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14 September 2015

Oslo – Piedmont’s red wines in Norway, a exceptional market

Ambassador of Italy to Oslo Giorgio Novello will take part in the conference “Norway: an exceptional market for Piedmont’s red wines”, aimed at updating Italian producers on the latest developments in a market that accounts for 70 million litres of alcoholic beverages per year. A full 40% of that product comes from Italy, for an […]

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14 September 2015

Stockholm – Books, Melania Mazzucco launches “Sei come sei” in Swedish

Melania Mazzucco will launch the Swedish-language version of her novel “Sei come sei” (Einaudi, 2013, 235pgs.) at the Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm on Monday 28 September at 18:00. The author, whose works have been translated in 24 countries, will read from her moving story about the love between a father and daughter. The event […]

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14 September 2015

Washington – Movie’n’food to celebrate Expo Milan

The initiative “Movi’n’Food – Sapore in Cinema” includes two exhibitions, the screening of a film and a conference, and is the Embassy of Italy in Washington’s way of celebrating Expo Milan 2015. Maison Gattinoni’s historic apparel inspired by food will be the subject of the exhibition “Couture à la Carte” on display at the embassy […]

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11 September 2015

Stuttgart – All eyes on the photography of Andrea Alfieri

Umbrian-born photographer Andrea Alfieri will present an exhibition in Stuttgart entitled “My Apple – New York visions” from 11 September to 25 October at the Italian Cultural Institute (Kolbstr. 6), which has organized the exhibition in collaboration with Volkshochschule Reutlingen. Read more, in Italian.

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11 September 2015

Brazil – 8 unpublished essays by Norberto Bobbio presented at Sao Paulo

The Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo will host the presentation of the translation of Norberto Bobbio’s classic “Studi per una teoria generale del diritto” on 17 September in an initiative promoted in collaboration with the Norberto Bobbio Institute. Celso Lafer, former Brazilian foreign minister, and Tommaso Greco, professor of law at the University of […]

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11 September 2015

Tokyo- Gelato World Tour makes a stop in Japan

The Gelato World Tour made a stop in Japan to the delight of a 55,000-strong crowd at Tokyo’s Komazawa Olympic Park, built for the 1964 Games. A total of 16 gelato producers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan including an Italian who lives in Taipei, were given a chance to promote their products. Organisers included […]

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11 September 2015

Amsterdam – An exhibition on Antonioni, master of modern cinema

Director, screenwriter, film editor, writer and painter Michelangelo Antonioni will be the subject of the exhibition “Michelangelo Antonioni – Master of Modern Cinema” at the Eye Film Museum Institute from 12 September through 17 January 2016. The exhibit consists of a vast number of private documents that offer an opportunity to better comprehend his oeuvre. […]

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10 September 2015

Anna Lindh Foundation – Leaders for dialogue and peace meet

On the symbolic date of 11 September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is hosting two important meetings for dialogue and peace. The first concerns the Advisory Council of the Anna Lindh Foundation, made up of 43 Euro-Mediterranean nations, which proposes to strengthen international efforts in light of the challenges generated by the […]

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10 September 2015

Italy-Peru – International conference in Lima entitled “Pensare il Denaro”

Aninternational conference entitled “Pensare il Denaro” is taking place in Lima, Peru, on 22 and 23 September 2015. It is being organised by the Department of Human Sciences and the Centre of Applied Ethics of the University of thePacific in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The event is inspired by the thinking on money […]

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10 September 2015

Istanbul – Biennial under way, with strong Italian input

Istanbul’s 14th Biennale of Contemporary Art, which runs from 5 September to 1 November 2015, has a strong Italian input. Two of the principal venues are Italian: the IMI Liceo and the Societa’ Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso. And of course, the 1500 works on display include many by Italian artists. The Italian Consulate General hosted […]

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10 September 2015

Shanghai – Vinitaly opens up to food with ‎ Wine & Dine

Vinitaly International is opening up to Italian food, as well as wine, in Shanghai, with a pavilion at the Wine & Dine festival taking place from 18 to 20 September 2015. Italian food and wine will be represented by the Da Marco and Jacky Group restaurant brands, with their chefs Marco Barbieri and Jacky Xue. […]

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10 September 2015

Veneto and Farnesina – In Venice to commemorate the Great War

Veneto Region is continuing its initiatives, as part of the agreement signed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to commemorate the Great War. The Regional Committee for the coordination of initiatives and the enhancement of the tangible and intangible testimony of the First World War will be presented today. Attendees will include the Regional Councillor […]

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