Italian musicians will contribute to animating JazzMadrid 2015 through to the end of the month. The artists on the billet include Elisabetta Antonini and Marcella Carboni, Rita Marcotulli, Fabio Turchetti Trio + Fabio Morabito & Alberto Venturin. Read more, in Italian
Read moreThe history of Italo-Brazilian relations in the fields of art and architecture is the focus of Luciano Devia’s book “Hac Hora: Um Tempo Fora do Tempo”, to be presented on 26 November in Sao Paulo at the European Design Institute, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in that Brazilian city. The author is […]
Read moreA new festival – “Italia in doc” – dedicated to Italian documentary filmmaking got under way in Brussels on 26 November, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Belgian capital. The event was divided into two sections: the eight films competing and a retrospective dedicated to Italian documentary great Cecilia Mangini. The event also […]
Read moreItalian cinema becomes part of the collection of one of the world’s most famous museums: Rai Cinema has donated 10 films to New York’s MoMA to open the series “Italian Film, 21st-Century Style: A Tribute To Rai Cinema” on 4 December. To mark the occasion, at 11:30 on 5 December the Italian Cultural Institute of […]
Read moreThere’s time until 6 December to visit an exhibition in Karlsruhe of works by Italian-born illustrator and designer Larissa Bertonasco entitled “Andiamo al mercato”, promoted by Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels – Landesverband Baden-Württemberg e.V., Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe. The images are taken from the artist’s books “La cucina dolce” and “La cucina verde”, and immerse visitors in […]
Read moreThe Universal Language of Italian Design” is the title of an exhibition recently inaugurated at the l’Universidad de los Andes in Colombia and promoted by the foreign ministry within the context of the Year of Italy in Latin America. Organised by ICE and the Association for Industrial Design (ADI), the event presents the winners of […]
Read moreThe influence of Dante on contemporary authors will be the focus of the conference “Dante and the 20th century: The modernity of 20th century writers is no different from the modernity of Dante”, curated by Professor Massimo Rizzante, to be held on 25 November at the Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City. The event falls […]
Read moreThe Orchestra of Italian Opera, in its chamber music formation, have flown to Rabat Morocco for a concert featuring the music of Vivaldi to be held tomorrow evening at the Mohammed V National Theatre. The event has been organised by the Embassy of Italy in Morocco and the Italian Cultural Institute and National Theatre of […]
Read moreA place of honour for Italian art in the celebrations for the 450th anniversary of the foundation of Rio de Janeiro, with an exhibition at the Museu de Belas Artes featuring two Italian masterpieces dedicated to St. Sebastian, Rio’s patron saint. The paintings, “San Sebastiano” by Guido Reni and “San Sebastiano curato da Irene” by […]
Read moreIn the run-up to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, “Casa Italia” in Hanoi hosted Vietnam’s first fashion show featuring differently abled models. The initiative aimed to increase public awareness of disability in Vietnam, one year on from the country’s ratification of the UN Convention on the issue. The focus was […]
Read moreThe Minister for Cultural Assets, Dario Franceschini, took part in a mission to Sarajevo to mark the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreements, and in the wake of the terrorist attack that cost the lives of two Bosnian soldiers. Assisted by the Italian Ambassador in Bosnia, Ruggero Corrias, Minister Franceschini met the Minister for […]
Read moreOver 20 music, film, fashion, food and wine, publishing and archeological events were organised by the Italian Embassy in Asunción for the Year of Latin America in Italy. The “Year” ended recently with a concert at the Paraguayan capital’s Teatro Municipal by Stefano Bollani, whose world music brought the audience to their feet for a […]
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