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24 March 2016
Australia – Italian pianist Marco Tezza in Sydney for the 2016 Vivacissimo concerts

For the “Vivacissimo” cycle of concerts in Sydney the Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney hosted widely acclaimed Italian pianist and conductor Marco Tezza, who presented a programme with music from the great Romantic composers Frank Schubert, Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Maestro Tezza, who has had a magnificent career and has won many prizes […]

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23 March 2016
Chongqing – “Italian Enters Schools” as the Consulate donates text books

The Italian Consul General in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone, spoke at the book donation ceremony in the city’s Renmin Primary School on March 16. “For children, studying the Italian language can pave the way towards several sectors like design, architecture, sculpture and singing: these are all fields of study in which Italian is an important and […]

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23 March 2016
Colombia – Italy too among the “European Professors”

‎The Universidad del Norte of the Colombian city of Barranquilla this year held the 19th edition of the “Cattedra Europa” (“European Professors”). The event, organised for the 50th anniversary of the birth of the University, was attended by over 200 lecturers from all over the world. The Country invited for this year’s edition was the […]

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23 March 2016
Spain – “Mirada Interior” an exhibition by reporter Bispuri in Segovia

“Mirada Interior” by reporter Valerio Bispuri, an exhibition in the Spanish city of Segovia, will close on May 1. The event, curated by the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid, showcases some of the artist’s most significant work which places a special focus on Latin America. This is a region that Bispuri lived in, breathed […]

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23 March 2016
Washington – Visitors flock to ancient Greek bronzes

The exhibition of bronze statues from ancient Greece in Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art has successfully attracted more than 165,000 visitors. The exhibition entitled “Power and Pathos”, which opened on Dec. 10 and closed yesterday, recorded an average of 1,700 visitors a day. On display were 50 rare bronze masterpieces from various countries around […]

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22 March 2016
Tokyo – Cinema, dance, photography get center-stage. “Grand’Italia” showcases the best of Italy

Three special days, Thursday, 31 March, Friday ,1 April  and Friday,8 April  to meet six outstanding Italian figures. The programme, organized by the Italian Institute of Culture – IIC – in Tokyo, will take place at the Auditorium Umberto Agnelli. It  will feature documentaries introducing the stories of six great Italians who have added to the prestige Italy has in the world. “Grand’Italia” (“Great Italy”) is a set […]

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22 March 2016
Vilnius – Design, “Communicating visually” – who was Bruno Munari?

Bruno Munari is considered to be one of the world’s most celebrated artist and designer of the twentieth century. Born in Milan on 24 October 1907, he was a sculptor, an illustrator, a graphic artist, a designer and a writer. “Travel Sculptures,” “Useless Machines,” “Unreadable Books” and “Talking Forks” are just a few of the amazing objects […]

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22 March 2016
Italian language Olympics top medallists win stays abroad

The 6th edition  of the Italian Language Olympics is over and the winners proclaimed. The 2016 Olympics included participants also from Italian seetions and Italian schools abroad. Julia Victoria Rodriguez Suarez and Kristi Nika, from Italian public schools in Madrid and Athens respectively, won the gold medal for the junior and senior categories of the international group. Livia […]

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18 March 2016
Italian schools abroad join the International Network of UNESCO Associated Schools

Once again this year Italian state and recognised private schools abroad will be able to submit applications, by 20th April, to join the “UNESCO Associated Schools”. Enrolments increased in the 2014/2015 academic year, and so far seven Italian schools abroad have joined the international network. The UNESCO schools include: state schools in Addis Ababa, Asmara and […]

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18 March 2016
Buenos Aires – Italian art conservation experts will take centre stage in Argentina

Experts on the conservation of Italian works of art will soon take centre stage in Argentina. On the occasion of the 4th International Meeting on Preventive and Interventive Conservation in Museums, Archives and Libraries, the Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo of Buenos Aires – in conjunction with the Italian Institute of Culture – has scheduled two […]

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18 March 2016
Nairobi – The story of a jukebox charms Kenya​

The repertory of the Easypop pop band spans from “Tu vuò fa l’americano”, “Il cielo in una stanza”, “Il ragazzo della Via Gluck” to “Io vagabondo”, “Ancora tu” and “La mia banda suona il rock”.Of course without forgetting “Azzurro”, “L’italiano” and “Attenti al lupo”. The pop band’s repertory goes from the ‘50s to the ‘90s. […]

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