Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

24 January 2025

Krakow, “Echoes of hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust”

On 16 January 2025, in connection with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp on 27 January, the Italian Ambassador to Poland Luca Franchetti Pardo inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow the exhibition Echoes of Hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust. The exhibition, curated by art historian and […]

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Press Releases

23 January 2025

Undersecretary Tripodi speaks at “Empowering higher education in Africa: Italy and the UNESCO Chair Network”

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, spoke today in Rome at the event “Empowering higher education in Africa: Italy and the UNESCO Chair Network”, organised by the coordination network of Italian UNESCO Chairs (ReCUI) and the Treccani Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia. “The Italian Government has a clear strategic […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 January 2025

Manama: “Media and culture in the field of archaeology”

On 20 January, the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain, Andrea Catalano, inaugurated the conference titled “Media and Culture in the field of archaeology”, organised in collaboration with the Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research. The conference was delivered by Ms. Stella Falzone, Director of the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto (MArTA). […]

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Events

22 January 2025

Launch of “Espresso Radio”, the new podcast by the Italian Foreign Ministry

Next Friday, 24 January 2025, the first episode of “Espresso Radio“, the new podcast conceived by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will be released on the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Spreaker channel. The podcast is produced in collaboration with SIAE – the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers. The format aims to […]

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Press Releases

21 January 2025

First meeting of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation members of the National Committee “Neapolis 2500” at the Farnesina

Today, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani chaired the first meeting at the Farnesina with the members of the “Neapolis 2500” Committee he appointed, aimed at planning and guiding the international programme of celebrations for the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the city of Naples. The Committee will be chaired by the Prefect […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

21 January 2025

Rabat, ‘InCanto d’Amore’ Opera Gala

Soprano Silvia Colombini, accompanied by soloists from Milano Classica, performed the best-known opera masterpieces singing of love in the ‘InCanto d’Amore’ Opera Gala, organised by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat, in collaboration with the ‘Fondation Ali Zaoua’. The first performance was held at the Palais Soleiman in Marrakech, during a charity evening. A second concert was […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

17 January 2025

San Francisco, “Art + Propaganda in the European Tapestry”

On display at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the exhibition “Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries” presented, for the first time in the United States, the complete cycle of seven monumental tapestries depicting the Battle of Pavia, fought on 24 February 1525 between the French army led by […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

17 January 2025

New Delhi, “Objects between the lines”

The Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi, in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, presents an exhibition at the KNMA in Noida dedicated to the relationship between Italian literature and design. The exhibition, titled “Objects between the lines“, curated by Andrea Anastasio, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Domitilla Dardi, design historian […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

15 January 2025

Vienna: Retrospective on Italian Directors Zampa and Salce

The traditional Italian retrospective at the start of the year at the FilmMuseum in Vienna, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is dedicated to two directors who embody the satirical and socio-critical essence of comedy, offering a portrait of social and moral evolution: Luigi Zampa (1905–1991) and Luciano Salce (1922–1989). Alongside great classics like […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

14 January 2025

Chengdu, “A Journey of Knowledge. The Travels of Marco Polo”

The exhibition A Journey of Knowledge. “The Travels of Marco Polo” and its Legacy between East and West, which had already met with great success in Beijing, can be visited at the Sichuan Museum in Chengdu until 15 April. The Chengdu exhibition was promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian Cultural […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

9 January 2025

Santiago, Chiara Guidi takes the stage

Italy is participating in the next edition of the Teatro a Mil International Festival in Santiago with Chiara Guidi, playwright, director and theatre actress, as well as founder, together with Romeo and Claudia Castellucci and Paolo Guidi, of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, now Societas, an avant-garde theatre company known for its experimentation. Thanks to the collaboration […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 January 2025

Shanghai, “Real and Imaginary Lands. China and Marco Polo”

As part of the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death  (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the exhibition “Real and Imaginary Lands. China and Marco Polo: A Tale of Books” took place at the Shanghai Library East (open until 28 February). The event was attended by the Consul General […]

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