The Orchestra of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia is visiting Latin America. After travelling around Europe in recent years and stopping off in China and Japan, the orchestra directed by Antonio Pappano, has arrived in the continent. The first stop will be on May 7 and 8 in São Paulo, followed by Buenos Aires. […]
Read moreThe final of the “Best Italian Sommelier” competition will be in Prague this year, and will be hosted by the local Italian Institute of Culture in its historic offices in the Mala Strana district. Giuseppe Vaccarini, Chairman of ASPI – the Italian association of professional sommeliers, announced the event when he arrived in the Czech […]
Read moreThe “Dyptichum, Mediterranean glimpses of Italy: images and poems” has arrived in Italy after stopping off in several Mediterranean cities. The exhibition, which opened at the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens in January 2015, is split into two sections “Journey in a timeless Italy” and “Doors and windows of Italy”, with images by Zosi […]
Read moreThe third “Networks and Internationalisation Agencies in Europe” Conference, organised by Uni-Italia with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, the Ministry of the Interior and the Conference of Rectors of Italian Universities, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The gathering provided an opportunity […]
Read more“Italians in Oerlikon”, an exhibition on Italians who emigrated to this district of the Swiss city, has opened in Zurich. The exhibition highlights how they adapted to the local customs and way of life and their influence on the lives of the people. The show, in the gardens of Machinenfabrik Oerlikon, until May 31, is […]
Read moreThe Francesca Selva Dance Company is making its debut in Israel presenting “Bitter Love”. The show, co-produced with the Theatre du Centre Festival Avignon OFF 2014, sees Silvia Bastianelli and Andrea Rampazzo interpret Francesca Selva’s choreography under Marcello Valassina’s direction. Following a first performance in the Southern city of Mitzpe Ramon as part of the […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC, is hosting a full-fledged celebration of Italian culture from 27 April to 3 May featuring not only literature but also music, art, food and wine and cinema, all strictly Italian-made. Italy is the guest of honour at the 26th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the most ambitious […]
Read moreThe young Italian-Chilean fashion designer, Sofia Mendez Schenone, will present her brand “Sofia” at the premises of the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid. A resident artist in the IIC’s ‘L’arte che verra’ programme, will talk fashion with Carmen Garijo, assistant manager of the Spanish magazine Glamour. Schenone’s latest collection “Felen” – a word meaning ‘to […]
Read moreAt the opening reception of the exhibition “Sicily: Culture and Conquest”, Italian ambassador to the UK Pasquale Terracciano said that in an age in which terrorism and the migrant crisis are challenging the security and stability of the Mediterranean “Sicily is much more than an island”. The exhibition is at the British Museum until August […]
Read moreBig waves, the energy that the swells release towards the sky, nature budding to life and rustling rivers are the themes inspiring the work of Loris Liberatori, born in La Spezia, and residing in Rome for over 30 years, where he manages the École d’Art Martenot. Liberatori’s work will take centre stage in Sydney in […]
Read moreItalian writer Paolo Giordano will be the guest star of the event hosted by the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. The event is part of the Year of Italy in Latin America initiative. Mr Giordano will have a chat with Luciana Zollo, an expert in […]
Read moreTo celebrate the 7th Transparency Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation relaunches from 7 to 13 May the “Farnesina Open Doors Day”, the initiative open to the general public. For many years now the “Farnesina Open Doors Day” renews the Ministry’s commitment to promote its heritage, in Italy and abroad. It offers […]
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