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Diplomazia Culturale

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1 April 2014
Prague – Umberto Galimberti on nihilism and the young

The Czech translation of “L’ospite inquietante: Il nichilismo e i giovani”, by philosopher and essayist Umberto Galimberti, was presented recently in Prague. Moderated by philosopher Ondrej Svec and journalist and translator Andreas Pieralli, the presentation was attended by the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Giovanni Sciola. Read more, in Italian.

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31 March 2014
Paris – Exhibition for Rosso Fiorentino a success

At one month from its closing, the exhibition on Renaissance painter Rosso Fiorentino, organised in Paris by the Italian embassy under the high patronage of the President of the Republic, was a great success judging by the reactions of over 14,000 visitors who appreciated both the works as well as the technical ability that went […]

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31 March 2014
Culture – From Futurism to Canova, Italy exhibited in New York

Italian culture takes the Big Apple by storm, with a variety of events. Let’s start with the Futurist exhibition at the Guggenheim, much anticipated by critics and public. The exhibition will run through September and includes 300 works that tell the story of the movement from Marinetti’s Manifesto through painting, sculpture, architecture, design, fashion, cinema, […]

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28 March 2014
Italy-Turkey – New “Italyan Koleji” school presented

The new “Italyan Koleji” was recently presented in Istanbul, bearing witness to Turkey’s growing interest in the “Bel Paese”. The school aims to offer a place for encounter and the dissemination of Italian language and culture. Read more, in Italian

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28 March 2014
Romania – Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” a hit in Bucharest

After winning the 2014 Oscar for best foreign film in Hollywood, Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” opened the 10th International Film Festival in Bucharest. A large and enthusiastic audience was present for the screening at one of the capital’s best known movie theatres. Read more, in Italian.

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27 March 2014
Monaco – Exhibition on Campania region

The Principality of Monaco will host the exhibition “Eccellenze campane in Costa Azzurra”, where buyers and food experts from around the world will be able to sample and explore the leading products of the region of Campania in the attractive setting of the Riviera. Read more, in Italian

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27 March 2014
Sofia – “Italian Neo-Realism” opens 27 March

The city of Sofia plays host “Neorealism Italiano”, a film series dedicated to Italian Neo-Realist cinema that opens on Thursday 27 March and runs through 26 June. The series has been organised by the Italian embassy and Italian Cultural Institute of the same city, and will include screenings of nine undisputed masterpieces. Read more, in […]

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26 March 2014
Prague – Exhibition by Rachele Bianchi

The Italian Cultural Institute will launch an exhibition today at the Baroque Chapel of sculpture, painting and drawings by Rachele Bianchi entitled “Un lungo viaggio attraverso il pensiero”. The show runs through 22 April and is being promoted by the National Institute of Contemporary Art and the Italian Cultural Institute, with the patronage of the […]

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25 March 2014
Italian Olympics – Four foreign geniuses compete

What’s new about this year’s Italian Olympics, a competition for students of Italian state schools and equivalency schools abroad, is that its participants will also include students from foreign and international schools around the world. In fact, four of the finalists in the event to be held on 11 and 12 April in Florence come […]

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24 March 2014
Dhaka – Sorrentino film evening a great success

Paolo Sorrentino’s fame knows no borders. Thanks to the success of “’La Grande Bellezza”, winner of the Oscar for best foreign film, works by the Neapolitan director have been screened in numerous missions in Italy’s diplomatic network. Among them is our Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which organised a screening of “Le conseguenze dell’amore”, followed by […]

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24 March 2014
Madrid – Italian school one of Spain’s top 100

The Italian State School in Madrid has once again been selected as one of the 6 foreign schools in the list of Spain’s top 100 schools published in the El Mundo newspaper. The Italian school was praised for stimulating creativity and building personal growth and learning pathways based on dialogue with pupils and their families. […]

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