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12 June 2018

Roberto Vellano elected Vice President of EUNIC

The General Assembly of EUNIC,  the network of EU Member State institutions set up to engage in cultural relations, was held recently in Paris. Envoy Roberto Vellano, director general for the promotion of Italian culture and language, was elected as Vice President. According to the EUNIC statute, the Vice President holds office for 12 months […]

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Diplomatic Network

8 June 2018

Errico Buonanno attends the European Literature Night

The European Literature Night will take place in Lisbon on Saturaday, 9 June 2018. The literary event, now in its sixth edition, will be staged at  fourteen different locations in the charming Bairro Alto district where audiences can listen to the works of fourteen contemporary European writers. The European Literature Night is organized by cultural institutes […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 June 2018

Italy and Hesse State renew the MoU on bilingual courses

A few days ago, the Italian Consul General in Frankfurt, Counsellor of Legation Maurizio Canfora, and the Minister of Education of Hesse State, Prof. Dr R. Alexander Lorz, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperating in offering bilingual courses in local primary and secondary schools. The MoU was signed at an informal ceremony held at […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 June 2018

​Italy elected for the first time President of the General Assemby of the States Parties to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The 7th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened this morning with the unanimous election of Ambassador Vincenza Lomonaco, the Permanent Representative of Italy to UNESCO, to preside over the Session. The transversal consent in electing Italy testifies to the […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 June 2018

Bruno Bavota, inaugural concert at the Dolce Vitaj Festival

Bruno Bavota is a Neapolitan pianist and composer (1984) at the centre of the international scene of modern classical music. Critics have compared him to artists such as Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen, Hammock and Balmorhea, from whom he distinguishes himself thanks to his very personal style. His music reflects the characteristics of Naples, his hometown, […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 May 2018

Italian opera in Colombo

The Italian Embassy in Sri Lanka is delighted to present a concert paying homage to Italian opera. The event will be held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo on 6 June 2018. Maestro Sipari, an Italian musical prodigy, will conduct the concert celebrating Italian opera in the impressive Nelum Pokuna Theatre. He will be […]

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In detail

31 May 2018

Exhibition”Recovered Treasures” opens in Vienna

Organized under the auspices of the Italian 2018 Chairmanship of the OSCE  (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and with the contribution of  the Italian Carabinieri, an exhibition entitled “Recovered Treasures”, opened on 30 May at Vienna’s Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum). The exhibition, which will remain open to the public until 8 July, […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 May 2018

Algiers: concert by Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio

The concert by the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio at the Ibn Zeydoun Hall in Algiers on 29 May was a great hit. The concert was part of the Italy Cultures Mediterranean cultural programme and was co-organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers.    Conducted by Mario Tronco, the multi-ethnic Orchestra is the largest […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 May 2018

Berlin Artist Week: an exhibition dedicated to Pistoletto

Michelangelo Pistoletto’s art will be displayed during the Artist Week in Berlin, a week of events dedicated to one of the pioneers of the “Arte Povera” (literally Poor Art). The programme of the 2018 Artist Week, from 1 to 4 June, foresees a site-specific installation, an exhibition, a film screening and two public talks. The initiative, […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 May 2018

“One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” and “Italy, Cultures and the Mediterranean”

Agrigento hosted the final event of the national contest entitled ​”One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” from 15 to 18 May. The event, which was first launched in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Pirandello, was also extended to Italian schools abroad in agreement with the MIUR. The competition […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 May 2018

Italian Consulate General in Montreal celebrates the 2018 ​Italian National Day

Nearly ten thousand guests attended the celebrations of the 2018 Italian National Day yesterday at the Place Bell in Laval. Held ahead of the official date because of logistic reasons, the event was organized by the of Italian Consulate General in Montreal, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada. […]

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Diplomatic Network

25 May 2018

Copenhagen hosts “3 days of design” festival

On 24 May the Italian Ambassador Queirolo Palmas has opened the doors of his residence once again to the public and to some top representatives of the Italian entrepreneurial sector on the occasion of Denmark’s annual design event.     ‘3daysofdesign’, which is now holding its seventh edition – the third attended by prominent Italian companies- showcases […]

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