It is difficult to sum up in just a few lines a life as full as that of Ennio Odino’s. As a resistance fighter he escaped a massacre in Liguria, and was then interned in Mauthausen concentration camp. After he was freed he returned to Italy, where he became a professional cyclist alongside Fausto Coppi. […]
Read moreIt is difficult to sum up in just a few lines a life as full as that of Ennio Odino’s. As a resistance fighter he escaped a massacre in Liguria, and was then interned in Mauthausen concentration camp. After he was freed he returned to Italy, where he became a professional cyclist alongside Fausto Coppi. […]
Read moreItalian author Andrea Bajani has presented his novel “Mi conosci” to German readers, at an event hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg. The book is a homage to the memory of his friend and fellow author, Antonio Tabucchi, who died in 2012. The novel, published in Germany with the title “Erkennst Du mich”, […]
Read moreThe Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires will be working together at the “Music Festival in Plaza Vaticano 2015”. Italy’s participation is supported by the Italian Embassy in Argentina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. The Teatro San Carlo will be presenting Mozart’s Requiem (ballet) on 30 […]
Read moreA photography exhibition by Aurelio Amendola will bring the sculptures of Michelangelo Buonarroti to the Canadian city of Montreal. Hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, “Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola” opens on Thursday 5 February and runs until Friday 27 February 2015. The exhibition features 36 black-and-white photographs by the world-famous photographer. […]
Read moreItaly and Croatia are developing stronger university cooperation. Our Ambassador in Zagreb, Emanuela D’Alessandro, led an Italian delegation that included the rector and deputyrector of the University of Camerino, Flavio Corradini e Claudio Pettinari; the president of the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Croatia, Dubravko Hoic; and the director of the ICE-Italian Trade Agency office […]
Read moreTo mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes is organising a series of events to celebrate the father of the Italian language. Our Cultural Institute in Budapest has organised a performance of “Vita Nuova/Dante Alighieri” with Paolo Antonio Simioni (who is also the director) and Giuseppe […]
Read moreTo mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes is organising a series of events to celebrate the father of the Italian language. Our Cultural Institute in Budapest has organised a performance of “Vita Nuova/Dante Alighieri” with Paolo Antonio Simioni (who is also the director) and Giuseppe […]
Read moreSi e’ tenuta nei giorni scorsi presso l’ambasciata d’Italia a Madrid la consegna del Premio Tiepolo “Edizione Speciale Centenario”, assegnato all’ex sovrano Juan Carlos I di Borbone per il suo contributo al rafforzamento delle relazioni italo-spagnole, in particolare sul piano economico e commerciale. L’evento, organizzato dalla Camera di Commercio italiana in Spagna, si e’ svolto […]
Read moreThe Year of Italy in Latin America opens with “Leonardo, Raffaello, Caravaggio: una mostra impossibile”, hosted by Mexico City’s Centro Nacional de las Artes (CENART) from 15 January through March. The exhibition will consist of high-definition reproductions of the great Italian artists’ masterpieces, and will be the first in a packed calendar of approximately 200 […]
Read moreSi terra’ giovedi’ 29 gennaio a Budapest il primo incontro sul tema “Le imprese italiane in Ungheria”, storie di passione e di professionalita’ attraverso il racconto di chi le rappresenta e di chi le fa vivere e prosperare tenendo viva l’immagine di un’Italia dinamica e fattiva. Dalla grande impresa familiare nota nel mondo (Ferrero) alla […]
Read moreVerra’ inaugurata venerdi’ 30 gennaio ad Atene la mostra fotografica “Dyptichum – Sguardi mediterranei sull’Italia: immagini e poesie”. L’esposizione si articolera’ in due sezioni: “Viaggio in un’Italia senza tempo” e “Porte e finestre d’Italia”, presentata nel corso di quattro anni in varie citta’ del Mediterraneo. Parole e immagini, visioni e poesie si intrecceranno per offrire […]
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