Diplomazia Culturale

Diplomatic Network

7 March 2024

Vienna, conference on women in science

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Italy’s diplomatic missions in Vienna (Italian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the International Organisations in Vienna), Canada, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom organised a panel discussion on 6 March at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) headquarters entitled Women in Science: Breaking Frontiers. Experiences and Policy Implications […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

7 March 2024

Abu Dhabi, exhibition on the Italian Mannerist artist Lavinia Fontana

The “LAVINIA” art exhibition, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the DIFC in Dubai, was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi at The Gate at DIFC – West Lobby. The exhibition, which will be open to the public until 30 March, was put together by a team of international curators led by Alejandra Castro […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 March 2024

Eritrea, new discoveries at the Adulis archaeological site

A new phase of the Italian archaeological mission in Adulis, an ancient port city and the most important archaeological site in Eritrea, has come to an end. The latest excavation operations, as led by the project’s scientific director, Prof. Serena Massa of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, lasted several weeks and brought […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 March 2024

Vietnam, the art of Italian mosaic on show

The Asian tour of the exhibition “MOSAICO. Italian code of a timeless art” starts in Vietnam. As a matter of fact, Hanoi will be the first city in Asia to host the multimedia exhibition dedicated to Italian mosaics, as conceived and realised by Magister Art and promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 March 2024

New York, photo exhibition on Civita di Bagnoregio

The Consulate General of Italy in New York is hosting the suggestive photographic exhibition “Between Clouds and Wind: People of Civita” by New York photographer Brian Stanton, who spent three years living in Civita di Bagnoregio, a small and famous village in the province of Viterbo (Italy), producing a documentary of images of extraordinary beauty. […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 March 2024

Vienna, Third Italian Literature Festival

The Odeon Theatre in Vienna hosted the Third Italian Literature Festival ”La Fonte”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna and the cultural associations “Librai in corso” in Rome and “Libellula” in Vienna, with the support of the Embassy of Italy, the Permanent Mission of Italy to International Organisations and the Permanent Mission of Italy […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2024

Mission of Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Giorgio Silli to Mexico City

Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Giorgio Silli carried out a mission to Mexico City – the third within a year – to mark the start of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Mexico. The Undersecretary inaugurated at the Museo de Arte Moderno the exhibition “La […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 February 2024

Materia Sonora, an exhibition on contemporary Italian sound art, arrives in Madrid

The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid is pleased to present Materia Sonora, the first exhibition dedicated to contemporary Italian sound art to be held outside Italy. The exhibition will run from 9 March to 27 April on the occasion of ARCOmadrid 2024. Materia Sonora brings together striking installations and site-specific works created by 10 Italian […]

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Press Releases

28 February 2024

Italy-France Joint Statement. Meeting of the Mixed Cultural Commission (27 February 2024)

Culture represents a fundamental bridge towards strengthening bilateral relations and building a common European culture, as demonstrated by the “Nouveau Grand Tour” programme, supporting the mobility of Italian, French and European artists. In this spirit, the Italian-French Mixed Cultural Commission, composed of representatives of the respective Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Culture, Education, University and Research, […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 February 2024

Bahrain, tribute to Maestro Giacomo Puccini

The Italian Embassy in Manama, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), organised the “Tribute to Maestro Giacomo Puccini” concert on the occasion of the centenary of the death of the great Italian composer. The concert was performed at the National Theatre of Bahrain as part of the “Spring of Culture […]

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Press Releases

28 February 2024

Farnesina, Undersecretary Tripodi inaugurates “Beyond Horizons”, the first exhibition of Italian art at Art Dubai

Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi inaugurated “Beyond Horizons”, the first exhibition of Italian Art held at @artdubai organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Dubai and the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi. Undersecretary Tripodi visited the exhibition of physical and digital artworks created by curators Alfredo […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

26 February 2024

Vienna, screening of the documentary film Wartime Notes on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

On the occasion of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Permanent Representation of Italy to the OSCE, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna, organised the screening of the documentary film Wartime Notes by Barbara Cupisti, produced by Clipper Media and Rai Cinema. The film recounts the unarmed resistance […]

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