Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

6 May 2024

Bratislava, Tracce Mediterranee by Giorgio Distefano

Giorgio Distefano‘s solo exhibition Tracce Mediterranee, organised by the Italian Institute of Culture, will be inaugurated on 16 May 2024, at the Považská galéria umenia v Žiline (Žilina Civic Gallery) in Bratislava. With this event, which will take place in the artist’s presence, the 17th Italian Festival in Slovakia Dolce Vitaj will also officially start. […]

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Press Releases

4 May 2024

Undersecretary Tripodi met in Caserta the Campania’s Municipalities that were awarded the Call for Proposals for the organisation of cultural activities in favour of Italian descendants in the world

At Caserta’s Auditorium, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, met the President of the Province, Giorgio Magliocca, and the representatives of the 118 Campania’s Municipalities that were awarded the Foreign Ministry’s Call for Proposals for the organisation of cultural activities in favour of Italian descendants in the world. The […]

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Press Releases

3 May 2024

Undersecretary Tripodi signs a Memorandum at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to launch the Year of Cultural Exchange between South Korea and Italy

Acting on behalf of Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi signed with the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Korea Yu In Chon the Memorandum on the Year of Cultural Exchange between South Korea […]

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Press Releases

3 May 2024

Mongolia – Caravaggio exhibition inaugurated

The Director General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) Alessandro De Pedys and the Italian Ambassador to Mongolia Giovanna Piccarreta today inaugurated the first exhibition of Caravaggio’s works in Mongolia at the Genghis Khan Museum in Ulanbataar. The event was attended by Mongolia’s Minister of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 May 2024

Erbil – a seminar with the Directors of the Italian Archaeological Missions and the Directorates of Antiquities of Iraqi Kurdistan

Following the inauguration of the exhibition on the Italian archaeological missions in Iraqi Kurdistan organised by the Italian Consulate at the Media Hall Gallery in Erbil, a seminar was held on 29 and 30 April, which was attended by all 11 Directors of the Italian missions and the Directorates of Antiquities and Heritage of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 May 2024

Chile – Amerigo Vespucci leaves Valparaíso to continue world tour

The Amerigo Vespucci, the jewel of the Italian Navy, has left Valparaíso to continue its world tour begun in 2023 and ending in 2025. The world’s most beautiful ship, considered a veritable “floating embassy”, made a stop in Chile for the first time in its history, reaching a record number of more than 22,000 visitors […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

2 May 2024

Davide Rivalta’s ‘wild animals’ exhibited in Oslo

The exhibition of bronze sculptures by artist Davide Rivalta – titled “Come si aspetta ogni ritorno” (How we await every return) – will open on 3 May in the park of the Oscarshall Royal Palace on the Bygdøy peninsula, in Oslo. Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway will attend the ceremony. The exhibition, born in […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

2 May 2024

Istanbul, round table on Marco Polo’s travels

The Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, in collaboration with the Department of Italian Language and Literature and the Club of Italian Culture at Istanbul University, and with the contribution of the Italian Language and Literature Department at Ankara University, has organised a conference to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, the […]

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Diplomatic Network

30 April 2024

Paintings by Amedeo Modigliani on display in Berlin

The Ambassador of Italy to Germany, Armando Varricchio, attended the opening of the exhibition ‘Modigliani. Modern Gazes’, now on display at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam after being exhibited at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart: an extremely important exhibition for the originality of its layout, capable of highlighting the cosmopolitan and modern nature of the painter. The […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 April 2024

Argentina, Letizia Battaglia’s photographs on display

The Italian Cultural Institute of Córdoba, in collaboration with the Letizia Battaglia Archives and the Palacio Dionisi Provincial Museum of Photography, provides the opportunity to learn about the work of the great Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia. “Letizia Battaglia. Cronaca, vita, amore” is the title of the exhibition that retraces the photographer’s life. The exhibition is curated by Marco Meneguzzo, in […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 April 2024

Erbil, exhibition on Italian archaeological missions

29 Apr – An exhibition dedicated to Italian archaeological missions in Iraqi Kurdistan organized by the Italian Consulate was inaugurated this morning in Erbil, at Gallery Media Hall, a few steps from the Citadel. The ribbon was cut by Consul Michele Camerota together with the Directors of the missions and Directorates of Antiquities of Kurdistan, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 April 2024

Senegal, Giorgio Lolli and Community Radio

On Wednesday 7 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar will welcome the team of Materiali Sonori Cinema to tell the story of community radio in Senegal through the experience of Giorgio Lolli, the technician from Bologna who contributed to the FM revolution in Africa. In over forty years spent in Africa, Giorgio Lolli, a […]

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