Diplomazia Culturale

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27 December 2016

Tirana -Terrusi presents his book “Brenga ime shqiptare”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in cooperation with the National Library of Albania, organised the presentation of the book by Aldo Renato Terrusi “Brenga ime shqiptare” (“My Albanian Blues”), scheduled for 11 a.m. on 19 January at the Library. The book represents the author’s journey to seek his origins and background: it tells the […]

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27 December 2016

“Malta for Italy” – Arcidiacono’s watercolours to raise funds for Amatrice

“Malta for Italy” is an exhibition of watercolours and oil paintings by Marco Arcidiacono, set up to raise funds in favour of the earthquake-stricken town of Amatrice. Part of the funds will be donated to aid the population affected by the earthquake that hit Central Italy in recent months. The exhibition, hosted by the Italian […]

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23 December 2016

Greece – Art, Athens pays tribute to Leonardo Cremonini

There is time until 11 February to visit the exhibition “Gli allievi greci di Leonardo Cremonini” (“The Greek Pupils of Leonardo Cremonini”), now on show in Athens. The exhibition pays tribute to the great Italian artist widely known in Greece, where he held numerous exhibitions. The show will be hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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23 December 2016

Santiago in Chile – On stage the ‘Monologues of Women’

The Italian Cutural Institute in Santiago, Chile, sponsors “Monologhi di donne” (“Monologues of Women”), a performance by the theatre company ‘Spirale2’. The monologues are drawn from three different texts by the duo of Italian authors Franca Rame and Dario Fo. The actresses will hold their monologues on 17 and 18 December at the Parque Cultural […]

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23 December 2016

United States – Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles hosts a symposium on Alberto Burri

“Burri Prometheia” is the title of a symposium organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), to discuss the legacy of Italian artist Alberto Burri through the largest of his work created outside of Italy: the ‘Grande Cretto Nero’ [the Large Black Crack] on show in […]

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22 December 2016

Russian Federation – The Hermitage hosts an exhibition on Mariano Fortuny

An exhibition dedicated to Mariano Fortuny, the Spanish painter, stylist, set designer, photographer, designer, decorator and collector, and a naturalised Italian citizen, opened in St. Petersburg. The exhibition includes a selection of works from museum collections and private Venetian and Russian collectors. In addition to the fabrics and the garments created by “The Wizard of […]

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22 December 2016

Ethiopia – Addis Foto Fest hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute

The Addis Foto Fest is back with six days of exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. It will be hosted in a variety of venues in the Ethiopian capital, including the Italian Cultural Institute where Simon Njami and Elena Korzhenevich, internationally famous art curators, discussed the “At Work Addis Ababa” art project. The Addis Ababa Foto Fest […]

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22 December 2016

Berlin showcases Open Design Italia exhibition

Berlin is expecting the arrival of the exhibition “New Shapes of Made in Italy”, which offers an opportunity to present the work that best represents the theme of preciousness, intended as the ability to use know-how and to do applied research on innovative materials. The selection of projects includes those that reinterpret or represent the […]

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21 December 2016

Belgium – Italian Cultural Institute sets to host the second edition of ‘A due’

On 12 January, the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels will inaugurate the exhibition “What We Can Use, What We Can’t Move” by Raffaella Crispino and Hans Demeulenaere that will mark the start of the second edition of ‘A due’, a contemporary art event presenting Italian and Belgian artists that have been active in the art […]

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20 December 2016

Ljubodrag Andric in Toronto with “The necessary time”

Toronto’s Italian Cultural Institute will be hosting Ljubodrag Andric’s photographic exhibition “The necessary time” until 18th January. To coincide with this exhibition, on 11th January, the artist will discuss his work during an evening event with Marta Braun, Graduate Program Director at Ryerson University. Andric was born in Belgrade to a playwright father and actress mother. […]

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19 December 2016

Music: Muti in Tel Aviv for the presentation of a book on Toscanini

Maestro Riccardo Muti attended the presentation of a book dedicated to Arturo Toscanini, who conducted at the 1936 inauguration of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, at the time known as the ‘Palestine Symphony Orchestra’.   Maestro Muti, in a sort of virtual passing of the baton between Italian musicians, will conduct the concert at the city’s […]

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19 December 2016

Israel – Haifa celebrates Marcello Mastroianni’s greatest films

Israel celebrates Marcello Mastroianni’s greatest films twenty years after his death. Sixteen films of one of the most important figures of Italian cinema will be screened at the Cinematheques of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Herzliya, Holon and Sderot, thanks to the ADAMAS (Roma-TEL AVIV) Cultural Association, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tel […]

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