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28 February 2019

Bucharest: Tenco, De André and Genova in a musical voyage

Piano, guitar and voice to narrate the story written by Elena Buttiero and Ferdinando Molteni to retrace the steps of the short friendship between two Italian legendary artists: Luigi Tenco and Fabrizio De André. Against the backdrop of a mysterious city: Genoa. The city that merges not only their destinies but also those of other […]

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28 February 2019

China: a cinema and social media star travels across Italy

A Chinese cinema and social media star becomes the testimonial for tourism to Italy thanks to a campaign developed and launched by the Italian Embassy in Beijing. Liu Haoran, 21 years old and 30 million followers won through his cheerful and positive image, toured Italy for five days in November, documenting his entire itinerary. Before […]

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28 February 2019

​Madrid: shots by Vimercati and the dialogue with Morandi

The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid devotes an exhibition to Franco Vimercati, an artist often defined as the ‘Morandi of photography’, who portrays isolated objects in an almost ritual setting. The exhibition ‘Franco Vimercati: his photography, his life. A dialogue with Giorgio Morandi’, curated by Elio Grazioli, showcases the artist’s whole artistic career. It begins […]

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27 February 2019

Belgrade: Concert by pianist Alessandra Celletti

The Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, in partnership with the Kolarac Foundation, organised an important concert at the Foundation’s Gallery. On stage was Italian pianist Alessandra Celletti, an all-round artist. After graduating from the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Alessandra Celletti has performed in Italy but also in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Denmark […]

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26 February 2019

An exhibition opens in Muscat, Oman, to celebrate 40 years of Italian archaeological missions

The long-standing collaboration between Italian archaeologists and the Sultanate of Oman was celebrated by organising an exhibition at the National Museum of Muscat ‘Dreamers. 40 years of Italian archaeological research in Oman ‘. The exhibition, dedicated to the biographies of scholars who carried out their research in the Sultanate, was inaugurated by the Ambassador of […]

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26 February 2019

S. Pietroburgo: omaggio a Carla Fracci

“Danza silente. Omaggio a Carla Fracci” è il titolo della mostra di opere di Francesco Caraccio esposte a Palazzo Sheremetiev, sede del Museo statale di musica di San Pietroburgo.  La mostra – curata da Enzo Fornaro (Organizzazione -EF International Service Art Ltd), con il patrocinio dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, del Consolato Generale d’Italia a San […]

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26 February 2019

Los Angeles: the Creativity Award IIC goes to Preziosi and Cucinotta

Alessandro Preziosi and Maria Grazia Cucinotta are this year’s winners of the Los Angeles Creativity Award organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC). The presentation of the award took place at the end of the ‘Los Angeles Italia – Film Fashion and Art Fest’, which is celebrated every year in the week preceding the Oscars. […]

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26 February 2019

China: Holocaust Remembrance Day in Chongqing and Chengdu

The Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi were celebrated with two events at the White Elephant 303 City Theatre in Chongqing and at the Yunduan Theatre Tianfu Concert Hall in Chengdu, organised by the Italian Consulate General in Chongching, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Israel in […]

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26 February 2019

Italy-Netherlands: 2019 dense billboard of events paying homage to Vanvitelli​

A dense programme of cultural, economic and scientific events has been organised for 2019 by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in the Netherlands. The events underpin the close bilateral relationship between the two Countries in the wake of having shared the seat on the UN Security Council for 2017-2018, and within the framework of […]

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22 February 2019

Chicago: Muti holds a concert to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre

The 75th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre was commemorated in Chicago with a number of initiatives promoted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti, in partnership with the Italian Consulate General and Cultural Institute. On 21 February, Muti conducted Symphony N. 9 by American composer and Pulitzer prize winner William Howard Schuman, […]

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22 February 2019

Sanremo Junior, finalists selected for Prague and Bratislava

Aneta Kalertova and Lenka Berkesova will represent the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Sanremo’s Ariston Theatre at the finale of Sanremo Junior, one of the most prestigious international contests for solo singers between 6 and 15 years of age. The two young singers, respectively 13 and 12 years old, were the stars of a special event […]

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21 February 2019

Moscow showcases the 75th Venice International Film Festival

A selection of films screened at the 75th Venice International Film Festival will be shown at the Karo cinema theatres in Moscow. The initiative is the fruit of the cooperation between the Venice Biennale and the Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow. The screenings will run from 20 to 24 February and will show the latest releases […]

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