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13 May 2014
China – 17th century Rome on show in Beijing

“Roma/Seicento: verso il Barocco” is the title of an exhibition just opened in the National Museum in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square as part of the Italian-Chinese memorandum of understanding on promoting the cultural heritage. The event, which will run until February 2015, includes about 50 works by Rome’s museums and churches. A programme of events focusing […]

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12 May 2014
Tokyo – Italian Book Fair attracts thousands of readers

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo hosted the 6th Italian Book Fair, which attracted about 6500 Japanese readers over 2 weeks. The event is organised in springtime to coincide with the cherry blossom season (“Hanami” in Japanese), which attracts crowds of visitors to the district near the Institute’s neighbourhood, in the vicinity of the imperial […]

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8 May 2014
Thessaloniki – Capossela’s homage to modern-day Greece

Vinicio Capossela arrives in Greece on 8 May 2014 to take part in events organised by our Italian Cultural Institute to coincide with the Thessaloniki Book Fair (the most important in Greece and the Balkans). Through the events – a film screening, a concert and a book launch – Italy will pay homage to the […]

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8 May 2014
Hanoi – Notti di Milano e Roma, mostra a Casa Italia (in translation)

Le notti di Milano e Roma ‘traslocano’ ad Hanoi: la capitale vietnamita ospitera’ dal 12 al 22 maggio la mostra fotografica di Paolo Belletti, “Memoria notturna. Milano e Roma”, arricchita dalle riflessioni di Giulia Cavaliere. E’ una raccolta di immagini e parole con la notte come denominatore comune, affrontata dagli occhi di un fotografo e […]

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7 May 2014
A Journey to Italy – Open House at the Embassy of Italy in Washington

On Saturday, May 10, the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington DC, will open its doors to the public for the annual European Union Embassies’ Open House (#EUOpenHouse). The event, in which all the EU member states’ embassies in the American capital take part, always attracts large numbers of […]

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7 May 2014
Buenos Aires – “Cinema Made in Italy” opens on Thursday 8 May

The first edition of “Cinema Made in Italy” will be taking place in Buenos Aires from 8 May until 15 May 2014. The festival features recent Italian productions including Gianfranco Rosi’s “Sacro Gra”, which won the 2013 Leone d’Oro prize in Venice, and “Via Castellana Bandiera”, for which Elena Cotta won best actress prize in […]

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7 May 2014
Australia – Italian artist featured in Sydney Biennale

The Biennale of Sydney, which runs until 9 June 2014, features the work of Italian artist Rosa Barba, who creates atmospheric installations using film, sculpture and film publications. Born in Agrigento, Sicily, the artist now lives in Berlin. Read more, in Italian.

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7 May 2014
Prague – Italian culture, from Simone Ghera to “Sacro GRA”

The Baroque Chapel at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague is hosting events showcasing Italian art and culture. Exhibitions include “Florence and Tuscany in Prague. Images and documents from the Habsburg-Lorena Archive” and “Dancer Inside Prague”, featuring photographs of the Czech National Ballet’s soloists by Italian architect and photographer Simone Ghera. The Institute also organised […]

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6 May 2014
San Francisco – Italia partecipa a Food Revolution Day (in translation)

La rete diplomatica italiana a San Francisco, in prima fila a favore della diffusione di una cultura del cibo sana, partecipa al Food Revolution Day (Frd).La kermesse, organizzata sotto l’egida della Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Foundation, propone una serie di eventi dedicati alla promozione di una cultura culinaria coscienziosa e salutare. Nell’ambito della tre giorni […]

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6 May 2014
Buenos Aires – Arriva la “Cenerentola” di Gioachino Rossini (in translation)

L’Opera italiana sbarca a Buenos Aires. Si terra’ mercoledi’ 7 maggio, presso la sede del nostro Istituto di cultura, la rappresentazione de “La Cenerentola”, melodramma giocoso di Gioachino Rossini. Il soggetto della “Cenerentola” si rifa’ alla celebre fiaba di Charles Perrault, ma contiene anche riferimenti alle commedie di Marivaux. Angelina, figliastra di Don Magnifico, e’ […]

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6 May 2014
Tokyo – Concluso il festival del cinema italiano (in translation)

Si e’ concluso lunedi’ 5 maggio il Festival del cinema italiano di Tokyo. Arrivata alla XIV edizione, la kermesse ha presentato un’importante selezione di 14 film recenti, realizzati da maestri gia’ affermati e giovani esordienti, tutti in prima visione. L’evento e’ stato organizzato da Istituto Luce Cinecitta’ con l’ambasciata italiana e l’Istituto italiano di Cultura, […]

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5 May 2014
Under-Secretary Della Vedova opens Italy-Japan Foundation board meeting

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michele Valensise, opened the Board Meeting of the Italy-Japan Foundation at the Farnesina today, 5 May 2014. The Foundation promotes Italian-Japanese relations through cultural, scientific and economic relations. Members include Chairman Umberto Vattani, the Foreign Ministry, and the […]

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