Diplomazia Culturale

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14 October 2016

Turchey – A week of events to celebrate the Italian Language

The language of Dante will be at the centre of a rich programme of events in Turkey. The Italian Embassy in Ankara will take part in the celebrations of the 16th Italian Language week in the world (17-23 October) focusing on “L’Italiano e la creatività: marchi, costumi, moda e design.” In cooperation with the Embassy […]

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13 October 2016

Ireland: IIC in Dublin presents Carofiglio’s new book “La regola dell’equilibrio”

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Dublin hosted a presentation of Gianrico Carofiglio ‘s new novel “La regola dell’equilibrio” (published by Einaudi). Mr Carofiglio became a full-time writer after leaving his judicial career and being elected to the Italian Senate. His novel is about a judge who, at the peak of his career, finds himself […]

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13 October 2016

Slovachia – An exhibition showcasing Italy’s graphic design during the industrial boom years

Three decades of art and design in visual communications from the 50s through the 70s are narrated through the eyes of the most visionary designers and forward-looking companies. The exhibition “Made in Italy” opened on 13 October at the Library of Bratislava University on the occasion of the 16th Italian Language Week in the World […]

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12 October 2016

Bolivia – Italian Embassy in La Paz celebrates the 16th Italian Language Week

The presentation of Gianni Morelli’s book entitled ‘Amori, altipiani e macchine parlanti’ (‘Love stories, the Highlands and Talking Machines’) in La Paz will mark the celebrations of the 16th Italian Language Week in the world in Bolivia. The event, promoted by the Italian Embassy in La Paz, Publishing House 3600, the La Paz Committee of […]

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12 October 2016

Malta – Literature, the environment and the territory: Malta pays a tribute to Giorgio Bassani

An event paying tribute to Giorgio Bassani on the 100th anniversary of this birth will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, 13 October, in the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta. The evening’s programme includes a conference promoted in partnership with the Giorgio Bassani Foundation, Italia Nostra and Din l-Art Helwa. […]

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11 October 2016

Mosaic art from Friuli to Qingdao

The exhibition “Mosaics from Friuli to Qingdao”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, was opened on 8 October in Qingdao, in Shandong Province.   The exhibition brought to China the mosaics by the most renowned schools in the world for the first time. This school of mosaics has handed down, from generation to generation, the most […]

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11 October 2016

Brasilia to host the celebrations for the 16th Week of Italian Language in the World

The 16th Week of Italian Language in the World will open in Brasilia from 17 October to 21 October. The Italian Embassy in Brasilia has developed a rich programme of events starting on the 17 at 11:30 a.m. at the premises of the University of Brasilia, with a lecture by Italian journalist and writer,  Antonella […]

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11 October 2016

Serbia: Slow Food to showcase Italy’s culinary excellence at a gala dinner in Belgrade

The best of Italian wine and food products will be on the menu of a gala dinner Slow Food Serbia  with the collaboration of the Metropol Palace Hotel and the Italian Cultural Institute will host this evening in Belgrade. ‘A Taste of Culture’ is meant to celebrate Italy’s creativity and wine and food culture. Massimo […]

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11 October 2016

Japan hosts an exhibition of the works by Yumi Kori and Luca Zevi

The exhibition “Architecture and Memory – A dialogue between Italy and Japan through the works by Yumu Kori and Luca Zevi” has opened in the year marking the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan. It represents a very special meeting between an Italian and a Japanese architect who have been discussing architectural […]

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10 October 2016

Tunisia – ‘Fluid Identities’ at the Bardo Museum shows a different Mediterranean

An exhibition entitled “Fluid Identities” will be hosted at the Bardo Museum in Tunis as part of the 16th Italian Language Week in the World. Through multimedia projections, video mapping and an iconic object symbolizing the encounter between different cultures, the exhibition aims to show that design, in the form of the artefacts that crowd […]

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10 October 2016

United States – Archaeology in the Mediterranean takes centre stage in Washington DC

A conference on “Archaeology in the Mediterranean Region: Economic Challenges for a Better Future”, promoted by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington and organised by Roberto Nardi, will be held on 12 October concomitantly to the opening of the exhibition “The Ancient Giants of Mont’e Prama: From Stone Fragments to […]

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7 October 2016

The Farnesina launches “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” (21-27 November, 2016)

The Director General for the promotion of Italy’s cultural, economic and innovation system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,Vincenzo De Luca, participated at the 1st Biennial of Italian Cooperation at Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna.  The Director General’s mission addressed modes and tools to enhance the Farnesina’s and Italian diplomatic actions across […]

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