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20 October 2014
Belfast – Diplomatic mission for Italian EU Presidency

Italian diplomacy made a diplomatic mission to Northern Ireland on Monday for the presentation by Italian ambassador Pasquale Terracciano to the Ulster parliament in Belfast of the Italian programme, and for a meeting with the president of the parliament and the Northern Ireland governmental committee. Read more, in Italian.

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Accreditation Notices
17 October 2014
Accreditation Notice: Italian Language in the World States General (Florence, 21 and 22 October 2014)

The Italian Language in the World States General will take place in Florence on 21 and 22 October 2014, in Palazzo Vecchio and the Teatro della Pergola. The event is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) in collaboration with the Ministry for Education, the Universities and Research (MIUR) and […]

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16 October 2014
Cologne – Italian music takes centre stage with 15 concerts

The Italian music festival has opened with the “Racconti Mediterranei” concert at the theatre of the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne, featuring jazz musicians Enrico Pieranunzi on piano, Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinet and Luca Bulgarelli on double bass. The festival, a joint initiative by the Italian Cultural Institute and Cologne City Council, runs until 5 […]

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16 October 2014
Italy–Spain: Food security meeting in Madrid

A conference on food security entitled “‘Salus per Cibum’ Espana e Italia: dos paises amigos, una filosofia sobre alimentos y salud” took place recently at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid. The event was organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Agencia Espanola de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricion and ICE–Italian Trade Agency. […]

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16 October 2014
Monaco – Pomodoro family are special guests at Month of Italian Culture and Language

Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro; founder of the “Spazio Teatro No’hma” theatre initiative, Teresa Pomodoro; and Presiding Judge of the Court of Milan, Livia Pomodoro, were special guests at the Principality of Monaco’s Month of Italian Culture and Language. As Italian Ambassador Antonio Morabito, founder of the “Month”, remarked, their presence lent further value to the initiative, […]

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16 October 2014
De Chirico in Cairo: art and words. Exhibition celebrating literature and the visual arts opens at the Italian Cultural Institute

An exhibition of Italian artists, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, has opened in the Egyptian capital with trumpet fanfares by the flag-wavers of Sant’Elpidio a Mare. Entitled “Images and Words”, the exhibition, which runs until 13 November 2014, features works where “the genius of literature meets the genius of the visual arts”. […]

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15 October 2014
Italy-Chile – “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will showcase the Italian language

The 9th edition of the “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will take place in Providencia, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, on 25 October 2014. The event will give 10 countries a chance to showcase their culture and language, with half-hour lessons in German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Catalan, Galitian, Basque, Hebrew, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. […]

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15 October 2014
Japan – Uffizi make their debut with an exhibition in Tokyo

The Uffizi make their debut in Japan, with an exhibition entitled “Arte a Firenze da Botticelli a Bronzino: verso una ‘maniera moderna’” at the Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo. 76 works from the Uffizi and other Florentine museums are featured, including Botticelli’s “Pallas and the Centaur”. The opening was attended by Lorenzo Morini, chargé d’affaires […]

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14 October 2014
Uruguay – Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo

Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo, with the presentation of a photography book entitled “Divino Salvo”, edited by Alejandra Dixon and Anibal Andrade. The book features Palazzo Salvo, an iconic building in Montevideo designed by Milanese architect Mario Palanti. The book was published through a crowd-funding initiative to which the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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14 October 2014
Italia-Argentina – A Buenos Aires la conferenza “Umbria mistica” (in translation)

The Umbrian Centre in Buenos Aires is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a conference on “Umbria Mistica”, an exploration of the region’s religious tradition organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The conference, which will be held on 14 October, will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “L’Ombelico del Mondo”, […]

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14 October 2014
A dialogue among peoples – Events at the Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

Culture as a channel for dialogue amongst peoples. That was the message sent out by the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh with its project “Journeys: viaggio nell’arte e nello spirito di culture e tradizioni diverse” (Journeys: travels in the art and spirit of different cultures and traditions), which commemorates the outbreak of the First World […]

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