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18 November 2021

Dakar: exhibitions, films and theatre on Dante Alighieri

In Senegal, the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar organised a vast programme of exhibitions, films, meetings and theatre on Dante Alighieri, on the occasion of the ”Italian Language Week”. From 11 October to 11 November, the face of Dante Alighieri was visible in the streets of Dakar on ten billboards placed in various districts of […]

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18 November 2021

Portugal: the zucchini flower is the symbol of Italian cuisine

On the occasion of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”, the Italian Embassy in Portugal has organized a series of initiatives, and the emblem chosen for the program is the zucchini flower, a product of agriculture that is highly prized in Italian kitchens but generally discarded in other countries. The celebration opens officially […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 November 2021

In Croatia they’re celebrating the Week of Italian Cuisine

A vast and diversified schedule of events will valorize the sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet. This is the project planned by the Italian Embassy in Croatia to celebrate the 6th Annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The Week will open Monday, November 22 in Zagreb with an exhibition of photography inaugurated by Ambassador […]

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Press Releases

18 November 2021

The 6th “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”

Today, 18 November, at 11.00, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be speaking at the launch of the 6th edition of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”. Also in attendance will be Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Deputy Minister of Economic Development; Gian Marco Centinaio, Undersecretary for Agricultural, Food […]

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18 November 2021

The 6th “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”

Today, 18 November, at 11.00, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be speaking at the launch of the 6th edition of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”. Also in attendance will be Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Deputy Minister of Economic Development; Gian Marco Centinaio, Undersecretary for Agricultural, Food […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 November 2021

Prague, the MittelCinemaFest 2021 gets under way

Once again this year, the central European festival of contemporary Italian cinema – MittelCinemaFest – now in its 9th edition in the Czech Republic, offers a wide-ranging, variegated review of the new movies and most recent successes of the Italian film season. The selection includes 11 documentaries and movies, works by famous directors and rising […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 November 2021

The Week of Italian Culture returns in Cuba

Contribute to the rediscovery of the city and its spaces through culture in all its forms: this is the main objective of the XXIII edition of the Week of Italian Culture in Cuba, which will take place from 22 to 27 November, organized by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, the […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 November 2021

Tunis: an exhibition of young illustrators for children’s books

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis presents the exhibition “Excellence. The new generation of Italian illustrators for children”, organised in collaboration with the Bologna Children’s Book Fair/Bologna Fiere and Sgrunf Kids Box. On display, from 19 November to 4 December 2021, in the main hall of the Institute of Culture in Tunis, are the works […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 November 2021

Online workshops in Los Angeles: cooking Ribollita and Maltagliati

Two dishes of the Italian culinary tradition, Ribollita from Tuscany and Maltagliati from Ravenna, are the protagonists of two virtual learning workshops organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles in collaboration with Lingua Viva and Eataly Los Angeles. This initiative is part of the 6th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World and […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 November 2021

: Theatrical poem “Fedeli d’Amore” staged in Madrid

A stage performance of the theatrical poem “Fedeli d’Amore. A polyptych in seven pictures for Dante Alighieri” created by Marco Martinelli and Ermanna Montanari, founders of the Italian company Teatro delle Albe, will open, tomorrow 17 November and Thursday 18 November, at the Teatro de La Abadia as part of the Festival de Otoño de […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 November 2021

Oslo, documentaries about the markets of Porta Palazzo and Ballarò

Two documentaries in the series titled “Food Markets: Aromas and flavors at zero km” will be shown by initiative of the Italian Institute for Culture in Oslo during the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. Following the two showings, the audience will be offered a few dishes typical of the zone. In visiting a […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 November 2021

“And so we went out to see the text clouds again: Dante in Comics” in Johannesburg

On the occasion of celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, the Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, along with the Italian Embassy in Pretoria, the Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg, and the Dante Alighieri Society in Johannesburg have organised an exhibition on 23 November 2021 entitled “And so we went out to see […]

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