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27 May 2014
Barcelona – Italy’s Unescoheritage on display Catalonia

Italy’s 45 UNESCO Heritage sites will be on display in a photographic exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Barcelona from 3 to 30 June. The photos are by Bologna-born photographer Luca Capuano, and this is the first exhibition of Italian UNESCO sites by a single author, created in collaboration with the Ministries of Foreign […]

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27 May 2014
Tirana – Winning Albanian students describe Italy

Awards went to the winners of a competition for descriptions of Italy for Albanian students of Italian at the University of Tirana. The initiative was intended to stimulate the creativity of the Albanian students through the use of the Italian language as a writing tool. Read more, in Italian.

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27 May 2014
Japan – Dacia Maraini in Tokyo, writing and living

Childhood in Japan, from quiet years in peace to the sufferings of war and life in a prison camp with her entire family: Dacia Maraini’s shared a piece of her life in Tokyo during the event “Scrivere, vivere” hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute. Read more, in Italian

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26 May 2014
Argentina – The Verano Italiano returns

The “Verano Italiano” is a joint initiative that was created in 2013, and that involves our embassy and consulate general in Buenos Aires, Italian Cultural Institute, ENIT, ICE and the Argentine Ministry of Culture, aimed at celebrating Italian film, music, opera, art and enogastronomy. The official presentation of this year’s edition was given on 26 […]

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23 May 2014
Moscow – A stroll in “Russian Rome” between the centuries

How much Russia was there in 19 and 20th century Rome? We are told in “Passeggiata. La Roma russa. 1870-1920”, an exhibition curated by Bianca Sulpasso and Olga Strada and mounted at the Museum of Moscow by the Italian Cultural Institute with the support of the Italian embassy in Russia, University of Tor Vergata and […]

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23 May 2014
From Gaza toTromso – Pellegrin”Portraits” on display

World famous photo-journalist Paolo Pellegrin’s portraits of Palestinians in Gaza went on display in Tromso, where the Norwegian city will host the photo exhibit through 26 October. The show is being sponsored by the Perspektivet Museum, the Magnum Photo agency– where Pellegrin has worked since 2005 – and the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo. Read […]

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23 May 2014
Pakistan – Italian archaeological mission celebrated

Italy’s 58 years of committed efforts on behalf of the rich cultural patrimony of Pakistan was celebrated in Islamabad. Speaking before an audience of 200 guests, who included the Pakistani deputy foreign minister, Italian ambassador Adriano Chio di Cianfarani praised the work of four generations of Italian archaeologists that have resulted in the discovery of […]

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23 May 2014
Italy-Usa – Los Angeles pays tribute to Nino Manfredi

The city of Los Angeles was the setting for the event “Nino! Tribute to Nino Manfredi!”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Consulate General, in honour of the Italian actor who passed away in 2004. A series of screenings were held of his best known films along with an exhibition on his private and […]

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22 May 2014
Albania – Young Voices for Italy prizes awarded

Young Albanian singers performing new compositions in Italian were awarded prizes in Valona, the coastal city that hosted the “Young Voices for Italy” competition sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy. Read more, in Italian

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22 May 2014
Cologne – Italian music from Baroque to Contemporary

Conductor Alessandro Quarta was recently invited by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne to hold a series of 10 lectures from 10 to 19 May, followed by a performance by the Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz Koeln of music from the Roman Renaissance to Baroque. Two concerts were also offered by flautist Roberto Fabbriciani. Read […]

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22 May 2014
Romania – Italian food, fashion and design Festival

Over 100 design, fashion and food brands from the BelPaese will bring the best of Made in Italy to the Romanian public where “Italian Festival”, running through 17 June, will involve more than 500 shops and restaurants, along with major supermarket chains, in a series of samplings, culinary demonstrations and literary events. Read more, in […]

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22 May 2014
Cultural Promotion – States-General on the Italian language get under way

Preparatory sessions got under way on Wednesday at the foreign ministry in Rome for the States-General on the Italian Language in the World, an initiative to be held in October in collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Culture. Strategies for the dissemination of the Italian language The States-General will offer an opportunity to examine […]

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