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Diplomazia Culturale

Interviews
7 October 2016
Gentiloni: «Culture is the helm for smoother sailing in the region’s troubled waters» (The Daily Star)

During my forthcoming visit to Lebanon I will have the pleasure to inaugurate the newly renovated basement pavilions of the National Museum of Beirut, a symbol of Lebanon’s unique mosaic of communities and cultures. The Italian government had made steady contributions over the years to the preservation of the Lebanese cultural heritage. In the past, […]

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Press Releases
6 October 2016
Cultural Heritage Protection

The exhibition “A Rebirth from Destruction: Ebla, Nimrud, Palmira” was inaugurated today at the Colosseum. The event was attended by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for Cultural Property and Tourism, Dario Franceschini. The exhibit, which has been granted UNESCO sponsorship, […]

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6 October 2016
Croatia – Madama Butterfly staged at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, drawn from Pier Luigi Pizzi’s 2009 performance at the Sferisterio in Macerata, will now be staged at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Wednesday, 5 October and on Friday 7 October 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Treaty between the Italian and Croatian Republics on the Right […]

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5 October 2016
12th Contemporary Art Day – On Saturday, 15 October, the doors of the Farnesina Palace will be open to the public

On Saturday, 15 October, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will join in the celebration of the Contemporary Art Day organised by AMACI (Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums) by exceptionally opening its doors on a day of closing. The guided tour will unfold through the most representative rooms on the first, second […]

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4 October 2016
USA, 668 masterpieces by 345 Italian artists shown online

As of today, it is possible to admire online 668 masterpieces by 345 Italian artists from 39 museums in the United States. The artists span from Leonardo, Michelangelo and Caravaggio to Modigliani, Stradivarius and Canova. The “Italian Treasures in the U.S.” online gallery can be seen on the site www.ItalyinUS.org, which displays a vast and […]

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4 October 2016
Germany – “The Human Side” by Francesca Picchi explains the relationship between designer and industry

One of the keys of the success of Italy’s post-war design was having designed an industrial product like a cultural product. This humanistic approach was expressed through a dialectic relationship between the emerging Italian industry and the post-war generation of designers: a generation of intellectuals committed to changing the state of affairs. “The Human Side”, […]

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3 October 2016
Colombia – Architects and engineers on show in Ibaguè

 “Italian Architects and Engineers in Colombia” is the title of an exhibition sponsored by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Bogotá recently opened in Ibaguè. The exhibition will run until 23 October. The aim of the exhibition is to give an overview of the contributions of Italian architects and engineers: Battista […]

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3 October 2016
Bulgaria – The artistic history of Sofia told by Angela Occhipinti

The solo exhibition “Il mondo del mito e la spiritualità tra passato e presente” (“The World of Myth and Spirituality of the Past and Present”) by Italian artist Angela Occhipinti, an icon of Italy’s contemporary art scene, will run at Sofia’s National History Museum until 16 October. Organised by the city’s Italian Cultural Institute in […]

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30 September 2016
Czech Republic – Mario Ferrante on show in Prague

A solo exhibition by Mario Ferrante, “L’amore al tempo delle stelle cadenti,” will open in Prague at the Italian Cultural Institute on 6 October at 6:00 p.m. The catalogue of the exhibition, which will run until 30 October, features contributions by Aldo Amati (Ambassador of Italy to the Czech Republic), Giovanni Sciola (Director of the Italian […]

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30 September 2016
Italy takes centre stage at Washington Book Festival

Italy scored an extraordinary success at the 2016 National Book Festival, organised by the Library of Congress and held on September 24 at the Washington Convention Centre. Over 220,000 people visited the festival in one day. Two events put Italy under the spotlight this year. First, a special panel in the international section of the […]

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