Diplomazia Culturale

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24 November 2023

Nairobi, “I Want You to Know” photo exhibition

The relationship between female leadership and climate change is the theme of the group exhibition “I Want You to Know”, opening today in Nairobi as part of the “Activate Nairobi” campaign against gender-based violence. The exhibition, promoted in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, will be open until 3 December. The exhibition presents fascinating images captured in […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 November 2023

Storia della Cucina Italiana a fumetti in Vietnamese

The 2023 Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, held in Ho Chi Minh City, saw the presentation of the book Storia della Cucina Italiana a fumetti (History of Italian Cuisine in comic form), produced by the Academy of Italian Cuisine and proposed for the first time in Vietnamese with a translation by the […]

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Press Releases

23 November 2023

The first Italian Cultural Institute of Central Asia opens in Almaty

The first Italian Cultural Institute in Central Asia will be inaugurated in Almaty (Kazakhstan) on 30 November. The inauguration falls a little less than three months after the visit to Kazakhstan by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, during which the new premises of the Italian Embassy […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 November 2023

Italian cuisine and design protagonists in Jeddah

The Italian Consulate General in Jeddah celebrated the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World organising a series of events attended by many of the city’s luxury restaurants, hotels and food megastores, where typical Italian menus were offered, attracting the interest of a large audience. The event was kicked off with a gala dinner at the prestigious Park Hyatt Hotel, preceded […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 November 2023

Italian fashion in Shanghai: Beauty Changes

The Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai and the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai present the exhibition “Beauty Changes: 100 Years of Italian Fashion and Costume”, which recounts the evolution of Italian fashion from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. The exhibition, displayed at the Bund 33 exhibition space until 29 February […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 November 2023

“Under the stars of Giotto” in New York

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York has organised “Under the stars of Giotto”, a virtual immersive experience, in one of the Italian painter’s masterpieces, the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. Set up on the Institute’s premises, the exhibition, which opened on 14 November 2023 and will run until 31 January 2024, features special Italy-made technology […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 November 2023

Ambassador Zappia visits the INNOVIT hub in San Francisco

As part of her mission to San Francisco, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, together with Consul General Sergio Strozzi visited the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub INNOVIT, opened at the end of 2021 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as an outpost of Italian innovation in Silicon Valley. “Over 100 startups […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 November 2023

Week of Italian Cuisine in the World in Ghana

Italy’s Ambassador to Ghana Daniela d’Orlandi and the Director of the ICE Office in Accra Alessandro Gerbino celebrated the eighth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World with the event “Italian Taste“, organized at the Ambassador’s Residence in order to promote the Italian excellence of wine production and its culinary heritage. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 November 2023

The flavours and traditions of Italian cuisine in Uruguay

As part of the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, the book La cucina italiana in Uruguay – un’eredità di sapori e tradizioni (Italian cuisine in Uruguay – a legacy of flavours and traditions) was presented yesterday at the Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo. The work, promoted and realised by the Italian Embassy […]

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Events

17 November 2023

Space Food Experience: space cuisine for the Italian National Space Day 2023

Dishes inspired by Italian food and wine culture and eaten in orbit by ESA astronauts arrive in Italian Embassies and Consulates abroad. The Space Food Experience, a gastronomic format promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the occasion of the Italian National Space Day 2023, is kicking off. It is […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 November 2023

Kazakhstan, Tourism and Design for Italian Cuisine

Tourism and design are the themes around which the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World was organised in Kazakhstan by the Italian Embassy in Astana, which, in collaboration with GoodProject (a platform of ten of the country’s top-rated restaurants) and star chef Chiara Pavan, developed a programme of various convivial and promotional events. […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 November 2023

Schinasi’s Neofuturism on show in Amsterdam and The Hague

The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam, in partnership with the Italian Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, presents a double retrospective exhibition devoted to the artist Daniel Schinasi, founder of the Neofuturist movement. The retrospective, edited by the artist’s daughter, Sarah Schinasi, allows visitors to explore the painter’s artistic world and discover his contribution to the contemporary […]

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