Diplomazia Culturale

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1 October 2015

Cologne – Dacia Maraini presents her St. Clare of Assisi in Germany

“Chiara di Assisi. Elogio della disobbedienza” is the title of Dacia Maraini’s latest novel, which the author will present at the Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne on Sunday 18 October at 19:15 within the framework of the events planned for the 15th Italian Language Week. The conference, to be held in Italian and German, will […]

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30 September 2015

Rosario – Year of Italy in Latin America: spotlight on Pasolini

On September 2nd, marking the 40th anniversary of the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini, the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario will join El Cairo Cine Público and the Ministerio de Innovación y Cultura de la Provincia di Santa Fe in presenting a film series dedicated to that noted Italian intellectual. Homage to Pasolini the […]

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30 September 2015

Muscat – The Arena of Verona brings Turandot to Oman

The Arena of Verona Foundation returns once again to the Sultanate of Oman to open the 2015-2016 opera season at the Muscat Royal Opera House with a performance of Turandot – with no less than 270 elements, including orchestra, chorus, ballet corps and technicians.  The design Franco Zeffirelli’s highly acclaimed in 2011 production and will […]

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30 September 2015

St. Petersburg – Hosts European Day of Languages

The European Day of Languages was held at the Hermitage state museum’s Glavny Stab. The event was organised by the delegation of the European Union in Russia in collaboration with the museum and the institutes and cultural centres in St. Petersburg. Participants included Italy, Holland, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Hungary, Poland Croatia, Sweden, Estonia, Czech Republic, […]

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30 September 2015

Uruguay – A week dedicated to EXPO

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo organised a week of events starting on 22 September dedicated to the themes of sustainability in the sectors of food and architecture. Events included conferences, exhibitions and presentations by noted experts and was also included in the programme for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of […]

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29 September 2015

Unesco – Countering art trafficking with smartphones

Trafficking in artworks can now be countered with smartphones and tablets. This thanks to the “iTPC”, a state-of-the-art, all-Italian application whose presentation, entitled “Cultural Property Trafficking in Crisis Areas – The Expertise of the Italian Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Countering this new Challenge”, was organised by Italy and Unesco for the […]

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29 September 2015

Montreal – Literature, Amara Lakhous meets with the Canadian public

Algerian-born Italian author Amara Lakhous, whose critically acclaimed novel “Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio”, from which a film was also made, will be lecturing from 30 September to 4 October in Montreal and Quebec. The lectures have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal in collaboration with other institutions. […]

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29 September 2015

Prague – Italian embassy hosts Replay fashion show

The Italian embassy opened its doors to the 5th edition of the Prague Fashion Week, with a fashion show for Replay, a brand specialising in denim and casual apparel. Guests at the event included designers Valerio Baronti and Melany Pellizzon, who both work for the Treviso-based firm founded in 1978 by Claudio Buziol. Italian ambassador […]

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29 September 2015

Rabat – Morocco’s Roman era marbles: Siena professor guest at Cultural Institute

Emanuele Papi, professor of classical archaeology of the University of Siena and of Roman archaeology at the Italian Archaeology School of Athens, pursues archaeological missions in Greece, Morocco and Egypt. His experiences will be the focus of a meeting on 29 September organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat and the Institut National des […]

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28 September 2015

Sofia – “Eros World Tour”, Ramazzotti returns to Bulgaria after 9 years

After a nine-year absence, Bulgaria prepares to welcome back one of Italy’s best-loved singer-songwriters, Eros Ramazzotti, an artist much appreciated abroad who has been winning audiences over since the 1980s with his eclectic repertory. The Sofia date of the “Perfetto World Tour” (27 shows in Italy and abroad) has been organised by Joker Media in […]

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28 September 2015

Santiago – Embassy “open house” for Feria Ch. ACO

The 7th edition of the Feria Ch.ACO di Santiago del Cile, one of the most important contemporary art fairs of the region, included a special event. On its opening day, 25 September (it runs through 27 September), the Italian embassy offered a tour of its gardens to visitors with a preview of the installation created […]

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28 September 2015

Astana – Mogol teaches pop music at university

Italian singer-songwriter Mogol is in Kazakhstan to give a series of lessons on pop music to the students of the University of the Arts, on an invitation from violinist Aiman Musakhodzhaeva, director of the Kazakh academy of “Shabyt” music with the support of the Italian embassy in Astana. Through next Monday, Mogol, joined by pianist […]

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