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17 February 2014
Brazil – Italy puts culture “on the field” for the World Cup

Cultural cooperation is growing between Italy and Brazil, and will get a special boost during the World Cup soccer championship. Italian Ambassador to Brazil Raffaele Trombetta met recently with President of the Clube do Choro Henrique Lima Santos in an effort to strengthen collaboration within the context of “Italia na Copa”, a cultural review being […]

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14 February 2014
“Digital Natives”: IT and the Montessori method in the kindergarten – conference at the Farnesina

Teaching information technology (IT) at nursery school to guide children towards an informed use of the new technologies. That is the challenge being tackled by the Farnesina’s Montessori-method kindergarten, which has embarked on an experimental project that was illustrated this morning [14 February 2014] at the “Digital Natives” conference at the Ministry. In his introductory […]

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13 February 2014
Seoul – Italy with Style: a showcase for Italian fashion and beauty brands

Seoul has hosted “Italy with Style”, an event showcasing the Made in Italy brand with over Italian 100 exhibitors in the clothing, footwear, fur, leather, eyewear, jewellery and cosmetics sectors.The initiative was organised by the ICE trade agency in collaboration with 7 trade associations and the fashion promotion body, Ente Moda Italia. Read more, in […]

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12 February 2014
Sydney – Alla scoperta della Mappa di Fra’ Mauro (in translation)

Continua l’opera di promozione in Australia della celebre ‘Mappa del Mondo’ di Fra’ Mauro.Esposta temporaneamente alla National Library of Australia di Canberra, il prezioso documento della meta’ del 1.400 sara’ presentato al pubblico di Sydney venerdi’ nel corso della conferenza di Angelo Cattaneo presso l’Istituto italiano di cultura. Esperto in cosmografia, cartografia e letteratura di […]

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11 February 2014
“Olympiad in Italian” – Registration extended to 28 February

Italian schools abroad now have until 28 February to register for the “Olympiad in Italian”. The extension was prompted by the high numbers of registrations in the run-up to the previous deadline of 31 January, and by requests from schools. The pre-selection is scheduled for 13 March and the final, in Florence, for 11-12 April […]

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11 February 2014
Italy-Argentina – A boost for university cooperation

The Italian Inter-University Consortium for Argentina (CUIA) is organising the 6th “Argentina Days”, which will take place from 7 to 15 April 2014. The sectors involved in this initiative to strengthen university links between the two countries include the cultural heritage, European studies, regional integration, science and technology, and bioscience and biotechnology. The“Days” will open […]

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10 February 2014
Monte-Carlo – In arrivo Film Festival de la Comedie (in translation)

In arrivo a Monaco l’XI edizione del Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comedie. Dal 18 al 22 febbraio la citta’ monegasca ospitera’ il festival che da anni promuove le pellicole italiane e di produzioni internazionali, suscitando l’interesse del mondo della comunicazione di settore, compratori e distributori. Il progetto, nato da un’iniziativa dell’attore Ezio Greggio e […]

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10 February 2014
Libia – Italia in campo per tutela patrimonio culturale (in translation)

L’Italia in campo per la conservazione del patrimonio culturale libico: si e’ concluso il corso di formazione in conservazione e gestione del materiale cartaceo degli archivi del dipartimento di Antichita’ del ministero della Cultura (DoA) realizzato dall’Unesco grazie a un contributo del governo italiano. All’iniziativa, che e’ durata due settimane, hanno partecipato 40 funzionari provenienti […]

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10 February 2014
Italy-USA – Caravaggio works displayed in Williamsburg

Caravaggio comes to the United States. Three celebrated masterpieces by the great Italian painter will be on display from 8 February to 6 April at the Muscarelle Museum of Art di Williamsburg: two versions of “St. Francis in Meditation” – one on loan from the Church of the Cappuccini in Rome and the other from […]

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10 February 2014
Imprenditoria femminile – Alla Farnesina un’occasione di confronto (in translation)

Si e’ tenuta nei giorni scorsi presso il ministero degli Esteri la visita di tre imprenditrici dalla Tunisia e dal Marocco, Nadia Mabrouk, Aaicha Benarfa e Soumaya Chouikha. La missione, organizzata dalla Direzione generale per la promozione del paese della Farnesina in collaborazione dell’Associazione Corrente Rosa, rientra nel quadro del progetto di scambi giovanili “Incontro […]

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7 February 2014
Sofia – Rediscovering Michelangelo the poet

At 450 years from his death, Sofia celebrates the genius of Michelangelo on 11 February in the ballroom of the National Gallery of Art in Sofia, with the presentation of the special edition of a book tracing the history of this celebrated Renaissance luminary through his poetry and letters, sculpture and frescoes. Read more, in […]

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6 February 2014
Rosso Fiorentino in Paris

An exhibition on Renaissance genius Rosso Fiorentino has been organised by the Italian embassy under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, in collaboration with the Commission for the Architectural and Landscape Heritage (Soprintendenza) of Florence and the Louvre Museum. “Rosso Fiorentino: return to France” “Rosso Fiorentino: return to France” is an […]

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