Diplomazia Culturale

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4 June 2014

Moldavia – “100 Years of the ‘Made in Italy’ Brand” exhibition a great success

The “100 Years of the ‘Made in Italy’ Brand” travelling exhibition closed recently in Chisinau, in Moldavia, after successful visits to Minsk and Bangkok. The event, supported by the Italian Embassy and opened by Ambassador Enrico Nunziata, was organised by the Sartirana Arte Foundation. It featured fashion accessories illustrating the history of Italian style and […]

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4 June 2014

Slovakia – 7th “Dolce Vitaj” Italian Festival opens in Bratislava

The 7th “Dolce Vitaj” Italian Festival – a portrait of Italian cultural, food and wine, music, film and design – has opened in Bratislava, in Slovakia, with an exhibition by photographer Lucia Gardin. The Festival is supported by the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian-Slovakian Chamber of Commerce and companies such as Enel, […]

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Press Releases

31 May 2014

Expo 2015: Sottosegretario Della Vedova in Corea del Sud

Nell’ambito delle iniziative del Governo italiano per la promozione di Expo 2015, il Sottosegretario agli Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova sarà in Corea del Sud da domenica primo giugno a martedì 3 giugno. Il pomeriggio del 2 giugno avrà un incontro bilaterale con il Vice Ministro per gli Affari Esteri, Cho Tae-yong. Nella mattinata dello stesso […]

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Press Releases

31 May 2014

Expo 2015: Sottosegretario Della Vedova in Corea del Sud

Nell’ambito delle iniziative del Governo italiano per la promozione di Expo 2015, il Sottosegretario agli Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova sarà in Corea del Sud da domenica primo giugno a martedì 3 giugno. Il pomeriggio del 2 giugno avrà un incontro bilaterale con il Vice Ministro per gli Affari Esteri, Cho Tae-yong. Nella mattinata dello stesso […]

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30 May 2014

Buenos Aires – Bollani in Argentina for Verano Italiano

Noted jazz pianist Stefano Bollani will be performing in Buenos Aires on 3 June as part of the 2014 edition of VeranoItaliano – an event designed to celebrate Italian cinema, music, opera, art, food and wines. The evening has been arranged by the Consulate General of the Argentine capital in collaboration with theGobierno de la […]

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29 May 2014

Farnesina Open Doors: Artistic heritage is Italy’s calling card, says Mogherini

Italy’s artistic and cultural heritage is “our country’s main calling card” and “possibly the most powerful and effective way to present ourselves to the world”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini as she joined Minister for Culture Dario Franceschini in presenting a new mounting of the Farnesina contemporary art collection that includes some recently […]

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29 May 2014

Sofia – Prize for film on St. Mark’s Basilica

The documentary film “L’anima di Venezia: la Basilica di San Marco” took first prize in the Archaeology and History category of 2014’s VII edition of the Sofia Film Festival on Cultural Heritage. The film, which tells the story of the world famous monumental basilicawith its splendid Byzantine mosaics, was screened along with another three documentaries […]

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29 May 2014

Argentina – Buenos Aires celebrates Art Nouveau

“Art Nouveau in Buenos Aires and the Italian architects of the Centennial” is the title of a seminar organised for 9 June by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Argentine capital with curators Willi Pastrana, Ivan Malesaniand Alejandro Figueroa. During the year of the Centennial (1910) the emerging middle class contracted Italian architects to build […]

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29 May 2014

Italy-Usa – Journey through narrative and film in Washington

Nobel laureate for literature Mario Vargas Llosa, 3-time Oscar-winner Vittorio Storaro and award-winning writer Alessandro Barrico sat on a panel together last Friday at one of the US’s most beautiful universities – Washington’s Georgetown – for a “Voyage through the Fantastic World of Narrative and Cinema” , as part of the “Italian Culture – The […]

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Accreditation Notices

28 May 2014

Recall – Giornata della trasparenza – Inaugurazione nuova Collezione Farnesina (Farnesina, 29 maggio 2014)

Giovedì 29 maggio 2014, alle ore 19.30, alla Farnesina, il Ministro degli Esteri Federica Mogherini inaugurerà, insieme al Ministro per i Beni Culturali Dario Franceschini, il nuovo allestimento della Collezione Farnesina, nel quadro della III Giornata della Trasparenza. La “Collezione Farnesina Arte” è stata istituita nel 2000, ricorrendo alla formula del comodato d’uso gratuito. Da […]

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Accreditation Notices

28 May 2014

Recall – Giornata della trasparenza – Inaugurazione nuova Collezione Farnesina (Farnesina, 29 maggio 2014)

On Thursday 29 May 2014 at 9:30, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini will join Minister for Culture Dario Franceschini at the foreign ministry in Rome in inaugurating the new mounting of the Farnesina Collection, within the framework of the 3rd annual Transparency Day. The “Farnesina Art Collection” was set up in 2001, and has […]

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28 May 2014

Quito – UN praises Italy for restoration of San Francisco convent

The UN praised Italy for its contribution to the restoration and enhancement of the San Francisco convent complex in Quito. Participants in a recent ceremony for the presentation of its management plan included, among others, Ecuadoran Minister for Culture Francisco Velasco, Director of the INPC (international institute for cultural patrimony) Maria Josè Armijos, UN country […]

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