Diplomazia Culturale

Diplomatic Network

18 May 2020

IIC Madrid: similarities between Italy and Spain

Un pensiero da pensare insieme tra Italia e Spagna (A thought to think together between Italy and Spain) continues, the initiative launched last April 20th by the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid: a collection of videos in which well-known Italian authors, artists and intellectuals reflect on the affinities between Italian and Spanish culture, taking the […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 May 2020

Argentina, a cultural bridge between Italy and Buenos Aires

  The new initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, Cultural Bridge Italy – Buenos Aires, opens tonight with the concert Le Stagioni del Mondo. The initiative was born from a joint reflection between the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 May 2020

IIC Stockholm: “La dolce vita”, a “One for All” event

On the occasion of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Federico Fellini’s birth, the Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm presents an event entirely dedicated to one of the great masters of the cinema history. The evening – for which the typical atmosphere of Fellini’s films will be recreated – will be introduced by short […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 May 2020

Stockholm: from May 18th a Nordic reading marathon

The Italian Cultural Institutes of Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, and Stockholm propose a literary marathon composed of three women’s stories to tell life in the days of Covid-19. Every day, from May 18th to June 4th, at 6 pm on the Institutes’ social channels Facebook and Instagram, a passage taken from “L’ultimo aereo (The last airplane)”, […]

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Events

13 May 2020

Discovering the work of Arnaldo Pomodoro

In times of pandemic, you can visit and get to know the work of Arnaldo Pomodoro with a virtual tour of the artist’s collection, the body of his works, his correspondence with artists and critics, sketches and all the other materials in his Archive. The entrance to the Labirinto (Labyrinth) of Pomodoro, author of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

12 May 2020

IIC Prague: the “100 Vico Magistretti” exhibition

After the closure due to Coronavirus, the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague reopens to the public with an exhibition dedicated to Vico Magistretti in the Baroque Chapel of the Institute. 100 Vico Magistretti, organised by the Institute in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Magistretti Foundation, and under the patronage of the Ministry of […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 May 2020

“Raphael’s dream” at the IIC in Los Angeles

On 6th April 1520, Raffaello Sanzio, known as Raphael, one of the great protagonists of the Italian Renaissance, died in Rome. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes in the United States and Canada celebrates his genius with a series of online multimedia initiatives. The first […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 May 2020

IIC Melbourne: #PlayBack, festival dedicated to contemporary theatre

With the show, Acqua di Colonia by the Compagnia Frosini-Timpano, #PlayBack, the new festival dedicated to contemporary Italian theatre organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne, kicked off. Every month #PlayBack will present the show of an Italian company that the Institute wants to signal to its audience because significant in the scenario of […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 May 2020

#ItalyRest-Art: London Embassy, culture goes online

Creating a bridge between pre and post-pandemic and keeping the dialogue with the British public open. This is how #ItalyRest-Art, the cultural and scientific divulgation and promotion programme of the Italian Embassy in London, was conceived. The initiative is entirely online in collaboration with the Cultural Institutes of London and Edinburgh. From 8 May to […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 May 2020

IIC Los Angeles: four video concerts with Antonio Lysy

A series of four video concerts organized by the acclaimed Italian cellist Antonio Lysy: this is the proposal of the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles for its Maggio Musicale. Lysy has performed as a soloist in major theatres around the world, alongside prestigious orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestras of London, the Camerata Academica […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 May 2020

IIC Sao Paolo: Romanistan by Luca Vitone

Romanistan is a project presented by the Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, winner of the fourth edition of the Italian Council (2018), a call for proposals by the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism aimed at promoting Italian contemporary art in the world. It is the story of the journey Luca […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 May 2020

Embassy in Moscow: “Russian culture for Italy”

Exhibitions, lectures, concerts, virtual theatrical performances promoted by illustrious exponents of Russian culture, not only in Moscow, but in the entire territory of the Federation. The numerous and important initiatives that Russian cultural institutions have dedicated to Italy during the very difficult months of the Covid-19 epidemic “are a touching demonstration of attention, interest and […]

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