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15 December 2024

Second day of the States General of Diplomacy

The States General of Diplomacy continue at the Foreign Ministry, within the framework of the 17th Conference of Italian Ambassadors in the world. It is an opportunity to discuss Italy’s international action, with the participation of over 150 Heads of Italian Diplomatic Missions abroad, numerous Government Ministers and foreign personalities, including the Head of the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 December 2024

2024 Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

The “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” is the annual thematic review dedicated to the promotion of quality Italian cuisine and agri-food products, as promoted by the entire network of Embassies, Consulates, Italian Cultural Institutes, and ITA Offices abroad through activities that support exports, internationalisation, and incoming tourism flows.   The 2024 event, entitled […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 December 2024

Paris – Viaggio in Italia

Until 8 January 2025, Italian photography will play a leading role at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris. The exhibition “Viaggio in Italia”, curated by Matteo Balduzzi, presents the works of authors such as Gabriele Basilico, Mario Cresci, Luigi Ghirri, Guido Guidi, and Mimmo Jodice. It also celebrates the first forty years of Ghirri’s project […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 December 2024

Shanghai, inauguration of the exhibition “Wonders of The World”

As part of the celebrations of the seventh centenary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the exhibition “Wonders of the World. China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo” (Shanghai Museum, 22 November 2024 – 30 March 2025) will be inaugurated in the presence of the Consul […]

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Diplomatic Network

10 December 2024

Ho Chi Minh City – “Consoli italiani nella Saigon dell’Ottocento” book presentation

The book by Prof. Christopher Denis-Delacour on the fascinating, so far unstudied history of the first Italian Consuls in 19th-century Saigon has been presented in Ho Chi Minh City, in the historical Ben Nha Rong building. The presentation of the book, edited by the Consulate General, was attended by Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco della […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

10 December 2024

Caravaggio on show in Seoul

On 19 November last, the exhibition “The Master of Light: Caravaggio and His Descendants” was inaugurated at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul. Open to the public until 30 March, the event, which has been produced by Korean partner Acts Management in collaboration with the cultural association Metamorfosi and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 December 2024

Erbil, agreement signed to promote the Italian language

On 3 December, the Consulate General of Italy in Erbil finalised a Collaboration Agreement with the Società Dante Alighieri and the Catholic University of Erbil, signed by the Secretary General of the Società Dante Alighieri, Prof. Alessandro Masi, and by the President of the CUE, Dr. Nazar Shabila, for the promotion of Italian language courses […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 December 2024

Katara European Jazz Festival in Doha

Once again this year, the Embassy of Italy in Doha is taking part in the Katara European Jazz Festival, held from 5 to 8 December in Doha along the waterfront of the Katara Cultural Village. Now in its eighth edition, the festival – which is organised by the Katara Cultural Village Foundation in collaboration with […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 December 2024

Vietnam: a concert of Italian orchestras celebrating the Consulate’s tenth anniversary

On the occasion of the celebration marking the tenth anniversary of the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, three representations of Italian youth Orchestras – Young Musicians European Orchestra of Ravenna, Orchestra Senza Spine of Bologna, and Orchestra Giovanile Scarlatti of Naples – performed on 17 November in a concert along with […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

4 December 2024

Algiers, 27th International Book Fair

The 27th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair was held at the Palais des Expositions des Pins Maritimes in the Algerian capital, with the participation of the Italian Embassy in Algeria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency and the “Roma” Italian School. This year, Italy was […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 December 2024

Mumbai: homage to Giacomo Puccini

This past 29 November, 100 years after the composer’s death, Mumbai celebrated the genius of Giacomo Puccini at India’s oldest opera venue, the Royal Opera House, with an opera gala organized by the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Mumbai, in collaboration with the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, Furtados, Avid Learning, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 December 2024

Tirana – Faust on stage

After the success of “Vizita”, director Davide Iodice and playwright Fabio Pisano have created a new play freely inspired by Goethe’s “Faust”, as produced by the National Theatre of Tirana and co-produced by Sardegna Teatro, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. The play debuted last 29 October at the ArTurbina Theatre. […]

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