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The exhibition “PPP. Una polemica inversa. Omaggio a Pier Paolo Pasolini” opens tomorrow at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, in celebration of the memory of one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century. The exhibition explores the great writer and director’s art and poetry. Read more, in Italian
Read moreThe events of the recently concluded 13th Italian Language Week in Senegal, organised by the Italian embassy in Dakar, concerned Italian language instruction in that country, with screenings of Italian films, an exhibition of Italian artists who live and work in Senegal and a concert by one of the best known Senegalese singer-songwriters Souleymane Faye, […]
Read moreItalian cinema has conquered Madrid, with the 6th Italian Film Festival bringing the best of our country’s productions to the Spanish capital. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with support from the Directorate General for Film at the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities. As always, the event was a huge success […]
Read moreA weekend at the opera with the genius of Verdi in Krakow, where the city’s Opera Theatre hosted a series of events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Italian composer. The initiative opened with an exhibition, “Viva Verdi”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with the collaboration of Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera […]
Read moreBelgrade’s 19th international festival of films d’auteur ended, as it began, with an Italian flavour, with “Via Castellana Bandiera”, directed by Emma Dante and starring Elena Cotta, winning a special mention. Italy was guest of honour at the Festival, with support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade. Elena Cotta attended the closing ceremony, along […]
Read moreIn the 200th anniversary year of his birth, Giuseppe Verdi is still enchanting audiences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with two concerts and an exhibition featuring his illustrated scores. The events took place against the backdrop of the UAE’s own celebrations for the 42th anniversary of their foundation. The concerts and exhibition were part […]
Read moreThe competition to design a new logo for the Italian Cultural Institutes (Italian initials IIC) opens today. The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been entrusted to Zooppa.it, the crowdsourcing platform. It is open to innovative ideas from students, young creatives, agencies and anyone wishing to try their hand at creating and […]
Read moreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is holding a competition to create a new official logo for the network of Italian Cultural Institutes (Italian initials IIC) worldwide. The logo will be identical for all of the Institutes. Role and significance of the Italian Cultural Institutes The new logo should reflect and highlight the role and significance […]
Read moreClaudio Magris vola a Tirana per la presentazione al pubblico dei suoi libri ‘Microcosmi’ e ‘L’infinito viaggiare’ tradotti in albanese. Lo scrittore italiano terra’ il 5 dicembre la lectio magistralis ‘Le due scritture’ nella Sala Illiria dell’Universita’ di Tirana, davanti a studenti e docenti delle facolta’ di Lingue e di Storia e Filologia. Nel pomeriggio […]
Read moreTappa a Praga per la mostra “Aquileia Crocevia dell’Impero Romano”: l’esposizione, che verra’ inaugurata il 5 dicembre, svela un’Aquileia inedita, all’epoca grande capitale del centro-est Europa e centro nevralgico nei rapporti tra il Baltico, la Pannonia ed il Mediterraneo. Destinazione finale della Via dell’Ambra dove i fossili del Mar Baltico si trasformavano in gioielli e […]
Read moreTappa a San Francisco per “UN.it – Unesco.Italia”, la mostra fotografica sui siti italiani iscritti nella lista Unesco del Patrimonio mondiale realizzata dalla Direzione generale sistema paese della Farnesina in stretta collaborazione con il ministero per i Beni e le attivita’ culturali. 47 siti italiani patrimonio Unesco in 152 scatti d’autore L’esposizione, che si terra’ […]
Read moreOspite speciale al Politecnico di Monaco di Baviera: a tenere una lezione agli studenti, in italiano, e’ stato chiamato il noto designer automobilista Walter De Silva. Sono oltre 400 gli studenti che studiano l’italiano allo Sprache Centrum del Politecnico, a cui si aggiungono quelli che frequentano la Ludwig Maximilian University di Monaco. Eccellenza italiana, prospettiva […]
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