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24 December 2013
Argentina – In arrivo “Italia, sentieri dell’anima” (in translation)

Italy’s national tourism board ENIT is preparing the launch in Argentina of a new tourism project that places Italy at centre stage. The initiative is entitled “Italia, sentieri dell’anima” and was recently presented by our ambassador in Buenos Aires Teresa Castaldo and Director of ENIT for Latin America Salvatore Costanzo. The project proposes the concept […]

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24 December 2013
Bethlehem – Basilica of the Nativity restoration

Restoration of Bethlehem’s Basilica of the Nativity, symbol of Christianity in the Holy Land, has been awarded to two Italian firms: Piacenti, historic firm located in Prato and specialised in restoration, and Udine-based Pilosio, experts in scaffolding and formwork. The decision is yet another recognition of Italy’s expertise in the art of restoration. Read more, […]

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19 December 2013
Italian schools abroadThe “Olympiad in Italian” is back – registration by 31 January

The “Olympiad in Italian” is back. After the success of the last edition, which attracted numerous Italian schools and students abroad, the initiative returns with an online competition for secondary school pupils to test their Italian grammar, spelling and vocabulary. The deadline for registration – through the dedicated website www.olimpiadi-italiano.it – is 31 January 2014. […]

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18 December 2013
Tallinn – Un concorso per studenti per celebrare Verdi (in translation)

Iniziativa originale in Estonia dove, in occasione del bicentenario della nascita di Giuseppe Verdi, l’ambasciata italiana ha organizzato il concorso ‘Verdissimo Junior’ rivolto agli studenti delle scuole superiori. Oltre 400 alunni, provenienti da tutto il Paese, hanno assistito a una prova generale del ‘Rigoletto’ allestita nell’ambito del Festival verdiano del Teatro dell’Opera di Tallinn lo […]

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18 December 2013
Italiy-Usa – The “Dying Gaul” arrives in Washington

The “Dying Gaul”, one of the Capitoline Museums’ greatest masterpieces, has arrived in Washington for an exhibition that will run until 16 March 2014 at the National Gallery of Art. The event was opened in the presence of the Director of the Capitoline, Claudio Parisi Presicce, and the Mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, who met […]

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18 December 2013
Cile – Il nuovo design italiano in mostra a Santiago (in translation)

Il nuovo design italiano arriva in Cile. E’ stata inaugurata nei giorni scorsi a Santiago, presso il Centro Culturale La Moneda, l’esposizione “El Nuevo Diseno Italiano”, che accomuna il lavoro di 133 designer italiani contemporanei con 288 progetti di proprieta’ della Triennale Design di Milano. La mostra, organizzata con il sostegno della nostra ambasciata e […]

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17 December 2013
Slovakia – Italian film plays a starring role in Bratislava

The Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava organised Italy’s successful participation in the International Film Festival of Bratislava and the International Documentary Film Festival, as well as events on Federico Fellini and contemporary Italian cinema, and a concert featuring Nino Rota’s film scores. Read more, in Italian.

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17 December 2013
Manila – A success for Italian Language Week

Manila’s recent Italian Language Week was a great success, with celebrations of Verdi, opera master-classes, and screenings of films such as  “Amarcord”  and “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” – to mention just some of the initiatives organised by our Embassy. Ambassador Massimo Roscigno described the Philippines as “fertile terrain” for the promotion of the Italian language, which […]

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17 December 2013
Italy “off the beaten track” to be showcased in Tourism Year

Exhibitions, festivals, workshops, cultural events, fairs and meetings with tourism operators will form the “backbone” for the Italian-Russian Year of Tourism. Italy will be promoting less well-known destinations in the Federation’s growing tourism market. As our Ambassador in Moscow, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, explained, the aim is to help Russian visitors discover villages, UNESCO sites and […]

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17 December 2013
Iraq – Italy working to save the archaeological heritage

The Italian archaeology community is helping restore Iraq’s heritage. On Friday 20 December, the reconstruction project for the Madrasa al-Mirjaniya in Baghdad’s Iraq Museum will be presented in Rome at the Ministry for Culture’s Conservation and Restoration Institute. The project was implemented by Monumenta Orientalia and supported and funded by the Farnesina’s Directorate General for […]

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16 December 2013
Helsinki – Finland discovers the Italian crèche

The Italian art of crèche building comes to Finland, with an exhibition that retraces the history and styles typical of various regions. The exhibition runs through 6 January in the Finnish capital. Read more, in Italian.

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16 December 2013
Romania – Art treasures returned to Italy

Another happy ending in the retrieval of stolen Italian artworks: the Romanian authorities handed over 22 paintings and 18 books to the Carabinieri specialised art-retrieval corps, which had probably been stolen from churches many years earlier. Italian ambassador Diego Brasioli praised the excellent cooperation between the Italian and Romanian police. Read more, in Italian.

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