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14 April 2016
Bangkok – Giovanni Allevi reaps another success

Giovanni Allevi was a guest star at the Italian Festival in Thailand 2016, reaping another huge success with his piano concert. The famous composer and pianist performed the best pieces of his latest album ‘Love’, which were enthusiastically acclaimed by his Italian fans and the intrigued Thai audience, who asked for and obtained three encores. […]

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14 April 2016
Minister Gentiloni at Milan’s Salone del Mobile and Triennale di Milano

The visit paid by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to Milan’s Salone del Mobile international furniture fair and to the Triennale di Milano design exhibition was mainly aimed at expressing the Foreign Ministry’s support to the different facets of Italian design, from the artistic to the business aspects, within the broader context of promoting Italy’s whole […]

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13 April 2016
Russia – Italian Embassy hosts designer Valentin Yudashkin

The first of a series of meetings with prominent Russian and Italian cultural figures took place at the Italian embassy in Moscow. The occasion saw the presence of the famous Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, who gave a talk on the “Adventures of a Russian artist in Italy” in which he spoke about his travels […]

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12 April 2016
Casablanca – A 3D virtual tour of the architectures of ancient Rome

Casablanca has a rendezvous with history. On Thursday, 14 April, at 7:30 p.m. Professor Alessandro Furlan will guide the audience in the theatre of the Italian Consulate General on a virtual tour of the architectural landmarks of ancient Rome commissioned and built by several emperors. The walk through the Colosseum, around the Circus Maximus or […]

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12 April 2016
Lima – ‘Italian Glamour’ fashion exhibition arrives in Peru

The exhibition “Italian Glamour” will be presented in Lima by Gestión Cultural Iberoamericana and the Pedro and Angelica de Osma Gildemeister Foundation under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Lima and the Ministry of Culture of Peru, as well as the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) and various Italian and local businesses. The show, […]

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12 April 2016
Oslo – Conference for 500th anniversary of poem ‘Orlando Furioso’

A conference has been organised to mark the 500th anniversary of the poem “Orlando Furioso” (The Frenzy of Orlando) by the Italian Institute of Culture in Oslo. Expert Lene Waage Petersen will explain the famous chivalric poem by Ludovico Ariosto. The work, considered among the most important in Renaissance literature, became famous and loved by […]

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11 April 2016
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Hiroshima

The Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries have renewed the push for nuclear disarmament and have condemned “in the strongest terms”  North Korea’s tests on nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni underlined that North Korea’s nuclear weapons are a cause of concern for East Asian countries and the G7. He emphasized […]

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8 April 2016
Tunisia – Democratic processes and cooperation perspectives

A multi-voiced debate links Tunisia and Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia region as a sign of democracy and cooperation. “Democratic processes in Tunisia and cooperation and development perspectives in the Mediterranean Basin” is the title chosen for the forum scheduled on April 9 at the Palazzo della Regione in Trieste as part of the “DevolepMed” project. […]

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8 April 2016
Italy-Mexico – Making an effort to boost cooperation

The Italian Ambassador to Mexico, Alessandro Busacca, is continuing his meetings with the country’s institutions to take stock of multi-sectoral bilateral relations and evaluate how best to implement them. The diplomat attended a meeting with the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Mexican Congress. Chaired by Victor Georgiana, the […]

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8 April 2016
Sydney – Tour of Italy’s wines at Italian Institute in Sydney

A tour of the wines of Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto and Sicily, is being offered to participants comfortably sitting in Sydney. Piero Fonseca, head sommelier at Osteria Balla Manfredi in Sydney will guide a virtual tour in May and June through the four regions that produce Italy’s greatest wines. The events, to be hosted by the […]

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