Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

11 November 2025

Treaty of Osimo, a book to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary

The fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Osimo was commemorated by the Foreign Ministry  with the presentation of a book edited by the Scientific Committee for the Publication of Italian Diplomatic Documents and published by the Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato on the Foreign Policy and History Portal, Farnesina: Politica estera e storia (Foreign Ministry: Foreign […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 November 2025

São Paulo, “First Love” on Stage

The Week of the Contemporary Italian Scene (SCENA) returned to São Paulo. Conceived and curated by Rachel Brumana, it has been committed since its first edition in 2019 to bringing to Brazil leading artists and performances from the Italian contemporary scene, representing the country’s most recent artistic production and engaging with the local scene. Two […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 November 2025

Prague, Music by Luigi Nono and Nicola Sani on Stage

The international ensemble ‘Klang Systematiek’ performed some particularly significant pieces from contemporary Italian music at the X10 Theatre in Prague: three pieces from the complete cycle “AchaB” for clarinet and electronics on 8 digital channels by Nicola Sani and “Io, Frammento dal Prometeo” (1981) by Luigi Nono. Conducted by Marco Angius, the performances featured Maria […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

10 November 2025

New Delhi, “Italy is Fashion” exhibition

The three “Italian Fashion Days in the World” (GMIM) have just concluded in India. This initiative, celebrating excellence and creativity, was launched last January by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the leading fashion industry associations (Confartigianato, Cna, Confindustria Moda, Confindustria Moda Denim, Anfao, Confindustria Accessori Moda, and CNMI), as part of its […]

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Press Releases

8 November 2025

Minister Tajani Congratulates New UNESCO Director-General El-Enany

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, sent a letter to Professor Khaled Ahmed El-Enany Ali Ezz, expressing his sincere congratulations on his appointment as the new Director-General of UNESCO. In his message, the Minister emphasized that the high number of votes El-Enany received testifies to the international community’s trust in his ability to successfully […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

7 November 2025

Historical Diplomatic Archives: publication of the first section of the inventory of the Directorate General for Cultural Relations

The inventory of the first 90 files of Office I of the Directorate General for Cultural Relations (DGRC), compiled by Dr Isabella Proia, an officer in the cultural promotion sector, is now available on the website of the Historical and Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). The documentation covers […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

7 November 2025

Iperluce Italiana by Getulio Alviani in Tokyo

The exhibition “Iperluce Italiana. The Reflective Genius of Getulio Alviani” has recently closed in Tokyo, paying tribute to one of the leading figures of twentieth-century programmed and kinetic art. The show featured a selection of around fifty works – from the celebrated “Vibratile Surfaces” and “Specular Interrelations” to Alviani’s geometric and chromatic experiments from the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

7 November 2025

In Belgrade, a training programme on accessibility for 30 museum curators promoted by the Italian Embassy and the MAXXI Foundation

From 27 to 30 October, the programme “Museum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice” took place in Belgrade – an exchange and training initiative for museum professionals promoted by the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Trade Agency and organised by the MAXXI Foundation – National Museum […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 November 2025

October issue of the SFIM Newsletter now online

Each month, the SFIM newsletter provides in-depth updates on developments in Italian education abroad, covering key initiatives, educational projects, and cultural activities within the Italian Education System in the World. SFIM encompasses Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, and lectureships at foreign universities. This month’s edition features, among other news, the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 November 2025

SLIM 2025: Italian across the network

As part of the 2025 edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the network of state-recognized Italian schools abroad has launched a significant initiative that brought together 24 schools from across the globe. Thanks to the coordination of Mina Nazih, Head of the Don Bosco Institute in Alexandria, Egypt, the schools […]

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Events

5 November 2025

Presentation of the volume “Sixteen Guides to understanding Judaism. The joint work of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) and the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI): an Italian best practice”

On 5 November, Palazzo Borromeo hosted the presentation of the volume “Sixteen Guides to understanding Judaism. The joint work of CEI and UCEI: an Italian best practice”, organised by the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See in cooperation with the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) and the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI). Following the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 November 2025

Algiers, Italian Participation at the International Book Fair

The twenty-eighth edition of the Algiers International Book Fair (SILA) is currently taking place at the Palais des Expositions des Pins Maritimes in Algiers. Once again this year, Italy is represented by a high-quality and diverse delegation, coordinated by the Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers, in collaboration with the local Embassy, the Italian Trade Agency […]

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