Institute and supported by ITA, dedicated to Italian design, hosted its first promotional module, consisting of three distinct events featuring three installations […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2025

Cultural Diplomacy. Italian Foreign Ministry and RAI present the Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2025

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and RAI today present the Sanremo Giovani World Tour, an initiative designed to promote young Italian musical talents around the world. The tour will take the four finalists of Sanremo Giovani 2025—Alex Wyse, Maria Tomba, Settembre, Vale LP, and Lil Jolie—abroad, offering them an important international […]

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