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17 June 2013
SLOVAK REPUBLIC – ‘Dolce Vitaj’ Italian art festival, Bratislava

An exhibition of Italian 16th to 18th century painting entitled “Talianska malba” (Italian painting) will run through 20 June at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava, and includes approximately 100 works by celebrated artists such as Annibale Carracci, Cecco del Caravaggio, Giulio Cesare Procaccini, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Tiepolo, Alessandro Longhi, Magnasco and others. The show […]

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17 June 2013
Italian Festival 2013 arrives in Bangkok

The 8th edition of the Italian Festival in Thailand opened in Bangkok, aimed at promoting that country’s multifaceted vision of Italy, foregrounding not only more traditional aspects but also innovation and potential. The calendar of events ranges from music to cinema, art to Made in Italy, beginning with Italian Moviemov that, from 24 to 28 […]

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17 June 2013
LIMA – Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese in Peru

Peru remembers Hugo Pratt in an exhibition entitled “On the road to adventure. Pino Ninfa’s homage to Hugo Pratt”. The Italian Cultural Institute of Lima organised the event, which will run from 19 June to 16 July and consists of 40 photographs of the places featured in the Corto Maltese cartoons drawn by Pratt. The […]

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14 June 2013
Cybercrime: Meetings and conference for Italian mission to Tel Aviv

Cybercrime, digital espionage and the risks of terrorist attacks in cyberspace: these are areas for enhanced international cooperation to increase security on the web. The subject was the focus of a visit to Israel by a large delegation from the Italian business and institutional communities. Led by Giovanni Brauzzi, the Principal Director for Security, Disarmament […]

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13 June 2013
Cultural diplomacy to enhance and revitalise Italy’s heritage and economy, says Bonino

Cultural diplomacy alongside diplomacy for growth, to help revitalise the Italian economy and a heritage which is the world’s richest but which has “all too often been neglected and at times defaced”. These were Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comments in her opening address at the First International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy, in which she reiterated […]

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13 June 2013
The Farnesina opens its doors to contemporary Irish art

The Farnesina opens its doors to contemporary Irish art. The “40/40/40” exhibition, consisting of works from the Irish State Collection, opens here at the Foreign Ministry today, Thursday 13 June 2013. The exhibition was organised by the Irish Embassy in Italy, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Office of Public Works. […]

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13 June 2013
BRASILIA – “Arte italo-brasilera” on show at the Italian Embassy

Italy is celebrating its excellent cultural relations with Brazil through the “Arte Italo-Brasilera” exhibition in our Embassy in Brasilia. The exhibition, with works by 24 artists, opened in early June and will run until 5 August 2013. Embassy Open Doors The initiative is part of the “Embassy Open Doors” project, which gives visitors an opportunity […]

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12 June 2013
MONTEVIDEO – “Italian: a lively language” – a new competition

“Italian: a lively language”. That’s the name of the competition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Uruguay to mark Italy’s National Day (2 June). The theme – for children (6-12 years old), teenagers (13-17) and adults (over 18 years of age) – is to design an advertising image, possibly with a slogan, that can […]

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11 June 2013
Developing the Future – Making technology work for Development Cooperation

Democratisation, crisis management, environmental protection “The opportunities opened up by information and communication technology (ICT) extend to the various spheres of Development Cooperation activity, including democratisation, crisis management, environmental protection, public health, combating poverty and protecting human rights. The system that enables vaccine reminders by phone, the application for reporting violence, the priority and personnel […]

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11 June 2013
Exhibitions: Giuseppe Penone, the first Italian to show in Versailles

Giuseppe Penone is the first contemporary Italian artist to show his works in the Palace of Versailles, following in the footsteps of Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Bernar Venet and Joana Vasconcelos. A leading figures in the “arte povera” movement, Penone has created around 20 bronze sculptures of trees, which will remain on display from 11 […]

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10 June 2013
Minister Bonino meets National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) delegation

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met a delegation from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at the Farnesina today, 10 June 2013. The delegation was led by the Chairman, Joseph Del Raso. Talks focused on the bonds with the Italian-American community and, more generally, on developing ever-closer links between Italy and the United States in the […]

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