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18 July 2016
The Farnesina, through a programme for youths all over the world, finances 16 cultural exchange projects

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will allocate approximately 300,000 euros to co-finance 16 cultural exchange projects submitted by non-profit organizations, Italian social organizations (Onlus), universities, foundations, local authorities, also in partnership with foreign partners. The selection of the winners was based on the main aims of the competing projects: the participation of […]

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18 July 2016
Beijing – Roberto Goffi’s photograpy show on 21st Milan Triennale staged in China

Roberto Goffi’s photography exhibition, designed to portray the complexity and richness of La Triennale di Milano, opened at Beijing’s Times Art Museum on Sunday. Goffi’s exhibition guides visitors on a journey through the milestones of the 21st Milan Triennale, which has been a reference point for international design ever since it opened in 1923. It […]

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18 July 2016
Brazil, Italian dance stars to highlight Rio Olympics

Italian dance stars will be in Sao Paulo during the upcoming Olympic Games. “Kataklò”, Italy’s best-known physical theatre company, will return to Brazil for the fifth time for the 31st Olympic Games in Rio with “Play”, a performance on program at the Teatro Sérgio Cardoso next 27 and 28 July. The visionary style of choreographer […]

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15 July 2016
Sofia – Italy takes centre stage at the Bansko Jazz Fest with Nada

The Bansko Jazz Fest is a renowned festival involving prestigious Bulgarian artists, but not only. Since 1998, at the foot of the majestic Pirin Mountains, musicians from all the corners of the world meet at the beginning of August to celebrate the most universal of all languages: music. Italy will be represented by Nada at […]

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15 July 2016
Italy-Canada: 23rd edition of “Montreal’s Italian Week”

The 23rd edition of Montreal’s Italian Week, from 5 to 14 August, is organized by the National Congress of Italian-Canadians, with the cooperation of the Italian Cultural Institute. The programme is full of activities that celebrate Made-in-Italy brands: the opera, fashion shows, motor show, concerts of classical and pop music, literary events, art exhibitions, wine […]

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14 July 2016
Farnesina publishes public notices for IIC directors of “reputed competence”

Changes are about to take place at the helm ​of two Italian Cultural Institutes (IICs). They require a good knowledge of the target country, especially in terms of a “locally established network of relations”. The Italian Cultural Institutes in Tokyo and Beijing are seeking directors of “reputed competence”. To this end, the Ministry of Foreign […]

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14 July 2016
Italy-US, Washington hosts event on civilian use of drones

The Italian Embassy, together with the Institute for Education of Washington, hosted an event on the civilian use of drones. Special attention was focused on the application of these technologies on the two shores of the Atlantic in sectors such as agriculture, civil protection, internal security, journalism and the media. “I’m particularly happy of this […]

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13 July 2016
Diplomacy to promote the internationalization of Italy’s university system. The Director General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and Innovation, Enzo De Luca, attends the opening of Italian Language and Culture courses for foreigners at the University of Siena

“For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation it is fundamental to rely on partners like the University for Foreigners in Siena, whose Italian language and culture courses for foreign students meet the already strong and constantly growing demand around the world,” said the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and […]

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13 July 2016
Moscow – Pushkin Museum and Uffizi to stage art event on Raphael

The Gallerie degli Uffizi of Florence and Moscow’s Pushkin Museum today signed a cooperation agreement at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. The first activity envisaged in the Agreement concerns the shipment to the Russian capital of some of Raphael’s most renowned masterpieces, some of which have never been brought out of Italy. The Agreement was […]

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12 July 2016
Tel Aviv – Three young Italian writers tell the story of modern-day Israel

Three young Italian writers will be at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv on 21 July to present their works which narrate the story of modern-day Israel. The Literary Aperikucha will feature the young writers: Gabriele Barbati and his “Trappola Gaza. Nel fuoco incrociato tra Israele e Palestina”; Fiammetta Martegani with “Life on Mars”; […]

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