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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
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
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
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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29 April 2016
São Paulo – Saint Cecilia Orchestra returns

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. […]

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29 April 2016
Prague – Final of the best Italian sommelier competition

The 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 […]

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29 April 2016
Athens – Dyptichum exhibition arrives in Italy after a tour of the Mediterranean

The “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 […]

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