Diplomazia Culturale

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2 September 2015

Brazzaville – Azzurri Stars, old glories in the field for Made in Italy

On 2 September, four champions of Italy’s winning 2006 World Cup team – Fabio Cannavaro, Simone Perrotta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Simone Barone – will join other greats such as Totò Schillaci, ‘Penna Bianca’ Fabrizio Ravanelli, Damiano Tommasi, Stefano Tacconi and Antonio Benarrivo as the “Azzurri Stars”. They will be matched in the new Brazzaville stadium, […]

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2 September 2015

Geneva – 50th anniversary of Mattmark tragedy

A solemn commemoration will be held in the Canton Vallese on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Mattmark landslide in which 88 dam construction workers – 56 of whom were Italians – tragically lost their lives. The ceremony’s more than 1,000 participants will include Undersecretary for Regional Affairs Gianclaudio Bressa, Italian Consul […]

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2 September 2015

Copenhagen – Ambassador’s residence open for Golden Days

It will be open house on 17 September at the Ambassador of Italy’s 18th century Copenhagen residence, which is normally closed to the public. The occasion is the Golden Days Festival and has been organised in cooperation with the French embassy in the Danish capital. The two historically significant buildings will be open to the […]

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2 September 2015

Montreal – Madama Butterfly opens opera season

Great expectations for Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”, scheduled to open the 36th opera season on 19 September (19:30) at the Place des Arts opera House in Montreal, Canada, the most important French-speaking venue in North America. The event has been arranged thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, and will be […]

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1 September 2015

Mission to Brasilia – Sports as a vehicle for building global citizens

As part of the events associated with the Year of Italy in Latin America, a delegation from the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) are on a mission this week to Brasilia, organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Brasilia and the Consulates General of Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and […]

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31 August 2015

Montreal – Italian cinema at the Festival Films Du Monde

Italy is making a strong showing at the Festival des Films du Monde of Montreal, hosting the best in the filmmaking of five continents through 7 September with the goal of encouraging cultural diversity and understanding, discovering and encouraging new talent and fostering meetings between newcomers and professionals. A total of 16 films produced and […]

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27 August 2015

Romania – Discovering the Italian community on “The Road to Arad”

“The Road to Arad – a journey in a border land”, a historical-cultural project organised with the collaboration of Radio Rai, Radio Vaticana and Radio Romania, runs from 28 August to 4 September 2015 in Romania. The topic was chosen by the international Italian-speaking broadcasting community in 2015, to celebrate its 30th year. Cited as […]

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24 August 2015

Kyoto – Renaissance music for Leonardo exhibition

Lute player Angelo Marchese will join flautist Manuel Staropoli and soprano Rina Hayama in a performance of Renaissance music in tandem with the opening of an exhibition in Kyoto entitled “Leonardo da Vinci and the Battle of Anghiari – the Mystery of the Tavola Doria”. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. […]

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21 August 2015

Florence – The heart of Egyptology for a week

The world’s most renowned Egyptologists will meet for the 11th international conference in Florence. Speakers at the 11th edition of the conference are to include Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Cairo Paolo Sabbatini who, on 28 August, will speak before a plenary session on “Egyptology and diplomacy: Italians and the creation of great […]

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20 August 2015

Brussels – Lauches “all’Italiano” at the cartoon festival

The Brussels cartoon festival will  feature laughs “all’Italiano” as Italy participates for the first time, from 4 to 6 September, in the Fete de la Bd/Strip-feest thanks to collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute and Lucca Comics & Games. Read more, in Italian.

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20 August 2015

Peru – Italian design showcased in Lima

The exhibition “Compasso d’Oro ADI. Il linguaggio universale del design italiano” opened in the Peruvian capital of Lima, promoted by the Farnesina, Ice and ADI (Association for Industrial Design) in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima and as one of the events for the Year of Italy in […]

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20 August 2015

Sydney – Migrants and literature, Simonetta Agnello Hornby

“La scrittura dell’emigrante e dell’emigrato. Memoria e presente” is the title of a conference to be held by Italian writer Simonetta Agnello Hornby at the University of Sydney on 28 August. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with the university as one of the writer’s appointments within the […]

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