Diplomazia Culturale

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5 May 2015

Italy is “country guest” at tourism fair

Italy will be the “country guest” at the international tourism fair in Cuba (FitCuba), which runs from 5 to 7 May 2015. The fair will be opened by Cuba’s Minister for Tourism, Manuel Marrero, and by the Italian Under-Secretary for Cultural Assets and Tourism, Francesca Barracciu. Italy’s participation in the fair was organised with support […]

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5 May 2015

Shanghai – display of masterpieces by Renzo Piano

The Auditorium of Rome, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Osaka’s Kansai airport, Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, the New York Times Building and London Bridge Tower: these are just some of the masterpieces of architectural design by Renzo Piano on display in Shanghai. The exhibition “Piece by Piece, Renzo Piano Building Workshop”, at the Power […]

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4 May 2015

Brazil – Rio Harp 2015 gets under way

Italy is participating in Rio Harp 2015, one of the largest worldwide harp festivals. A series of concerts to be held from 2 to 20 May will celebrate one of the oldest musical instruments in human history. Italy’s participation has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro and will include performances […]

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30 April 2015

Stockholm – Angelo Stano at the International Comics Festival

Fans of Dylan Dog won’t want to miss a chance to meet talented Pugliese artist Angelo Stano in person at the 17th International comics Festival in Stockholm on 9 and 10 May. This year’s edition is dedicated to freedom of expression, since comics and cartoons have, in light of the events in France, become a […]

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30 April 2015

Venezuela celebrates Pietro Mascagni

Venezuela pays tribute to Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, at 70 years on from his death, with performances of the “Cavalleria Rusticana” at the Teresa Carreno theatre from 30 April to 2 May. The tribute has been organised by the theatre foundation in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas and falls within the events […]

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30 April 2015

Kyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged

An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]

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28 April 2015

Budapest – Exhibition, The Divine Comedy recited in 100 terracotta reliefs

The Divine Comedy recited in 100 terracotta reliefs: that was idea underlying sculptor and ceramicist Enzo Babini’s idea for a tribute to Dante that will make up an exhibition opening on 7 May at (18:00) at the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest. The exhibition, entitled “100 terracotta reliefs recite the Divine Comedy” is part of […]

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Press Releases

28 April 2015

Sottosegretario Giro apre giornata di formazione organizzata per neo-laureati che partiranno nell’ambito del Progetto Pilota

Sperimentare sul campo l’insegnamento dell’italiano, è questo l’obiettivo di un programma innovativo attuato dalla Direzione Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero e le Politiche Migratorie della Farnesina insieme alle Università per Stranieri di Siena e Perugia e l’Università di Roma Tre e destinato ai neo-laureati delle stesse Università. Il Sottosegretario di Stato Mario Giro ha aperto […]

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28 April 2015

Under-Secretary Giro opens training day for new graduates going into the Pilot Project

To offer experience in teaching Italian is the goal of an innovative programme implemented by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Farnesina, along with the Universities for Foreigners of Siena and Perugia and RomaTre University for new graduates of the same universities. Under-Secretary of State Mario Giro opened today’s training […]

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28 April 2015

Islamabad – Italy co-sponsor of Literature Festival

Italy continues to flank Pakistan in the promotion of culture by co-sponsoring the Islamabad Literature Festival. The event draws Pakistani writers, professors, artists and readers, and is the third of its kind after those of Karachi and Lahore. The festival’s aim is to promote culture as a factor in peace, development and growth, a conviction […]

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28 April 2015

Argentina Celebrates Giuseppe Garibaldi

 “Garibaldi – Hero of Two Worlds” will be the main feature of an exhibition in Buenos Aires from 30 April to 15 May. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Argentine capital in collaboration with the Museo del Dibujo y la Ilustracion and the Dante Alighieri Association of Buenos Aires. […]

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28 April 2015

Jakarta – Asian tour for Stefano Bollani, tomorrow Jakarta

Renowned and eclectic musician Stefano Bollani’s Asian tour, which began in the context of New Age Productions’ “Suoni Italiani” project, includes four stops. After performing in Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan, he will be in Hong Kong this evening and go on to Jakarta tomorrow. The Indonesian event, organised by the Italian embassy and cultural […]

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