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6 December 2016
China – Faenza pottery lands in China

Selected pieces from the Museo Internazionale di Ceramiche (Mic – International Pottery Museum) in Faenza are about to fly to China where they will tour several museums. The travelling exhibition, running from 9 December to 25 March, will be hosted by five major Chinese museums: Henan Museum,  Zhejiang Provincial museum,  Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shanxi Museum and […]

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6 December 2016
Portugal – “Festa Barocca” exhibition showcases the old Italian courts

“Festa Barocca” is an exhibition organised by the cultural association “Invito a Corte” (invitation to court), and the Generali Foundation, also in collaboration with the music school of Lisbon’s National Conservatory. It will be opened, with a pre-inauguration, on Wednesday 7 December at 6:30 p.m. by the director of Lisbon’s Italian Cultural Institute, Luisa Violo, […]

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5 December 2016
Canada – Artecinema Festival at the IIC in Montreal

‎The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Montreal, in cooperation with Artecinema and the University of Montreal, presents the ARTECINEMA festival, featuring a selection of Italian art films. The festival, directed by Laura Trisorio, will be held on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 of December, from 1 to 5 p.m. It will be attended by Guy […]

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5 December 2016
Czech Republic – A day dedicated to master of photography, Vittorio Storaro

Prague dedicated a day to Italian master of photography Vittorio Storaro, who was invited by the Eleutheria Foundation to speak at several initiatives focusing on his artistic production, organised in conjunction with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The lectio magistralis of the three-times Oscar winner for photography entitled “Vittorio Storaro e […]

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5 December 2016
Bucharest – Dinner with Michelin star-winning chefs and President Iohannis

The Italian Embassy in Bucharest hosted a very high-level official gala dinner on 30 November. The guest of honour at the dinner was the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis. The dinner was prepared by Italian chefs Maurizio and Sandro Serva of the restaurant “La Trota” in Rieti (winner of two Michelin stars) with ingredients from […]

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Press Releases
5 December 2016
Directors of “reputed competence” appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in Beijing and Tokyo​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed the new Directors of two of the most important Italian Cultural Institutes abroad: Beijing and Tokyo. The appointment was made pursuant to the procedure established to appoint the directors of Italian Cultural Institutes among professionals of “reputed competence”. The candidates are selected by […]

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2 December 2016
Russian Federation – “Italian Day” at St. Petersburg Cultural Forum

The St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will feature an “Italian Day” on Saturday, designed to pay tribute to one of Brand Italy’s areas of excellence: cultural heritage conservation There are two elements, organisers said, that are unique to Italy: a very high density of cultural heritage spread across its national territory, and the world’s oldest […]

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2 December 2016
Uruguay – The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo displays “From this side – Stories of European migrants in Uruguay”

To celebrate the International Migrants Month, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Museum-MUMI, in conjunction with the Associazione Vissi d’Arte and the Centre of Photography of Montevideo-CdF, will present the photographic exhibition entitled “From this side – Stories of European migrants in Uruguay”. The exhibition will be held at the Italian Cultural […]

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1 December 2016
The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the ‘ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia’ Project​

As part of the integrated promotion action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry hosted the presentation of the ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia Project, developed in cooperation with the Rosini Gutman Foundation. The presentation of the Project was introduced by the Director General for Cultural and Economic […]

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1 December 2016
Berlin – Meeting with Italian musicians emigrated to Germany

The Italian Embassy in Berlin has organised a series of events to present the success stories of Italian musicians in Germany. The series is scheduled to start on Dec. 14 with three brilliant musicians living in Berlin: Claudio Donzelli, Federico Albanese and Andrea Belfi. They will participate in an open Q & A session chaired […]

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