Diplomazia Culturale

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3 June 2021

Visit by Minister Luigi Di Maio to the Accademia dei Lincei

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, visited the Accademia dei Lincei, one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions and a reference point for scientific and cultural promotion in Italy and around the world. This is an important collaboration, in the context of the Italian Presidency of […]

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Press Releases

3 June 2021

Deputy Minister Della Vedova on a mission to Madrid

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is on an institutional mission today and tomorrow, to Madrid. He will have a series of discussions with his Spanish counterparts, as well as meeting representatives of the Italian community on the Iberian peninsula. The questions Deputy Minister Della Vedova will be discussing with the Spanish […]

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Events

26 May 2021

A journey to discover Italy with Geronimo Stilton

There is a new mouse-tastic treasure hunt dedicated to the beauties of Italy. The protagonist is Geronimo Stilton – the mouse journalist most loved by children all over the world, born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami – who explores our country in a new 224-page book entitled ‘Mille Meraviglie Viaggio alla scoperta dell’Italia‘ (A Thousand Wonders. A […]

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25 May 2021

Africa Day – Conference to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the African Union

Africa Day is held on 25 May, each year, to celebrate the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963, in Addis Ababa, which became the African Union in 2002. To mark the occasion, a “Conference on the anniversary of the establishment of the African Union” has been organised at Palazzo Montecitorio, […]

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Press Releases

25 May 2021

Africa Day 2021

According to tradition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is celebrating “Africa Day”, to mark the anniversary of the establishment, on 25 May 1963, in Addis Ababa, of the Organisation of African Unity, which changed its name to African Union in 2002. This year, due to the pandemic situation, the Foreign Ministry has […]

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25 May 2021

Africa Day 2021

According to tradition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is celebrating “Africa Day”, to mark the anniversary of the establishment, on 25 May 1963, in Addis Ababa, of the Organisation of African Unity, which changed its name to African Union in 2002. This year, due to the pandemic situation, the Foreign Ministry has […]

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Events

6 May 2021

“Italian”: the new “Italia contemporanea” series

A new, creative, flexible way of communicating contemporary art to the wider public, with originality and beauty: that’s Italia Contemporanea, the new documentary series produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, that turns the spotlight on the greatness of our Country, in its most recent artistic production. This trip in four 20 minute episodes, […]

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Events

15 April 2021

The IDEAS Project, Italian Dialogues on Excellence, Arts and Science

IDEAS is the acronym of “Italian Dialogues on Excellence, Arts and Science”, an original project conceived and produced by the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation and consisting in a series of documentary portraits of Italy as a virtuous, dynamic, polycentric country. The first season of the series consists of five […]

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Press Releases

14 April 2021

Culture: Deputy Minister Della Vedova, the Italian language is our soft power. Dante.Global is a fundamental tool

Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, has spoken at the inauguration ceremony of the “Dante.Global” digital platform, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella. The platform has been designed and created, in partnership with the Foreign Ministry, by the “Dante Alighieri” Society, chaired […]

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Press Releases

10 April 2021

Deputy Minister Della Vedova Inaugurates the “Dante 700” photo exhibition at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

Today the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, has opened in virtual mode the inaugural event of the “Dante700” photo exhibition at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The exhibition is one of the initiatives promoted by the Foreign Ministry to celebrate the seventh centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri […]

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Events

7 April 2021

“BookTuberPrize” 2021

Create a video review of a book and win more books. This is the ‘BookTuberPrize’ challenge: the competition conceived by the Centro Per il Libro e la Lettura (Centre for Books and Reading) of the Ministry of Culture and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is dedicated to promoting literature among teenagers. The new […]

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17 March 2021

DANTE 700 Worldwide. Presentation event of the Foreign Ministry initiatives

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio takes part in the presentation event of the initiatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the seventh centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri The programme, which involves the network of diplomatic missions and Italian Cultural Institutes abroad, kicks […]

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