Diplomazia Culturale

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6 September 2016

Japan – Tourism, Italy’s historic hamlets promoted as a tourist destination

Ms Dorina Bianchi, the Undersecretary of State for Tourism, is in Japan to attend the meeting organised at the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Club of the Most Beautiful Hamlets of Italy (I Borghi più Belli d´Italia) and tourism agency ENIT. She said: “Italy is the dream destination of travelers from all over the […]

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6 September 2016

Ireland – Dublin hosts public meeting with writer Stefano Benni

The Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin has announced a public meeting with Italian writer Stefano Benni at The Sugar Club on Wednesday, 14 September. Stefano Benni is regarded as one of Italy’s most important writers: his signature combination of social satire and magical realism has turned all his novels into best-sellers. His works include “Bar […]

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6 September 2016

Kazakhstan – The show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci” arrives in Almaty

Italian actor Massimiliano Finazzer Flory will take his show “Being Leonardo Da Vinci: An Impossible Interview” to Almaty’s Museum of Arts as part of the Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan. The initiative is supported by the Italian Embassy. Dressed in period costume, Finazzer Flory will present Da Vinci’s life in an engaging performance in […]

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5 September 2016

Spain – “Europe 2016: Maps of Poetry” at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid

On Thursday, 29 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid will host a recital of renowned European poets entitled “Europe 2016: Maps of Poetry”. The initiative is part of the First Week of Languages organized by EUNIC España from 26 to 30 September. The event will be attended by poets from Italy, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, […]

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5 September 2016

Australia – Sydney commemorates the anniversary of Bassani’s birth with two events

Sydney will host two lectures on Italian writer and poet Giorgio Bassani to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The University of Sydney’s School of Languages & Culture will host Professor Anna Dolfi’s lectures entitled “Giorgio Bassani: scrivere ‘di la’ dal cuore’” (Giorgio Bassani: writing “beyond the heart”) on Sept. 14 and “Il Giardino […]

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5 September 2016

Brazil – Giorgio Galli is on display in Sao Paulo

“A prática da Arte. O futuro possível” is an exhibition by Italian artist Giorgio Galli hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao Paulo. It opened a few days ago and will run until Saturday, October 8. Galli is a versatile artist who started out in Rome’s artistic circles at a young age. He applies ancient fresco and encaustic […]

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2 September 2016

Australia: Adelaide Consul General guest of honor at evening event organised by the Dante Alighieri Society

Italian Consul General Roberta Ronzitti was a guest of the Dante Alighieri Society at an opera evening last night. It was a pre-opera event ahead of the staging of “Puccini Spectacular” at the Adelaide Town Hall from 2 to 4 September. The evening was an interesting journey through the life, anecdotes and career of the […]

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2 September 2016

Argentina – Lucania Region centre stage during a week dedicated to Italian cuisine in Buenos Aires

The Basilicata Region is taking part in the fourth Week of Italian cuisine in Buenos Aires. Acclaimed chefs from the region and guests of honors such as Vito  Amato and Giovanni Battista Guastamacchia, will prepare, until 2 September, a menu based on typical produce from the region. These are top- quality products which are bound […]

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31 August 2016

Finland: Gabriella Giandelli’s comics on display at the Helsinki Comics Festival

Original comics by Gabriella Giandelli and Anke Feuchtenberger will be on display at the 2016 Helsinki Comics Festival, which opens tomorrow at the Espoo Cultural Centre in the Finnish capital. The exhibition of works by the two world-renowned pioneers of the comics world was organised by the festival in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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31 August 2016

Italy gets centre stage at the Dubai Opera

Italy will be opening Dubai Opera’s season. Trieste’s Fondazione Teatro Lirico “Giuseppe Verdi” is contributing the first six shows to the very rich and intense calendar of Dubai’s brand new Opera House, which opens its door to the public today. The Italian Embassy to Abu Dhabi and the Italian General Consulate in Dubai have worked […]

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30 August 2016

Germany – Italian Consulate and Cultural Institute take part in Day of the Open Monument

The Italian Consulate General and Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne invite Italians and the general public to visit their building during Germany’s “Day of the Open Monument” (Heritage Day). It is a unique chance for people to delve into the past and discover an architectural work of singular beauty. The building that hosts the Consulate […]

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26 August 2016

Switzerland – “Musica Fiorita” donates concert proceeds to rehabilitate artistic heritage damaged in the quake

The Italian Consul in Basel, Michele Camerota, expressed “gratitude and appreciation for the sensitivity shown by the world-renowned Italian musician, Daniela Dolci, who leads the Musica Fiorita Ensemble and has been living in Basel during the last 25 years. She unhesitatingly accepted the proposal to devolve the proceeds of the concert ‘Fiamma vorace’, dedicated to […]

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