Diplomazia Culturale

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9 May 2012

NETHERLANDS – Umberto Eco receives the “Treaties of Nijmegen” medal for his contribution to thinking and debate on Europe

The Dutch town of Nijmegen has paid homage to Umberto Eco by awarding him an important international honour, the “Treaty of Nijmegen” medal, for his contribution to the thinking and debate on the past and future of Europe. The ceremony took place on 7 May 2012 in St. Stevenskerk, in the presence of the Minister […]

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7 May 2012

Early 20th-century Korea as seen by Consul Rossetti – an exhibition at the Museum of History

Korea as seen through the keen eyes of Consul Carlo Rossetti in the early years of the 20th century is the theme of an exhibition that opened on 26 April 2012 in Seoul’s Museum of History. The event, which was organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in the Korean capital, will […]

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7 May 2012

Los Angeles: An Italian Month of Science

From 8 May to 7 June the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will be hosting “150 years of Italian Genius”, a travelling exhibition curated by the Rosselli Foundation. The exhibition showcases the most important scientific discoveries from the year of Italy’s unification up to our own day and highlights their contribution to the quality […]

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4 May 2012

BUENOS AIRES – “In the Blood: dreams of water and landfall”: music to remember the stories of Italian emigrants to Argentina

The harsh reality of Italian post-war emigration was the background to the performance by Virginia Innocenti, an actress and signer of Italian origin, entitled “In the Blood: dreams of water and landfall”. The event took place on 14, 21 and 28 April 2012 at the Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires, with the patronage […]

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4 May 2012

Momento Italia Brasile: a food and drink festival dedicated to Italy

Italian food and drink featured large in the Brasil Sabor Food and Drink Festival 2012, which opened yesterday at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. The Festival will see events celebrating Italy’s culinary traditions and products that will run for a month in over 200 towns and cities in Brazil’s 27 states. It is an integral […]

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3 May 2012

PRAGA: I profughi della valle di Ledro in Boemia, mostra fotografica (in translation)

Il legame fra la comunità trentina di Ledro e i paesi della Boemia dai tempi della prima guerra mondiale è il tema di una mostra fotografica in programma all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Praga fino all’11 maggio. L’esposizione racconta la drammatica evacuazione senza preavviso dei paesi ledrensi in seguito alla dichiarazione di guerra dell’Italia all’Austria-Ungheria […]

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3 May 2012

Pechino: Alberto Veronesi nominato Direttore Teatro Tanjin, soddisfazione Amb. Iannucci (in translation)

L’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Pechino Attilio Massimo Iannucci esprime soddisfazione per la nomina del direttore d’orchestra Alberto Veronesi a direttore artistico e musicale del nuovo Grand Theatre di Tianjin. Veronesi infatti è il primo primo occidentale ad essere chiamato a ricoprire questo incarico in Cina. Importante riconoscimento movimento artistico musicale italiano “Si tratta – ha dichiarato […]

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3 May 2012

Berlin: Audio-visual performance hosted by the Italian Embassy for the Biennale

The Italian Embassy in Berlin is taking part in the Contemporary Art Biennale that opened in the German capital on 27 April 2012 by promoting an audio-visual performance by young Italian artists. Read more, in Italian.

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3 May 2012

Italy-Romania: A close and lasting relationship, says Ambassador Cospito

Italy and Romania are linked by a historic cultural bond, as well as by very strong economic relations. This bond was explained by the Italian Ambassador to Bucharest, Mario Cospito, in an interview for “Pasaport Diplomatic”, a programme broadcast on Romania’s DIGI24 satellite TV channel. The programme showcases the work of the diplomatic community in […]

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3 May 2012

WASHINGTON: Ceremony for return of artefacts to Italian state

The Italian Embassy acted as host to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, on 29 April 2012. The event was the ceremony for the repatriation to Italy of a number of significant artefacts confiscated in the United States at the request of the Italian authorities. New Italy-United States agreement The ceremony, which followed negotiations […]

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3 May 2012

SEOUL: Successo per la Tosca allestita da Paolo Panizza (in translation)

Dal 27 al 29 aprile il pubblico coreano ha applaudito una straordinaria produzione di “Tosca” di Giacomo Puccini per la regia di Paolo Panizza, organizzata in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Seoul. Tutto esaurito per le cinque rappresentazioni Ad affollare il Seoul Arts Center, il modernissimo tempio della lirica della capitale coreana, ci […]

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27 April 2012

Geneva – exhibit on italian UNESCO sites at the UN

The Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva has organised a photo exhibit on 47 Italian UNESCO sites. The show will run through 9 May at the “Salle des Pas Perdus” in the historic UN building, and was opened by Director General of the UN in Geneva Tokayev and Ambassador of Italy Laura Mirachian. […]

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