Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

12 March 2025

Osaka: “Canaletto and the Splendour of Venice”

The Kyoto Prefecture, The Museum of Kyoto, The Mainichi Newspapers, MBS Mainichi Broadcasting System, and the National Gallery of Scotland, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, present Canaletto and the Splendour of Venice—the most comprehensive exhibition ever held in Japan on the Venetian painter. The exhibition will be open to visitors until […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

11 March 2025

Egypt, award of the Biblioteca Italia to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

In the framework of the stop of the Amerigo Vespucci ship in Alexandria, Egypt (February 12-18 February), a ceremony was held on Saturday 15 February 2025 to award the Biblioteca Italia to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt. The Biblioteca Italia is an important recognition that the Italian Ministry of Culture, in agreement with the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

10 March 2025

Presentation of the book Augusto Rosso. Diplomatico italiano del Novecento

On Monday 17 March at 4 p.m. in the Aldo Moro Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the book Augusto Rosso. Diplomatico italiano del Novecento (Augusto Rosso. Italian Diplomat of the 20th century’), written by journalist Giampaolo Negro, will be presented. The presentation to the public of books on historical-diplomatic subjects […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 March 2025

Launch of “OltreConfine – Italian jazz around the world”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with MIDJ – the Italian Jazz Musicians Association, is promoting “OltreConfine – Italian Jazz Around the World”, an initiative aimed at supporting and enhancing the Italian jazz scene on an international level. Through this call, the project offers partial or full financial support to Italian […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 March 2025

Tirana, “aDigital Perspective”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana presents the first stop of the exhibition “aDigital Perspective”, where ten Italian and Balkan artists redefine the relationship between visual arts and digital culture. The exhibition is open until 31 March 2025 at the GOCAT Gallery in Tirana. “aDigital Perspective”, a project by the Italian Cultural Institutes of Belgrade, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 March 2025

Kenya, Italian music at the Gede Ruins

On 15 February, the Italian Cultural Institute of Nairobi and the Italian Embassy organised an extraordinary cultural event at the Gedi National Monument, recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The concert, titled “Italian Classical Music. Under the Light of Gede Ruins“, was attended by around three hundred spectators and was a great success. […]

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Press Releases

4 March 2025

Ministers Tajani and Bernini in support of international talents and scholarships

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, opened today at the Foreign Ministry, together with the Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, the event “Nurturing International Talents: Scholarships of the Italian System”.  The initiative underlined the centrality of the university sector, as its internationalization is a priority of the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

4 March 2025

Algiers, “The New Poetic Activism”

The Embassy of Italy in Algeria, the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, present the exhibition “The New Poetic Activism – Italian Design in Search of Inevitable Objects”, created by the ADI Design Museum in Milan under the direction of […]

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Press Releases

4 March 2025

Rome. Ministers Tajani and Bernini at the Foreign Ministry to open the event “Nurturing International Talents: the Scholarships of the Italian System”

Today, Foreign Minister Tajani will open, together with the Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, the event “Nurturing International Talents: the Scholarships of the Italian System”, aimed at presenting the action of the Italian Government for the promotion of scholarship programs to the benefit of international citizens and Italians living abroad. The initiative, […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 February 2025

Tashkent, 9th Italian Design Day

The 9th Italian Design Day was successfully held in Tashkent, organised by the Italian Embassy with the support of Italian Trade Agency (ITA), which provided funding, in partnership with the Tashkent Textile University and the Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce. The event welcomed over 300 guests and was broadcast live for an extended period on Uzbekistan’s […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 February 2025

Asunción, Italian Design Day

The 2025 edition of Italian Design Day in Paraguay took place from 24 to 26 February, organised by the Embassy of Italy in Asunción. The photography exhibition Career Photography was hosted at the Miguel Acevedo Hall of the Manzana de la Rivera Cultural Centre in Asunción, featuring a selection of images dedicated to the winners […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 February 2025

February 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. Highlights of this edition include: the announcement of […]

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