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Diplomatic Network
1 August 2019
Brasilia: the third edition of ‘Embassy Open Doors’ has concluded

The third edition of the “Embassy Open Doors” initiative promoted by the Italian Embassy in Brasilia has concluded. The event offered the public the opportunity to admire the architectural and artistic beauty of the building that hosts the Italian diplomatic mission which was designed by the famous Italian civil engineer, Pier Luigi Nervi. The building, […]

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Diplomatic Network
1 August 2019
Beirut: Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in the Temple of Bacchus​

The Temple of Bacchus in the Baalbek Roman temple complex near Beirut formed the backdrop to the concert of the ‘Messa da Requiem’ by Giuseppe Verdi organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute as part of the Lebanese summer music festival. The concert was performed by the Bucharest Radio Orchestra conducted by maestro Toufic Maatouk and featured soloists Maria […]

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Diplomatic Network
1 August 2019
Rhodes: on show the watercolours by Italian archaeologist Hermes Balducci

A collection of 55 watercolours on cardboard by archaeologist Hermes Balducci are on show at the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes organised by the Italian School of Archaeology at Athens (SAIA). The exhibition, co-organised by the Superintendence of Fine Artes of the Dodecanese, is part of the summer playbill of […]

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Press Releases
22 July 2019
The Farnesina Collection Celebrates its Twentieth Anniversary

The Farnesina Collection of Contemporary Italian Art celebrates its twentieth anniversary and, to honor this important anniversary, twenty-one new works by twentieth century “classics” and young artists will be exhibited for the Conference of Ambassadors. In addition to works by Campigli, Burri, Greco, Marini, Paladino, Pomodoro and Capogrossi, the exhibition will display the installations of […]

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Press Releases
13 July 2019
Group for appointing the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes

The meeting for setting up the Group with the mandate to appoint the Directors of four of the Italian Cultural Institutes abroad was held at the Farnesina yesterday. As provided by the law, persons of “outstanding renown” are to be appointed to such positions. The vacant positions are in Berlin, London, Moscow and New York. The […]

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Events
12 July 2019
Awards approved for the translation of Italian works into foreign languages

The Advisory Working Group for the promotion of Italian culture and language abroad has approved the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ proposal to award prizes and grants for the translation of Italian works into foreign languages. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been supporting the publishing of Italian editorial and cinematographic works abroad for […]

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Diplomatic Network
12 July 2019
Riccardo Muti conducts young Italian and Greek musicians in Athens

“Europe would not exist and does not make sense without Greece and Italy.” This is the meaningful way in which maestro Riccardo Muti closed the ‘Paths of Friendship’ concert in Athens that was held at the Herodes Atticus Theatre. Muti conducted Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 performed by young Italian and Greek musicians from the Luigi […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 July 2019
Hanoi: Photo exhibition of the Italian skyline

An aerial view of Italy at sunset, with its incredible landscapes is the subject of a photographic exhibition displaying photos by Massimo Sestini that was inaugurated in Hanoi, Vietnam. The exhibition was organised by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and the Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City as part of “The Italian Way of […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 July 2019
Prague: Bollani opens the Bohemia Jazz Fest

Neapolitan vibes and music performed by Stefano Bollani opened the Bohemia Jazz Fest 2019 in Prague, one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in Central and Eastern Europe. The concert “Napoli Trip” was organised in association with the Italian Embassy in Prague and the Italian Institute of Culture, and with the support of the Ministry […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 July 2019
Tunis: Puccini’s Arias in Concert

A Gala Concert dedicated to the most beautiful opera arias by Giacomo Puccini opened the 34th edition of the El Jem International Symphonic Music Festival, in the presence of the Tunisian Minister of Cultural Affairs, Mohamed Zine El Abidine, and the Italian Ambassador in Tunis, Lorenzo Fanara. In the Roman Amphitheatre of El Jem, known as […]

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