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2 October 2015
Brazil – Exhibition on Leonardo Da Vinci sold out

The recently concluded second leg in Brasilia of the exhibition entitled “Leonardo: the nature of invention” scored a big success, with over 30,000 visitors, while its first stop in Sao Paulo registered a full 270,000. On display were more than 40 replicas of the artist’s inventions and 10 interactive installations, all of which were created […]

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2 October 2015
Zurich – Film festival labelled Made in Italy gets under way

The Italian film festival organised by the Made in Italy association with the collaboration of Cinélibre, the association of Swiss cineclubs, the contribution of the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities and Tourism and the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich will get under way on 5 October in Zurich. Screenings will take […]

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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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