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13 March 2013
SAUDI ARABIA – 80 years of relations with Italy, Jeddah exhibit

To celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia the Italian Culture and Recreation Club in Jeddah mounted “Quo Vides, Totum”, an exhibition of the work of photographer Teresa Emanuela inspired by the thoughts of the philosopher Seneca. The artist will also offer photography workshops and guided tours to local schools. Read […]

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13 March 2013
BRATISLAVA – Italian baroque masters

Bratislava was the setting for a concert by the ancient music ensemble “Musica aeterna” of the Italian Baroque masters of Venice and Rome: Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Legrenzi and Domenico Scarlatti. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy of Bratislava in observance of the 300th anniversary of the […]

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13 March 2013
MOSCA – arriva il ritratto di Andrea Doria del Bronzino (in translation)

Riprendendo la tradizione avviata nel 2011, durante l’Anno della cultura e della lingua italiana in Russia, all’Ambasciata a Mosca riapre il ciclo dell’esposizione delle opere di grandi maestri dell’arte italiana. La prima opera ad essere esposta quest’anno, dal 18 al 24 marzo, sarà il “Ritratto di Andrea Doria in veste di Nettuno” (1545 – 1546) […]

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13 March 2013
MAPUTO – Italian film festival

Director Francesco Bruni’s “Scialla” will open the 5th annual Italian Film Festival in Maputo on 15 March. Following the success of past editions of the festival, the Italian Ambassador to Maputo reports, Italian cinema has returned to the theatres of Mozambique’s capital city. The festival runs through 22 March. Read more, in Italian.

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11 March 2013
SCHOOLS ABROAD – Award for italian learning institutions

The Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce announced the 7th annual “Schools, Creativity and Innovation” award, open to all the students of Italian upper secondary schools in Italy and abroad. Its aim is to encourage educational streams oriented toward building student awareness of issues concerning creativity, innovation, design and the protection of intellectual property. The […]

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11 March 2013
USA – An italian dinner, Bottura flies to New York

Within the context of the events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, prize-winning chef Massimo Bottura of Modena’s dell’Osteria Francescana planned and executed a menu entitled “Come to Italy with us” at the International Culinary Center in the Big Apple. Read more, in Italian.

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8 March 2013
GENEVA – Snapshots of the work of italian ngos

The international work done by Italy’s 4 most important non-governmental organisations (NGOs) told in snapshots. The exhibition on “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights”, organised by Italy’s Permanent Representation to Geneva and hosted in the United Nations building, features photographs from the humanitarian campaigns conducted by Caritas, Emergency, Save the Children […]

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8 March 2013
GINEVRA – Attivita’ ONG ITALIANE raccontata per scatti (in translation)

L’attività internazionale delle quattro più importanti organizzazioni non governative italiane raccontata per immagini: é la mostra “Italy’s Civil Society & Institutions: A Partnership For Human Rights” inaugurata dalla Rappresentanza Permanente d’Italia a Ginevra presso lo storico Palazzo delle Nazioni, nel quale hanno trovato spazio gli scatti che seguono le campagne umanitarie portate avanti da Caritas, […]

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8 March 2013
RIJEKA – Three photographers for three cities

Three Italian photographers for a travelling exhibition in three towns: Rijeka, Vodnjan and Novigrad. The 3×3 cultural initiative, which opened today at the State Archive in Rijeka, features works by Daniel Maccagnan Ferri, Rino Gropuzzo and Egon Hreljanoviæ. The exhibition was organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Rijeka. Read more, in Italian.

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7 March 2013
THE NETHERLANDS – A weekend of Italian culture

A weekend of Italian culture in the Netherlands at the initiative of the Italian embassy. The Italian Ambassador, Francesco Azzarello, and Sandra den Hamer, the Director of the EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam, organised a screening of Luchino Visconti’s “Il Gattopardo” on 8 March. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the film based on […]

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7 March 2013
MEXICO – An exhibition from the Farnesina collection, with the focus on Rome

An exhibition entitled “In Rome. Works from the Farnesina Collection”, featuring a selection of contemporary art by masters such as Giorgio de Chirico, Renato Guttuso, Mario Schifano, Pistoletto and Sironi, has opened in Mexico City. The 21 works were produced by artists who lived and worked in the “Eternal City’, or who drew inspiration from […]

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