Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

9 April 2025

Edinburgh, Open Day at the Italian Cultural Institute

On 20 March, the Open Day of the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh was held at Italy House, the Institute’s new headquarters. The Open Day followed the relocation of the Institute, which took place in February 2025, and the inaugural ceremony attended by the Ambassador of Italy to the United Kingdom, Inigo Lambertini, the Undersecretary […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

9 April 2025

Mumbai, “Sonic Ties” between Italy and India

The “Sonic Ties” project marked an important milestone in the cultural collaboration between Italy and India, celebrating Indian classical music and Mediterranean jazz. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Mumbai in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai and the Consulate General of Italy in Bangalore, the event was supported by local […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 April 2025

Riyadh, Ambassador’s participation in the opening of Art Week

Italian Ambassador Carlo Baldocci took part in the opening of Art Week Riyadh “At the edge”, the first edition of the event dedicated to contemporary art, which was curated by Artistic Director Vittoria Matarrese, and immediately gained public and critical acclaim. A week dedicated to contemporary art that also speaks Italian thanks to the production […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 April 2025

Paris, the 10th edition of the “Italissimo” Festival kicks off

To celebrate the 10th edition of the Italian literature and culture festival in Paris, Italissimo, the Italian Ambassador to France, Emanuela D’Alessandro, welcomed a delegation of key figures from this major event in the prestigious Sala del Guardi at the Embassy. Among those present were Fabio Gambaro, the Festival’s Director; Innocenzo Cipolletta, President of the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

2 April 2025

Farnesina Collection: the digital path to cultural diplomacy

The Farnesina Collection is now online! Thanks to the collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Google Arts & Culture, everyone—free of charge, anytime, and from anywhere—can explore the contemporary Italian artworks that make up the Farnesina Collection. The digitisation project, launched in 2016, now allows users to browse over 400 pieces of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

1 April 2025

The Rome 1960 Olympic Games in the documents of the Foreign Ministry’s Historical Diplomatic Archives

The inventory of the Olympics Office (inventario dell’Ufficio Olimpiadi) is now available online. The Office, set up in 1959 within the then General Directorate of Cultural Relations (DGRC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the task of managing the affairs relating to the international aspects of the organisation of the Rome 1960 Olympic Games, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

1 April 2025

Madrid, “Dietro l’opera”: Giulio Paolini and Luca Bertolo

The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid presented the exhibition “Dietro l’opera” (Behind the Work), dedicated to Giulio Paolini (Genoa, 1940) and Luca Bertolo (Milan, 1968), one of the main artists of the new avant-garde of the second half of the 20th century, in dialogue with one of the most important Italian painters of today. The […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 March 2025

Prague, “Gabriele Basilico. Rome”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague has opened the exhibition “Gabriele Basilico. Rome” to the public. The exhibition is promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with MUFOCO – Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Gabriele Basilico Archive, under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Prague. With […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 March 2025

Elisa Chimenti, the Mediterranean intellectual

The Historical Diplomatic Archive of the Italian Foreign Ministry has collaborated on an episode of Paolo Mieli’s programme Passato e Presente, titled Elisa Chimenti, the Mediterranean Intellectual. The episode will be broadcast today on Rai 3 at 1:15 p.m. and on Rai Storia at 8:30 p.m., and will also be available from tomorrow on Rai […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 March 2025

Tokyo, Southern Italy in the photography of Fosco Maraini

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo is presenting the photographic exhibition “L’immagine dell’empresente. Il Sud Italia nella fotografia di Fosco Maraini. 1946-1956” (The image of the empresente. Southern Italy in the Photography of Fosco Maraini. 1946-1956) in its exhibition spaces. The exhibition is curated by Francesco Paolo Campione, with scientific coordination by Moira Luraschi and […]

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Press Releases

27 March 2025

Italy as guest of honour at the 2026 Guadalajara International Book Fair

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani is opening the event at the Farnesina today to announce Italy’s participation as the Guest of Honour at the 2026 Guadalajara International Book Fair.   “Last year, Italy and Mexico celebrated 150 years of diplomatic relations. Our participation in the Guadalajara Book Fair is therefore a confirmation of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

26 March 2025

Athens, “How is you still human” by Anna Mazzamauro

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the release of the unforgettable “Fantozzi” by Luciano Salce, the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens hosted the performance “How is you still human”, written and performed by Anna Mazzamauro, produced by Good Mood, Nicola Canonico. In this work, actress Anna Mazzamauro pays tribute to […]

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