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22 March 2016
Vilnius – Design, “Communicating visually” – who was Bruno Munari?

Bruno Munari is considered to be one of the world’s most celebrated artist and designer of the twentieth century. Born in Milan on 24 October 1907, he was a sculptor, an illustrator, a graphic artist, a designer and a writer. “Travel Sculptures,” “Useless Machines,” “Unreadable Books” and “Talking Forks” are just a few of the amazing objects […]

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22 March 2016
Italian language Olympics top medallists win stays abroad

The 6th edition  of the Italian Language Olympics is over and the winners proclaimed. The 2016 Olympics included participants also from Italian seetions and Italian schools abroad. Julia Victoria Rodriguez Suarez and Kristi Nika, from Italian public schools in Madrid and Athens respectively, won the gold medal for the junior and senior categories of the international group. Livia […]

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21 March 2016
L’Iniziativa – Diplomazia e comunicazione, ecco l’ambasciatore 2.0

La professione del diplomatico, agli occhi di molti, potrebbe sembrare datata e legata ancora al tempo di lunghe negoziazioni tra governi. In realtà, il mestiere del diplomatico nel XXI secolo corre al passo con i tempi ed è chiamato a fare i conti con interdisciplinarietà, rapidità e capacità di comunicazione. Di “Diplomazia e comunicazione oggi […]

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21 March 2016
Bruxelles – Made in Italy e cultura, un libro “indaga” sull’identità italiana contemporanea

Nel libro “Made in Italy e cultura. Indagine sull’identità italiana contemporanea”, Daniele Balicco va alla ricerca dell’identità italiana contemporanea. Intorno al volume, pubblicato nel 2015 da Palumbo Editore, l’Istituto italiano di cultura di Bruxelles ha organizzato un dibattito al quale, oltre a Balicco, parteciperà Silvia Costa, presidente della Commissione Cultura del Parlamento europeo. Durante l’incontro, […]

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18 March 2016
Italian schools abroad join the International Network of UNESCO Associated Schools

Once again this year Italian state and recognised private schools abroad will be able to submit applications, by 20th April, to join the “UNESCO Associated Schools”. Enrolments increased in the 2014/2015 academic year, and so far seven Italian schools abroad have joined the international network. The UNESCO schools include: state schools in Addis Ababa, Asmara and […]

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18 March 2016
Buenos Aires – Italian art conservation experts will take centre stage in Argentina

Experts on the conservation of Italian works of art will soon take centre stage in Argentina. On the occasion of the 4th International Meeting on Preventive and Interventive Conservation in Museums, Archives and Libraries, the Museo Histórico Nacional del Cabildo of Buenos Aires – in conjunction with the Italian Institute of Culture – has scheduled two […]

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18 March 2016
Nairobi – The story of a jukebox charms Kenya​

The repertory of the Easypop pop band spans from “Tu vuò fa l’americano”, “Il cielo in una stanza”, “Il ragazzo della Via Gluck” to “Io vagabondo”, “Ancora tu” and “La mia banda suona il rock”.Of course without forgetting “Azzurro”, “L’italiano” and “Attenti al lupo”. The pop band’s repertory goes from the ‘50s to the ‘90s. […]

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18 March 2016
Rabat – “Italian Silk Fantasy” on show

The world of Italian silk is going on show in Rabat, with Friday’s opening at the Italian Institute of Culture in the Moroccan capital of the exhibition “Italian Silk Fantasy”, from the modern section of the Sartirana Foundation collection. Along with a selection of silk dresses by Giorgio Armani, Roberto Capucci, Gianfranco Ferre’, Ken Scott, […]

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17 March 2016
Chile – “Italian Masters of Graphic Design” take centre stage in Santiago

“Italian Masters of Graphic Design” (“Maestri italiani del disegno grafico”) is the title of an exhibition organised by the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Santiago, Chile, in partnership with the AIEP Universidad Andre’s Bello, which will run from 23 March to 2 April in the capital of the Latin American country. The exhibition stages […]

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16 March 2016
Marcinelle mining tragedy and Italian-Belgian bilateral agreements on labour migration. A programme of events helps keep the memory alive

A rich programme of events will mark the 70th Anniversary of the Italian-Belgian agreements on labour migration and the 60th Anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster. The programme, which has been put together by the Italian diplomatic, cultural and consular network in Belgium in collaboration with Italian and Belgian institutions, will feature many events commemorating the […]

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16 March 2016
The Iraq Museum in Baghdad and Italian support for redevelopment

“The Iraq Museum in Baghdad. The Italian requalification of a cultural heritage of humanity” published by Apex Books, is being presented on Wednesday, March 16 at 17.30 in Rome at the Primaticcio Gallery of Palazzo Firenze. It was organized by the Società Dante Alighieri and by the Italian National UNESCO Commission. The book describes the […]

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16 March 2016
San Francisco – A journey to discover the power and magic of Italian gestures

Pointing the finger, invoking the skies, shaking ones fists: everyone knows that Italians are particularly fond of gestures. Italians are known not only for their excellent coffee, ice cream, pizza and fashion, but also for their fascinating gestures. An event on Italian gestures, their meaning and how to use them is to be held on Thursday, […]

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