Diplomazia Culturale

Diplomatic Network

31 May 2024

“Serenata alla Repubblica” concert at the Embassy in Bolivia

As a prelude to the celebration of the Italian Republic Day, the Italian Ambassador to Bolivia Fabio Messineo has hosted the concert of Italian music “Serenata alla Repubblica” (Serenade to the Republic) in the gardens of the Italian Embassy in Bolivia on 29 May. During the concert, songs from famous Italian films and opera arias […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 May 2024

Leonardo’s “The Beautiful Princess” exhibited in Kazakhstan

One of Leonardo da Vinci’s most enigmatic and precious masterpieces, “The Beautiful Princess” (La Bella Principessa), will be presented for the first time to the public in Kazakhstan. This unique opportunity was made possible thanks to the efforts of the Italian Embassy in Astana and the support of Forte Bank, Mastercard, the publishing house Scripta […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 May 2024

The “Italia giardino del mondo” exhibition opens in Prague

The exhibition “Italia giardino del mondo. Where Nature meets Art, Craft and Design” – an integrated promotion project on Italy’s classical and contemporary gardens, produced by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – was inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague on 27 May. With the exhibition, Italian gardens become the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 May 2024

Shanghai – a comic strip depicting Marco Polo’s journey

As part of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai has organised the exhibition “Il mondo a fumetti: Le meraviglie di Marco Polo”, which will be open from 28 May to 31 August 2024, in collaboration with […]

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Press Releases

25 May 2024

Farnesina, Sottosegretario di Stato Tripodi incontra rappresentanti dei Comuni toscani e liguri assegnatari del Bando “Turismo delle Radici”.

Il Sottosegretario di Stato agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale Maria Tripodi ha incontrato a Tresana, in provincia di Massa Carrara, una delegazione di Sindaci e di amministratori dei Comuni toscani e liguri assegnatari del Bando MAECI per la realizzazione di attività culturali in favore degli italo-discendenti nel mondo. Il Progetto di sostegno ai […]

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Press Releases

24 May 2024

Tajani: satisfaction for the new rule eliminating disparities between Italian teachers and their European colleagues in European schools

On the initiative of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, the Council of Ministers adopted a Prime Minister’s Decree thanks to which school staff serving abroad can opt for a single continuous period of nine years of service abroad, in both Italian and European schools. Deputy […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 May 2024

Warsaw, Italy Guest of Honour at the International Book Fair

Ambassador Luca Franchetti Pardo yesterday inaugurated the Warsaw International Book Fair, which this year sees Italy as the Guest of Honour, together with the Polish Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, the Director General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Alessandro De Pedys, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

23 May 2024

Prague – Italy in the spotlight at the International Book Fair

This year too, the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague is taking part in the Svět Knihy Praha International Book Fair, the most important publishing event in the Czech Republic, to be held in the fairgrounds of Výstaviště from 23 to 26 May. It will have its own exhibition space and two special guests – Gian […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 May 2024

France – new Rai programme schedule presented at the Italian Embassy

Rai Italia is expanding its offer in France, a country with a large and varied Italian community interested in the vicissitudes of its Country of origin. At the Italian Embassy in Paris – before the Italian Ambassador Emanuela D’Alessandro, members of the Italian community representing different associations and the cultural, research and business worlds, and […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 May 2024

Sarajevo, Maggio Musicale with the “Filarmonici di Roma”

For the first time in Sarajevo, the Associazione Orchestra da camera di Santa Cecilia – known as the “Filarmonici di Roma” – was the protagonist of the Maggio Musicale Italiano, the event launched by the Italian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina to bring great Italian music to the forefront, paving the way for the upcoming […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

21 May 2024

Tirana, exhibition of Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, in collaboration with Fondazione Cittadellarte and COD – Center for Openness and Dialogue, presents Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto’s exhibition Artivation for a Responsible Social Transformation, curated by the Pistoletto Cittadellarte Foundation. The exhibition – which will be inaugurated on 21 May at the COD and will be open to the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

20 May 2024

Washington, over six thousand visitors at the Embassy for EU Open House 2024

There were 6,453 visitors to the Embassy of Italy in Washington for the EU Open House, the day on which all European Union’s Embassies open their doors to the public for Europe Day celebrations. Visitors, welcomed into the Embassy building designed in the 1990s by architect Piero Sartogo – with a shape that replicates the […]

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