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25 March 2016
Tirana – Archaeology, a 100-year long history between Italy and Albania

“Antiche città e paesaggi d’Albania. Cento anni di missioni archeologiche italo-albanesi” (“Ancient Cities and Landscapes of Albania. One hundred years of Italian-Albanian archaeological missions”) is the title of an exhibition that will be hosted in the halls of Tirana’s National History Museum until May 20. The exhibition is organised by the Italian Embassy and Institute […]

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25 March 2016
Italy-Serbia – Scientific and Cultural Cooperation boosted

Italy and Serbia are boosting their scientific and cultural cooperation. Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Giuseppe Manzo, met the President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vladimir Kostic, to discuss the excellent state of cooperation between Italy and Serbia in the areas of culture, science and technology. They looked in particular at the increasing cooperation […]

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24 March 2016
Australia – Italian pianist Marco Tezza in Sydney for the 2016 Vivacissimo concerts

For the “Vivacissimo” cycle of concerts in Sydney the Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney hosted widely acclaimed Italian pianist and conductor Marco Tezza, who presented a programme with music from the great Romantic composers Frank Schubert, Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Maestro Tezza, who has had a magnificent career and has won many prizes […]

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23 March 2016
Chongqing – “Italian Enters Schools” as the Consulate donates text books

The Italian Consul General in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone, spoke at the book donation ceremony in the city’s Renmin Primary School on March 16. “For children, studying the Italian language can pave the way towards several sectors like design, architecture, sculpture and singing: these are all fields of study in which Italian is an important and […]

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23 March 2016
Colombia – Italy too among the “European Professors”

‎The Universidad del Norte of the Colombian city of Barranquilla this year held the 19th edition of the “Cattedra Europa” (“European Professors”). The event, organised for the 50th anniversary of the birth of the University, was attended by over 200 lecturers from all over the world. The Country invited for this year’s edition was the […]

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23 March 2016
Spain – “Mirada Interior” an exhibition by reporter Bispuri in Segovia

“Mirada Interior” by reporter Valerio Bispuri, an exhibition in the Spanish city of Segovia, will close on May 1. The event, curated by the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid, showcases some of the artist’s most significant work which places a special focus on Latin America. This is a region that Bispuri lived in, breathed […]

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23 March 2016
Washington – Visitors flock to ancient Greek bronzes

The exhibition of bronze statues from ancient Greece in Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art has successfully attracted more than 165,000 visitors. The exhibition entitled “Power and Pathos”, which opened on Dec. 10 and closed yesterday, recorded an average of 1,700 visitors a day. On display were 50 rare bronze masterpieces from various countries around […]

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22 March 2016
Tokyo – Cinema, dance, photography get center-stage. “Grand’Italia” showcases the best of Italy

Three special days, Thursday, 31 March, Friday ,1 April  and Friday,8 April  to meet six outstanding Italian figures. The programme, organized by the Italian Institute of Culture – IIC – in Tokyo, will take place at the Auditorium Umberto Agnelli. It  will feature documentaries introducing the stories of six great Italians who have added to the prestige Italy has in the world. “Grand’Italia” (“Great Italy”) is a set […]

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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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