Diplomazia Culturale

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14 July 2025

Visit to the Foreign Ministry by African diplomats participating in the UNITAR/LUISS Master’s program

iOn Friday, 11 July, African diplomats participating in the fourth “Executive Master in Global Public Diplomacy and Sustainable Development” program, organized by UNITAR, in collaboration with the Luiss School of Government, and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, visited the Foreign Ministry. Following previous editions, that meeting provided an opportunity to […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

14 July 2025

Traditional Italian puppets and marionettes in Prague

Over 250 puppets and marionettes will be on display in the Baroque Chapel and the halls of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague until 26 August. They come from one of the world’s leading collections of marionettes and puppets: the Zanella/Pasqualini Collection – Budrio Museum (Bologna), which houses more than 35,000 unique pieces from around […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 July 2025

Library: 80 years since the end of the Second World War

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken part in the cartographic census of leaflets, pamphlets and other ephemeral publications (Ephemera) relating to the Second World War. The project was coordinated and conducted by the Department for […]

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Press Releases

11 July 2025

Joint Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Municipality of Venice on the site “Venice and its lagoon”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Culture, and the Municipality of Venice warmly welcome the unanimous decision adopted by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee concerning the site “Venice and its lagoon”. The unanimous vote, passed without debate, represents a recognition of the intense and tangible efforts undertaken in recent years […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

10 July 2025

Prague – A tribute to Fellini: the genius who speaks to new generations

The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague organised two special events dedicated to Federico Fellini, the unforgettable master of Italian cinema and one of the most visionary and influential directors in the history of the seventh art. More than thirty years after his passing, Fellini’s creative genius and his extraordinary ability to blend reality and imagination […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

9 July 2025

Hanoi: “Corti e Sorsi” returns for Fare Cinema

A new edition of “Corti e Sorsi”, supported and organised by the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi, will take place on Thursday 10 July at the “Casa Italia” venue (18 Le Phung Hieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). The event forms part of “Fare Cinema”, the initiative launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

9 July 2025

Lyon, “Ciao Italia” exhibition: a century of Italian immigration

Two years after its initial presentation in Lyon, the exhibition Ciao Italia! Un siècle d’immigration et de culture italiennes en France (1860–1960) returns to the local Italian Cultural Institute. The opening was held in the presence of Stéphane Mourlane, curator of the exhibition and researcher at Aix-Marseille University, and Isabelle Renard, Deputy Director of the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

9 July 2025

Beirut, “Electric Whispers” exhibition by Rä di Martino

Following its opening on 24 June, the exhibition Electric Whispers — a solo show by Italian visual artist Rä di Martino — will run until 15 August. The event is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut in collaboration with the Beirut Art Center.  The exhibition highlights the artist’s most recent works, created during […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 July 2025

Abu Dhabi, “Depero’s Graphics” exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi inaugurated the exhibition “Depero’s Graphics. Between Italy and New York”, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Lorenzo Fanara, The exhibition is dedicated to Fortunato Depero, an avant-garde Futurist artist who redefined the boundaries of visual expression. Curated by Maurizio Scudiero, a scholar and expert of the Futurist artist and […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 July 2025

Dakar, a summer dedicated to Italian cinema

After opening on 17 June, until 22 July, 2025, the movie theatre Pathé in Dakar will host some exclusive film previews that show the plural, innovative and deeply human face of contemporary Italian cinema. This is the goal of “Italian Screens“, an initiative organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar in the wake of “Fare Cinema“, the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

4 July 2025

Santiago, il Duo FisHarmonica in concerto

Il Duo FisHarmonica, composto da Gianluca Littera (armonica) e Massimiliano Pitocco (fisarmonica), ha tenuto due concerti a Santiago, dopo la tappa di Montevideo, presso l’Istituto stesso e nel Teatro Municipale di Maipú, uno dei comuni più grandi della capitale. La proposta musicale, proveniente da CIDIM (Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica), unisce con successo due strumenti definiti […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

4 July 2025

Bahía Blanca: Italian Jazz in Patagonia

Organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Bahía Blanca and the city’s Cultural Institute, the “Jazz Week” was inaugurated at the L. Caronti Auditorium with the concert Connections, performed by the young yet already acclaimed Italian jazz vibraphonist Giovanni Perin. The concert was sold out for the occasion. Accompanied by two outstanding Argentine musicians […]

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