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11 February 2014
“Olympiad in Italian” – Registration extended to 28 February

Italian schools abroad now have until 28 February to register for the “Olympiad in Italian”. The extension was prompted by the high numbers of registrations in the run-up to the previous deadline of 31 January, and by requests from schools. The pre-selection is scheduled for 13 March and the final, in Florence, for 11-12 April […]

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11 February 2014
Italy-Argentina – A boost for university cooperation

The Italian Inter-University Consortium for Argentina (CUIA) is organising the 6th “Argentina Days”, which will take place from 7 to 15 April 2014. The sectors involved in this initiative to strengthen university links between the two countries include the cultural heritage, European studies, regional integration, science and technology, and bioscience and biotechnology. The“Days” will open […]

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10 February 2014
Monte-Carlo – In arrivo Film Festival de la Comedie (in translation)

In arrivo a Monaco l’XI edizione del Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comedie. Dal 18 al 22 febbraio la citta’ monegasca ospitera’ il festival che da anni promuove le pellicole italiane e di produzioni internazionali, suscitando l’interesse del mondo della comunicazione di settore, compratori e distributori. Il progetto, nato da un’iniziativa dell’attore Ezio Greggio e […]

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10 February 2014
Libia – Italia in campo per tutela patrimonio culturale (in translation)

L’Italia in campo per la conservazione del patrimonio culturale libico: si e’ concluso il corso di formazione in conservazione e gestione del materiale cartaceo degli archivi del dipartimento di Antichita’ del ministero della Cultura (DoA) realizzato dall’Unesco grazie a un contributo del governo italiano. All’iniziativa, che e’ durata due settimane, hanno partecipato 40 funzionari provenienti […]

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10 February 2014
Italy-USA – Caravaggio works displayed in Williamsburg

Caravaggio comes to the United States. Three celebrated masterpieces by the great Italian painter will be on display from 8 February to 6 April at the Muscarelle Museum of Art di Williamsburg: two versions of “St. Francis in Meditation” – one on loan from the Church of the Cappuccini in Rome and the other from […]

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10 February 2014
Imprenditoria femminile – Alla Farnesina un’occasione di confronto (in translation)

Si e’ tenuta nei giorni scorsi presso il ministero degli Esteri la visita di tre imprenditrici dalla Tunisia e dal Marocco, Nadia Mabrouk, Aaicha Benarfa e Soumaya Chouikha. La missione, organizzata dalla Direzione generale per la promozione del paese della Farnesina in collaborazione dell’Associazione Corrente Rosa, rientra nel quadro del progetto di scambi giovanili “Incontro […]

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7 February 2014
Sofia – Rediscovering Michelangelo the poet

At 450 years from his death, Sofia celebrates the genius of Michelangelo on 11 February in the ballroom of the National Gallery of Art in Sofia, with the presentation of the special edition of a book tracing the history of this celebrated Renaissance luminary through his poetry and letters, sculpture and frescoes. Read more, in […]

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6 February 2014
Rosso Fiorentino in Paris

An exhibition on Renaissance genius Rosso Fiorentino has been organised by the Italian embassy under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, in collaboration with the Commission for the Architectural and Landscape Heritage (Soprintendenza) of Florence and the Louvre Museum. “Rosso Fiorentino: return to France” “Rosso Fiorentino: return to France” is an […]

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6 February 2014
Germany – A dantesque Marathon, Inferno in 9 German cities

A 6-hour marathon of readings from Dante’s Inferno in nine different German cities (Frankfurt, Berlin, Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Freiburg) was organised by the network of Italian Cultural Institutes to promote a greater knowledge of the Florentine author of the Divine Comedy. A total of 34 readers were involved, with the first […]

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6 February 2014
Israel – Restored film screening

The film review “Another Look 2014” took Israel by storm, with screenings in Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv of the restored, high quality digital versions of 13 masterpieces of European cinema. The initiative involved the embassies of 13 European Union nations and several Israeli cultural institutions. Read more, in Italian

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4 February 2014
Stockholm – ‘Tempo italiano’ at Design Week

Italy made a strong showing at Stockholm’s Design Week with “Tempo Italiano”, a project for the promotion of the best names in Italian design in Scandinavia, aimed at creating a platform for future synergies. Read more, in Italian.

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4 February 2014
Tbilisi – Spotlight on Italian archaeological missions in Georgia

The Italian embassy in Tbilisi joined forces with the National Museum of Georgia in the organisation of three events (a conference, exhibition and reception) designed to showcase four on-going Italian archaeological missions financed by the Italian foreign ministry in Georgia. Read more, in Italian

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