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21 October 2022

Vienna hosts “Italian Food is Passion”

For the celebrations of the first anniversary of the nation branding campaign “Italy is simply extraordinary: beIT” launched by the Farnesina, the event “Italian Food is Passion” was held at the Italian Embassy in Vienna, in the historic setting of Metternich Palace. “Italy – Ambassador Stefano Beltrame said, opening the event – is an extraordinary […]

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21 October 2022

Brazil, exhibition on Triennale di Milano posters

On 21 October, at 6:00 pm, at the Palacete das Artes in Salvador de Bahia, Italy’s Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Livia Raponi, will inaugurate the show “Triennale di Milano. History through posters”. Salvador was chosen as the first city in Brazil to […]

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20 October 2022

Ukraine: cultural diplomacy, a vehicle for peace and solidarity

“Despite the terrible conflict, Italy has maintained its cultural outpost in Ukraine, a nation that believes all expressions of art to be essential, not just as a “spiritual form” of recreation and entertainment, but also as a channel to protect its European identity” said Italian Ambassador in Kiev, Pier Francesco Zazo as he talked about the programme of art, […]

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20 October 2022

Frankfurt Book Fair: Ambassador Varricchio opens the Italy Pavilion

The Italian Ambassador in Berlin, Armando Varricchio, opened the Italy Pavilion at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. This year, the Italian publishing sector is present at the Pavilion, set up at the Fair by the ICE-Foreign Trade Agency in partnership with the Associazione Italiana Editori, with 147 representatives including publishing companies and institutional entities. “It is an […]

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19 October 2022

Madrid – “The other Renaissance” exhibition

The Ambassador of Italy to Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, attended the opening of the exhibition entitled “The other Renaissance. Spanish artists in Naples in the early Cinquecento” staged at Madrid’s Museo Nacional del Prado. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte. Its aim is to illustrate the special way in which some the most […]

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18 October 2022

“Agile fragile”, Rosy Rox’s exhibition in Copenhagen

On the occasion of the 18th Contemporary Art Day, the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen is hosting an exhibition by the Italian artist Rosy Rox, entitled “Agile fragile” and open to visitors until 4 November 2022. The exhibition includes photographs, videos and sculptures of projects carried out by the artist (Naples, 1976) over the past ten years. It unfolds along a diachronic path […]

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18 October 2022

​Croatia – numerous events to mark Italian Language Week

To mark the 22nd Week of the Italian Language in the World, a full programme of events organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Italy in Zagreb is taking place. Lectures, theatre shows, readings, exhibitions and screenings have been organised throughout Croatia. The organisers are the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb, the Consulate General in Fiume, the Italian departments of Croatia’s […]

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18 October 2022

Palazzo Borromeo hosted the event: “USQUE AD SIDERA!”

Palazzo Borromeo, the seat of the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See, was the venue that hosted the event titled “USQUE AD SIDERA! Space Diplomacy in the Geopolitical Scenario”, co-organised with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. Present at the event were Ambassador Francesco Di Nitto, the Rector of the Catholic University, Franco Anelli, and the Director of the Office […]

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18 October 2022

Skopje: the “Ecosystems” art exhibition to mark Contemporary Art Day​

On the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Skopje and of the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, an exhibition titled “Contemporary Ecosystems: a research study between art and ecology in North Macedonia” opened in the Macedonian capital. The exhibition was opened by the Italian Ambassador, Andrea Silvestri, at the attendance of the President of […]

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17 October 2022

Tripoli – First edition of the “Marcus Aurelius Arch” Award

The Italian Embassy in Libya organised the first edition of the “Marcus Aurelius Arch” Award addressed to representatives of Institutions, the media, culture, and archaeology who especially contributed to foster cooperation relations between Italy and Libya. The event, organised in association with the Libyan Department of Antiquities and the Municipality of Tripoli with the sponsorship of the Presidential Council, was held in the old city […]

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14 October 2022

“Contemporary Art Day” in the United States

“This year’s ‘Contemporary Art Day’ offers the unique opportunity to address, in a different way, complex and increasingly topical issues such as sustainability and climate change”, Italy’s Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, said. “Italy’s commitment in addressing these challenges while promoting more environment-friendly practices is to be seen in all activity sectors,” the […]

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14 October 2022

China: Embassy, Consulates and Cultural Institutes organise “Contemporary Art Day” events

On the occasion of the “Giornata del Contemporaneo” (“Contemporary Art Day”), a major event that promotes contemporary art – curated by the Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums and set up with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – the Italian Embassy, the Consulates General […]

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