Diplomazia Culturale

Press Releases

8 November 2024

Beijing – Italian Minister Tajani signs agreements at the Italy-China Cultural Forum: “Culture brings our peoples together”

Today, on the occasion of the State visit of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the People’s Republic of China, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, together with the Chinese Minister of Culture Sun Yeli, inaugurated the third plenary meeting of the Italy-China Cultural […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 November 2024

October issue of the SFIM Newsletter now online

The SFIM newsletter provides monthly insights into updates on Italian education abroad, covering key initiatives, educational projects, and cultural activities within the Italian Education System in the World. SFIM encompasses Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, as well as lectureships at foreign universities. This issue features the inauguration of the 24th […]

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Interviews

6 November 2024

Tajani: Cultural diplomacy sets course for Expo Osaka (Il Sole 24 Ore)

The history of Naples, spanning two thousand five hundred years, is narrated through the unique perspective of Benedetto Croce, as seen by Pupi Avati. This second documentary by the same director celebrates the first radio broadcast, “La Giornata dell’italofonia” (the Italian Language Day), and aims to promote Italian cinema during another dedicated week. The Annual […]

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Press Releases

5 November 2024

Minister Tajani in Matera today for the States General of Cultural Diplomacy.

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Tajani is in Matera today for the States General of Cultural Diplomacy, the annual meeting of the Directors of the Cultural Institutes organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the strategy and lines of action of Italy’s cultural promotion in […]

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Press Releases

5 November 2024

Matera to host the “States General of Cultural Diplomacy” meeting of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes. Tajani: “Culture is an extraordinary tool for promoting relations between States and boosting the economy”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will chair the institutional session of the States General of Cultural Diplomacy, to be held today at the Raffaele Gervasio Auditorium in Matera.  “Culture is an extraordinary vehicle for building solid and fruitful international relations: right from the beginning of my […]

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Interviews

5 November 2024

Tajani: “In Matera two days focused on culture to enhance Italy’s heritage” (Agenzia Nova)

Cultural diplomacy is not always given the right value, but the work behind these efforts is more varied than we might think and ensures a huge economic return to Italy. This is the position expressed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, in an interview given to Agenzia Nova in […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 November 2024

Washington, Ambassador Zappia opens the “MOSAICO” exhibition

Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated the “MOSAICO. Italian Code of a Timeless Art” exhibition last night in Washington, together with Aaron Myers, Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. This marks the launch of the first traveling multimedia exhibition dedicated to Italian mosaics. “Italian mosaics represent one of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

31 October 2024

Abu Dhabi, “Here We Are”

The contemporary art exhibition “Here We Are”—featuring 12 artists, professors, and alumni from the UAE, Italy, and international backgrounds at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University, a renowned institution in Abu Dhabi—is hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi from Thursday, 24 October to 7 November. This initiative aligns […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

31 October 2024

Almaty, Inauguration of an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo by Deputy Minister Cirielli

During his visit to Kazakhstan, which began in Astana with the Joint Economic Commission and continued in Almaty, Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli inaugurated an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo in Almaty, on the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Venetian traveller. The work, placed at the entrance to La Prima building […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

31 October 2024

Italian Cinema in the documents of the Diplomatic Historical Archive

The Cinematographic Archive of the Directorate General for Cultural Relations Abroad (DGRC), housed within the Diplomatic Historical Archive at the Farnesina, preserves extensive documentation on the distribution of Italian films and documentaries, Italy’s participation in international festivals and events, and cinematic agreements with other countries—an area that remains a significant aspect of Italy’s cultural presence […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

31 October 2024

“ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT” at the Chicago International Film Festival

For the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presented the retrospective “ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT”, a selection of films by Italian women directors showcased at the Festival over the past 60 years. With a free weekly screening, the Institute invited the public to rediscover the history of Chicago’s […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

31 October 2024

Cairo: “The Return in the Day”

From 20 October to 10 November 2024, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is hosting the solo exhibition “The Return in the Day” by Italo-Swiss artist Dominique Sighanda in its gallery. The exhibition’s original concept, designed to recreate within the gallery the […]

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