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13 November 2013
Nigeria – Cinema, music and art to celebrate Made in Italy

The spotlight is on the Italian language and culture in a series of events organised by our embassy in Abuja in coordination with the Consulate General in Lagos and the embassy of Switzerland: cinema, music, literature, art, food and wine to celebrate the excellence of all things Made in Italy. Exhibitions and performances will run […]

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12 November 2013
Spain – Salamanca celebrates 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s The Prince

Salamanca celebrated the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s The Prince with two days of conferences and debates involving the University’s Departments of Philosophy, Law, Philology, History and Geography. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid in collaboration with the Italian embassy and various prestigious Spanish institutions. Read more, in Italian.

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11 November 2013
Tirana – Book traces history of Albanian Theatre

A book by Dedin Suli, entitled “Artiste te shquar te interpretimit koreografik shqipta” tracing the history of more than half a century of Albanian theatre, from 1950 to 2012, was launched in Tirana on Friday. Read more, in Italian.

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11 November 2013
Canberra -The ‘Mappa del mondo’ of Fra Mauro on display

The precious mid-15th century “Mappa del Mondo” by Fra Mauro, left Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana for the exhibition “Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Autralian” in Canberra, where it will remain on display at the National Library of Australia through 10 March 2014, its first ever exhibition abroad. Read more, in Italian.

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11 November 2013
Lima – Prizes for Italian tales and poetry

The award ceremony for the first “Jorge Puccinelli” literary competition for short stories and poetry written in Italian by the local students of the “Antonio Raimondi” school, was held at Lima’s Pirandello Theatre. The project is part of efforts to encourage young people toward cooperation and bilingualism. Read more, in Italian

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Press Releases
8 November 2013
Unesco: Giro a 37sima Conferenza Generale “Italia resta tra i maggiori sostenitori”

Intervenendo oggi in rappresentanza dell’Italia alla 37a Conferenza Generale dell’Unesco a Parigi, il Sottosegretario Giro ha ribadito la centralità della cultura nella risposta alla crisi, come strumento di pace e di crescita economica. “Ci congratuliamo per lo sforzo di riforma intrapreso dalla Direttrice Generale” – ha dichiarato il Sottosegretario – che ha ribadito che nel […]

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8 November 2013
Italia-USA – Bronze bust of Verdi donated to Los Angeles Opera

To mark the bicentenary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi, a bronze bust of the renowned composer will be donated to Los Angeles Opera. The event will take place on 9 November on the occasion of the Falstaff première at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at Los Angeles Music Centre. Taking part in the event will […]

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8 November 2013
Uruguay – “Italian, a living language” prize awarded

The Italian language was showcased in Uruguay with the award of the “Italian, a living language” prize at our Cultural Institute in Montevideo. Open to all Italian language students in Uruguay, the competition consisted of creating a design and slogan advertising our language. Entries will be displayed on the Italian Cultural Institute’s Facebook page. Read […]

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7 November 2013
Paris – UNESCO Conference: Italy in a leading role

Italy is playing a leading role in Paris at the 37th General Conference of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. The French capital is playing host, from 5 to 20 November 2013, to the 195 member states’ representatives, who will be debating the UN agency’s future projects and prospects. Italy is one […]

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