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4 May 2016

Abu Dhabi – Italy main player at the 26th International Book Fair

Doors have closed at the 26th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates (27 April- 3 May), where Italy was the guest of honour. Italy’s entry was organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the Italian Embassy in the UAE, […]

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4 May 2016

Michelangelo Pistoletto debuts in Albania

Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of Italy’s most influential contemporary artists, opens the Art House Scutari Project 2016 in Albania on Sunday, 15 May. It was organised by Art House Scutari and the Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana. The artist’s works are on display in major modern art museums worldwide. He has displayed work at the […]

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3 May 2016

Vienna – Literatur, Stefano Benni introduces himself to Austria

“The giraffe has its heart a long way from its thoughts. It fell in love yesterday, and doesn’t know about it yet”: one quotation, among the many possible ones, to illustrate the irony of Stefano Benni, one of Italy’s leading contemporary authors. The Bologna-born writer is attending a series of events in Austria: on 2nd […]

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3 May 2016

Valletta – “Italy: language and music”, a competition for Maltese students

School children in Maltese primary and middle schools have been competing over the past few weeks on the theme “Italy: language and music”. Presenting songs, musicals or short plays with a musical  theme, the students, between the ages of 8 and 13, have helped each other to promote the cultural, folklore and artistic aspects of […]

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3 May 2016

Brazil – Milan discusses “Italians across the ocean”

“Italians across the ocean. Artistic relations between Italy and Brazil in the 20th century” is the title of a conference being held on 3 – 5 May in Milan. The event intends to stimulate international discussion to contribute to greater knowledge and understanding of cultural and artistic relations between Italy and Brazil, and vice versa, […]

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3 May 2016

Zurich – Nuragic Sardinia on show

The “Sardinia – Land of Towers” exhibition at the Archaeological Museum of the University of Zurich is intended to spread knowledge about Sardinia and its Nuragic culture among the Swiss, who are frequent visitors to this Italian island. The exhibition includes 800 bronze, stone and ceramic objects, mostly from Sardinian museums, and from their stores, […]

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3 May 2016

Singapore – New productions and classics at the Italian cinema festival

The 14th Festival of Italian Cinema in Singapore has been a major success with film goers. The 10-day event presented the best movies of 2015 along with a series of “classics”, including Federico Fellini’s masterpiece “8½“, co-presented by the Italian Institute of Culture with the Institut Français de Singapour to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Gaumont, […]

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2 May 2016

Caracas – Photographer Pier Alberto Cucino and his views of Verona

Pier Alberto Cucino’s photographic exhibition, “Visioni Veronesi” is on show in Caracas. Cucino is the director of the Italian Trade Agency office in Caracas, but he is also a photographer. The exhibition opened at the MAC hall of the Italian Institute of Culture in Caracas in the Altamira area on 11 April and runs until […]

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2 May 2016

Buenos Aires – Art, creativity, roots – the 5th “Lucio Fontana” award

Art, creativity and roots. The Consulate General of Buenos Aires in collaboration with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C. has launched the 5th “Lucio Fontana” Award. Only emerging Italian artists living in Argentina are eligible to enter. Winners will stay in Italy during October and November to develop their creative skills by contact with the Italian cultural and […]

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29 April 2016

MAECI e FIGC insieme per la cooperazione internazionale

Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e la Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio avviano una collaborazione per sviluppare progetti di cooperazione in tutto il mondo attraverso il calcio. Il know how della FIGC, in particolare sotto il profilo tecnico, viene messo a disposizione del MAECI per rafforzare le sue attività in alcune aeree strategiche per la diplomazia […]

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29 April 2016

Foreign Affairs Ministry and Italian Football Federation work together for international cooperation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) are joining forces to use football to develop cooperation projects around the world. FIGC’s know-how, particularly from a technical standpoint, will be made available to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strengthen its activities in several areas which are of strategic importance for Italian […]

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29 April 2016

Brussels – Stolen marble head of Augustus returns to Italy

A marble head of the Emperor Octavian Augustus, stolen in Nepi in the 1970s, which ended up being exhibited in good faith at the Cinquantenaire Museum in Brussels, is on its way back to Italy. As soon as its illicit origin was ascertained, the museum immediately decided to return it to Italy. The marble head, […]

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