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Press Releases
19 February 2013
SPACE: A PRIORITY FOR Italian FOREIGN POLICY, SAYS VALENSISE

For the Italian Foreign Ministry “supporting the entire system that fosters the development of space initiatives is a key priority”, in view of the sector’s “essential role in an increasingly global economy and its impact on international relations in the sector”. The points were underscored by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

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19 February 2013
BELGRADE – Audience Enchantment From Verdi At The National Theatre

The concert organised by the National Theatre in Belgrade to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi met with an enthusiastic and emotional response from the audience. The event, organised by the Italian Embassy in Belgrade and the Italian Cultural Institute with support from the Italian-Serbian Business Council, was attended by the […]

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19 February 2013
PERU’ – The secrets of the nazca culture at the Garcilaso Inca Cultural Centre

“The Cahuachi Pyramids: a taster of the research conducted in the Nazca ceremonial centre”. This is the title of a lecture by the Italian archaeologist and architect Giuseppe Orefici, held on Tuesday 19 February at the Garcilaso Inca Cultural Centre. The lecture was organised by the Garcilaso Inca Cultural Centre and promoted by the Italian […]

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19 February 2013
PAKISTAN – Italy Co-Sponsors The Karachi Literature Festival

Italy has made its debut as a sponsor of the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), a major event in Pakistan’s arts scene. The event was followed by over 20,000 people and featured over 200 speakers from 40 countries. The KLF, which in addition to Italy was co-sponsored by France, Germany and Russia, hosted authors from 12 […]

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18 February 2013
MELBOURNE – Italian luxury in the era of Machiavelli

“The power of luxury. Art and Culture at the Italian Courts in Machiavelli’s Lifetime” is an international symposium organised by a large group of promoters – The Embassy of Italy in Canberra, Australian Institute of Art History of the University of Melbourne, the Foundation for the Italian Institute of Human Sciences and the Poldi Pezzoli […]

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18 February 2013
REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Photo exhibition on explorer savorgnan brazza)

A photographic exhibition will be held in Brazzavile, Republic of Congo, dedicated to Italo-French explorer Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza, who lived in the second half of the 19th century and for whom the capital city is named. The exhibition of 40 photos, taken by the explorer’s brother Giacomo, is entitled “The Savorgnan Saga, a journey […]

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18 February 2013
FAI – 5 CONTINENTS VOTE ON “BEST-LOVED SPOTS”

One million people, not only in Italy but in the rest of the world as well, voted on “best-loved spots” in Italy either at risk or in need of protection. The response to the 6th edition of this annual survey – promoted by the Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) in collaboration with Intesa San Paolo – […]

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15 February 2013
Turkey – “Italian Horizons”: 50+ events – music, art and economy

Italy goes on display in Turkey with the third edition of “Italian Horizons”, a series of events across Turkey throughout 2013, presented by Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Scarante with a view to stimulating the already extraordinary development of relations between the two countries in the areas of policy, economy and culture, by actively involving the broad […]

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15 February 2013
ITALY-ALBANIA – BOOK ON THE HADRIANOPOLIS EXCAVATIONS

A summary of the five-year archaeological excavation at the ancient Roman city of Hadrianopolis in Albania will be presented on 16 March next during the launch of the book ““Hadrianopolis II” at the library of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. The book was edited by Roberto Perna and Dhimiter Condi who directed the field […]

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15 February 2013
ADDIS ABABA – SCHOOL FOR WOMEN’s RIGHTS

A “flashmob” in the courtyard of the Istituto Galileo Galilei in Addis Ababa to promote all too often violated women’s rights. The event was organized in the Ethiopian capital within the context of the “One Billion Rising” project, a day of worldwide mobilisation against violence to women. Over 200 students interrupted their lessons and danced […]

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14 February 2013
Inaugurazione anno accademico – Terzi: riportare la cultura al centro del dibattito politico

Riportare il tema della cultura al centro del dibattito elettorale: è l’appello che il ministro Giulio Terzi ha fatto dall’Università di Bergamo, per l’inaugurazione dell’anno accademico. La dimensione culturale, ha rilevato Terzi, è importante “per i giovani e per un’Italia che tutti vorremmo rafforzata e trasformata nei riferimenti fondamentali della nostra coscienza individuale e collettiva”, […]

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