Diplomazia Culturale

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7 March 2016

Beirut – “Middle Eastern Musical Dialogues” between Italy and Lebanon

The Lebanese tour of the Stefano Maurizi-Luciano Biondini-Mohammed Abuzekry trio entitled “Middle Eastern Musical Dialogues” has just ended. It expressed a musical dialogue between the cultures of the West and of the Middle East. The tour was organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Beirut together with several Lebanese partners. The project, born from […]

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7 March 2016

New York – Art, on show the visionary world of Verdiana Patacchini

In the visionary world of Verdiana Patacchini, any work of art becomes a continuous research and converts into a poetic and imaginary vision. Umbrian of birth and Roman of adoption, during the past few years Verdiana, also known as “Virdi”, has lived between Italy and the United States, where her works are greatly appreciated. The […]

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4 March 2016

Erasmus, Italian student wins first European scholarship to Iran

A 21-year-old woman from Cagliari, Valentina Simeone, is the first European student to enter Tehran University with an Erasmus scholarship after she outclassed colleagues from other nine EU universities. The European Union has decided to broaden the horizons of cultural exchange by granting 136 funded scholarships to young people from Iran, Iraq and Yemen for […]

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4 March 2016

“Eco from China” – Italian Embassy and Institute of Culture in Beijing launch Umberto Eco Prize for the dissemination of Italian culture in China

Italy is among the nations capable of claiming the oldest continuous relations with China. The Chinese public’s serious admiration for our Country, which is considered one of the cradles of human civilisation, is witnessed by the success that the great figures of Italy’s cultural panorama have always had in China. This gives the perception that […]

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4 March 2016

Chile – “Pellegrino Artusi and the Unification of Italy in the Kitchen” exhibition

“Pellegrino Artusi and the Unification of Italy in the Kitchen” is the title of an exhibition starting on March 5 in Santiago, Chile, which will look at one of the most important figures in the glorious history of Italian cuisine. The event will take place in two different locations, which currently represent the pride of […]

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4 March 2016

Italy-Japan – Tokyo celebrates 150 years of relations

Events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan are continuing in Tokyo. With the opening of a retrospective dedicated to Caravaggio, Italy is taking centre-stage in Ueno, the cultural centre of the Japanese capital, where a Botticelli exhibition is also underway and has already attracted over 150,000 visitors. Then in […]

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3 March 2016

Cologne – Books, Baricco: the German translation of “Mr.Gwyn” at the Literature Festival

Jasper Gwyn is a writer. He lives in London and is apparently a life-loving man. All of a sudden, he has an urge to stop, perhaps to stop writing. He is the main character of Alessandro Baricco’s novel (Feltrinelli, 2011, 2013) which will be presented at 9 p.m. on 10 March in Cologne.  The German […]

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3 March 2016

Brazil – Focus on Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe

“Fortunato Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe” is the title of the conference to be held at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo. The event is complementary to the exhibition “Depero, futurist and global artist”, now on show at the MAC USP Ibirapuera until March 27. The aim of the […]

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3 March 2016

Italy- Bosnia – Conservation institute goes on mission to Sarajevo

A delegation from Italy’s Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (ISCR) went on its first mission to Sarajevo, led by the head of the training school, Donatella Cavezzali. The purpose of the trip was to initiate a joint project with the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The initiative was promoted at the suggestion of […]

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2 March 2016

Bangkok – Enrico Rava in concert

The Chulalongkorn University Auditorium in Bangkok will host the much awaited jazz concert ” Enrico Rava New Quartet. Wild Dance”. The famous Italian jazz trumpeter and guru of modern Italian jazz, Enrico Rava, together with his band, Francesco Diodati (Guitar), Gabriele Evangelista (Double Bass)  and  Enrico Morello (Drums) will present his lastest album, Wild Dance.Stops […]

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2 March 2016

Argentina – Buenos Aires stages “ItaliArts” collective exhibition

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires, under the patronage of the Artistic Cultural Association of Friuli Venezia Giulia of Udine, presents “ItaliArts”. On Mar. 10, about 40 works by some of the recent years’ most successful Italian artists – mainly from Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Triveneto area – whose work has been […]

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2 March 2016

Czech Republic – Milan Philharmonic orchestra in Prague on 15 April

The Milan Philharmonic orchestra will hold a concert on April 15 in the Smetana Hall of Prague’s Municipal House. Conducted by Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, the musicians will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550, and Gustav Mahler’s 5th Symphony. The concert is organised by the Nachtigallartists Agency in partnership with […]

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