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Diplomatic Network
28 October 2021
The Georgian Post Office issues a stamp honoring Dante

A stamp with the effigy of Dante Alighieri was designed by the famous Georgian painter, Sergo Kobuladze, in honor of the Week of the Italian Language in the World and the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of the death of the Great Italian Poet, and presented in Tbilisi. Issued by the Georgian Post Office, the […]

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Diplomatic Network
28 October 2021
Vancouver: Italian Language week dedicated to “Dante, the Italian”

The Italian Consulate General in Vancouver dedicated this year’s “Week of the Italian language in the world” to “Dante the Italian”, beginning on 19 October with “Reader’s Day”, a virtual event at UBC (the University of British Columbia) organised by the reader Elena Zampieri that was attended by tutors and students of the Italian language […]

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Diplomatic Network
27 October 2021
In Teheran with Dante700 and Sciascia100

Today was the final day of Iran’s celebration of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Sciascia. Prizes were awarded to a group of young women, students at the universities of Teheran and Azad, winners […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 October 2021
Tanzania, translations of the Divine Comedy in the local press

Over three million people in Tanzania were reached by a press campaign on Dante Alighieri, the Father of the Italian Language, organized by the Italian Embassy at Dar es Salaam. The initiative appeared mainly in the local newspapers, in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Tanzania, as part of the events celebrating the Week of […]

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Diplomatic Network
25 October 2021
Doha: an exhibition of Italian jewellery

The exhibition “Diva! Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery”, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is on view at the ART29 gallery of the W Hotel in Doha on the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Qatar. This splendid collection of about 200 pieces – curated by Alba Cappellieri, professor at the […]

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Diplomatic Network
25 October 2021
Ottawa: “Dante Confidential” documentary

On the occasion of the 21st edition of the “Week of the Italian Language in the World”, the Italian Embassy in Ottawa has uploaded the documentary “Dante Confidential” on its YouTube channel, with English subtitles. In the documentary the conductor Pierfrancesco Diliberto, a/k/a Pif, guides the viewer on a journey like a present-day Virgil, beginning […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 October 2021
Mexico: opening of the 4th. edition of “M’illumino d’immenso”

The Awards Ceremony of the 4th edition of “M’illumino d’immenso. Premio Internazionale di Traduzione di Poesia dall’italiano allo spagnolo” [“M’illumino d’immenso: International Prize for the Translation of Poetry from Italian to Spanish] will be taking place today at the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City and will be preceded by a conversation between the poets Fabio […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 October 2021
Hanoi, new Vietnamese-language edition of “L’Inferno”

As part of the initiatives promoted by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi for the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, the new Vietnamese language edition of “L’Inferno” will be presented on Saturday 23 October, in the presence of Casa Italia and online, in the translation of Nguyen Van Hoan, illustrious historian of […]

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Diplomatic Network
21 October 2021
Dante in the schools, multimedia collection in Berlin and Bremen

A collection of multimedia projects on Dante Alighieri and his works has been produced by the schools of Berlin and Bremen: these projects, sent to the Education Department of the Italian Embassy in Berlin will be showcased in the celebrations of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World. This initiative highlights the […]

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Diplomatic Network
21 October 2021
Book Art exhibition in Seoul inspired by Dante

An exhibition of artists’ books inspired by Dante, “Dante e la Divina Commedia (Dante and the Divine Comedy)”, has been organised in Seoul on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World. The exhibition, an initiative of Sojeon Gallery and realised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul, will […]

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