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22 February 2016
Uruguay – Punta del Este International Film Festival opens its 19th edition

‎Uruguay’s Punta del Este International Film Festival has opened its 19th edition. The festival, hosted in one of Latin America’s biggest beach resorts, this year celebrates the 65th anniversary from the inauguration of the Palacio del Festival, which was its first venue. The festival will run from February 21 to 27 and, like every year, […]

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22 February 2016
Brussels – “Being Leonardo da Vinci”: an impossible interview by Finazzer Flory

An impossible interview with Leonardo da Vinci in order to unveil the true dimension of his genius. Massimiliano Finazzer Flory dons period costumes to stage his most ambitious project: “Being Leonardo da Vinci. An Impossible Interview”. The performance will be staged in the theatre of the Italian Institute of Culture in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. […]

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22 February 2016
Beijing – Italian Embassy in China offers a prize to commemorate Umberto Eco

‎Italy’s diplomatic network in China pays a tribute to Umberto Eco. The Italian Embassy in Beijing, in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC), has decided to award a prize in honour of the writer, semiologist and philosopher who died recently at 84. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador, Ettore Sequi, at […]

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22 February 2016
Moscow – Photobiennale’s Graziani Arici archive takes centre stage

The precious and rich archive of Graziano Arici, one of Italy’s most important photographers and archivists, has arrived in Russia for the first time. The exhibition “Graziano Arici. Venice. The culture of the world and its faces” has just opened at the Moscow Manege, the large exhibition space opposite the Kremlin, and is part of […]

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20 February 2016
Ministry of Foreign Affairs pays tribute to Eco; Italian Institutes of Culture to commemorate him through 2016

The ​Italian cultural world grieves the enormous loss of Umberto Eco, a master of Italian culture who has helped make it known and loved around the world.  The Farnesina will protect his cultural, social and human heritage of works, also translated into 100 languages beyond Italian frontiers. To commemorate Umberto Eco’s artistic legacy, the Farnesina has decided to have its network of 80 Italian […]

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19 February 2016
Lisbon – Italian takes centre stage at Mother Language Day

Sunday, 21 February, is the International Mother Language Day launched by UNESCO in 1999 with the aim of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The Italian Institute of Culture in Lisbon has decided to celebrate the Day by taking part in the initiatives organised by the Gabinete Lisboa Encruzilhada de Mundos. Lisbon will celebrate […]

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18 February 2016
Paris – Theatre, Ippolita Baldini stages “Mia mamma è una marchesa” (“My Mother is a Marquise”)

A private story becomes a tool for a broader reflection on an individual’s desire for self-realization. The performance bears a trace of old Italian-style variety show with comic stunts, songs, dances and a truckload of irony. Starting on Wednesday, March 2, the Milan-born Ippolita Baldini will perform her successful “Mia mamma è una marchesa” (“My […]

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18 February 2016
Guatemala – Focuses on symbols of early Christianity

The ancient symbols of Christian spirituality and their evolution over time are the focus of two conferences in Guatemala City promoted by Professor Eliana Schillaci, head of the Landivariano Cultural Heritage Centre of Rafael Landivar University. The conferences were organised and hosted by the local Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). In the first event on […]

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18 February 2016
Tokyo – “Infinite variations”: Giorgio Morandi’s on tour in Japan

Giorgio Morandi’s art continues its tour of Japan: after a stop in Kobe, the exhibition “Giorgio Morandi. Infinite variations” will be hosted at the Tokyo Station Gallery where it will be inaugurated on Friday, Feb. 19 and will remain open until April 10. The exhibition is curated by the Istituzione Bologna Musei – Museo Morandi, […]

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17 February 2016
Tokyo – European Romanticism according to pianist Giuseppe Andaloro

Italian pianist Giuseppe Andaloro is one of todays most appreciated pianists. This year he is scheduled to perform at the Salzburg Festspiele, at the Festival of the Two Worlds in Spoleto, at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition and at the Arturo Benedetti Michelangelo Festival in Brescia and Bergamo. Born in 1982 in Palermo, he is very […]

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17 February 2016
Italy-Israel: a laboratory in Città Vecchia in Acri

An international workshop on the digital documentation and musealization of the historic buildings of the Old City is underway in the city of Acri. The aim is to familiarize visitors and residents with the architectural sites of the “Citta’ Vecchia”, documented through architectural drawings and three-dimensional models. A feasibility study will also be carried out to turn the old […]

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