The Pinacoteca of the State of Sao Paulo, museum of the Alderman for Culture of the State of Brazil, will host the exhibition “Marino Marini: from archaism to the end of form”. This will be Brazil’s first retrospective of the work of this Italian sculptor, known internationally for his bronzes and as one of the […]
Read moreThe Retina Scottish International Photography Festival will open this evening with the work of Italian photographer Luigi Giannetti in a show entitled “Religiosità”, organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the first of seven exhibitions in seven parts of the city through 30 July. Read more, in Italian
Read moreDesigning the label for a bottle of Italian wine: that’s the idea behind a competition for students at the universities of Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland. The initiative was launched by the Italian Cultural Institute in Stuttgart and the University for Foreigners in Siena. Candidates have until 4 September 2015 to submit their designs for […]
Read moreContemporary art will take centre stage at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv with an event entitled “Contemporary Art: Italy and Israel, two worlds compared”. Organised by the Institute in collaboration with Art Tribune, the event will include a presentation of issue “0” of Artribune Israel, whose editor in chief, Giorgia Calò, will be […]
Read moreLyons will have a chance this evening, 16 July 2015, to enjoy the music of film composer Ludovico Einaudi at a concert at the Grand Theatre as part of the “Festival Le Nuits de Fourviere”. He will be accompanied by Federico Mecozzi on violin, Marco Decimo and Redi Hasa on cello, Alberto Fabris on bass, […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, in collaboration with our Embassy in Chile, is organising a series of concerts featuring the Sargas Duo (Italian musicians Massimiliano Girardi on saxophone and Luca Lavuri on piano). The programme will include pieces by composers ranging from Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone to Mario Pagotto and Danilo Lorenzini. Concerts […]
Read more“Venice Art Biennale: Pros and Cons” was the title of an evening hosted by the Italian Embassy in Moscow as part of a cycle of events with personalities from the Italian and Russian cultural communities. The key topic of the evening was a brief history of the Biennale and the outlook for the future, as […]
Read moreA film series dedicated to boxing opens this evening in Los Angeles. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute to coincide with the “Power and Pathos: bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic world” exhibition at the Getty Centre and the loan of the “Boxer at Rest” sculpture from Rome. Read more, in Italian
Read moreThe Museum of Modern Art in Bahia and the Italian Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro are working together on an exhibition entitled “As Strong As Paper”. The event, which runs from 16 July to 13 September 2015, will illustrate the importance of paper in Italian design and illustration, with exhibits such as letters, photos, […]
Read more“Written in Italy”, a travelling exhibition of Italian literature translated into other languages, continues its journey with a visit to Algeria, its first to Africa. The exhibition will be part of “Italian Language in the World Week”, which runs from 19 to 24 October 2015. It will feature up 400 of the 3000 translated works […]
Read moreThe Italian collective S’odinonsuonare will be performing in Canada at the Electric Eclectic festival of experimental music and sound art in Meaford, in Ontario. Made up of Alessio Mazzaro, Valentina Zanon and Marco Campana, S’odinonsuonare was invited to take part by Gordon Monahan. The performances, on Friday 2 July and Sunday 2 August 2015, are […]
Read moreThetravelling exhibition “Aquileia, Crossroads of the Roman Empire” will be visiting Plzeň in the Czech Republic, the European Capital of Culture for 2015, from 25 to 31 July. The project, supported by the Province of Udine, TourismFVG and Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, offers visitors a journey through time and features mosaics, amber, jewels and carved […]
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