Diplomazia Culturale

Press Releases

22 August 2021

Italian Foreign Ministry – International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief

To mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its commitment, at the international level, to promote freedom of religion or belief, and expresses its strongest condemnation of all types of violence that are based on religious affiliation or creed. In the firmest conviction that societies […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 August 2021

IIC Madrid in collaboration with the festival Concéntrico 07

The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid renews its partnership with Concéntrico 07 | Logroño International Festival of Architecture and Design, scheduled from 2 to 5 September 2021.      The Festival offers a reflection on urban space and on the city of Logroño, capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, inviting you to explore […]

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Events

20 August 2021

JazzLife

‘JazzLife, Life in J major’ is the title of a new web, TV and social media format presented by Umbria Jazz and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote Italian artistic and cultural heritage through the eyes and sounds of the best on the current Italian jazz scene. Four dates in the first […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 August 2021

Le Agane at the Imago Sloveniae Festival

The Le Agane ensemble will be performing at the Imago Sloveniae Festival. Founded under the guidance of the renowned musician Luisa Sello, who is also a teacher at the Trieste Conservatory, Le Agane gives life to sounds that range from the Renaissance to other contemporary pieces including some that were specially written for this original […]

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Events

19 August 2021

‘BooktoScreen’: from book to film (or TV series)

The ‘BooktoScreen. From past to future. Six books, six screens‘ project is the result of the collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turin International Book Fair, in particular thanks to the industry experience of the International Book Forum (IBF), encouraging and promoting a coming together of and mutual understanding between the Italian […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 August 2021

24th International Art & Fashion Festival

The 24th edition of the International Art & Fashion Festival will take place in Dobrota on 28 August at 20:30 at the Huma Kotor Bay Hotel & Villas. During the event, organised by the Fabrika agency in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the Italian Embassy in Podgorica, the performances Zinaide & Le Troiane and La Divina […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 August 2021

The film “La terra dei figli” at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival

Claudio Cupellini’s film “La terra dei figli” will participate in the prestigious Karlovy Vary Festival in the Czech Republic. The festival, which takes place in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, will be held this year from 20 to 28 August 2021 and will present 32 premieres in two competitive sections and an […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 August 2021

Bratislava: the works of Marzia Migliora

The Italian artist Marzia Migliora will be exhibiting her work at the exhibition “Potential Agrarianisms” to be held in Bratislava from 20 August to 30 October. This collective exhibition explores alternatives to the globalised system of industrial agriculture and its “innovative” practices: chemical additives, pesticides, and genetically modified seeds grown with machinery powered by fossil […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 August 2021

DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro at the Edinburgh Festival

The 2021 Edinburgh International Festival will host a performance by mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato, accompanied by the Italian orchestra Il Pomo d’Oro. This event is promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Edinburgh.     The mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato, originally from Kansas, is one of the most important voices on […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 August 2021

Warsaw, meeting with Helena Janeczek

The Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw has organised an event dedicated to the writer Helena Janeczek and her novel “La ragazza con la Leica”, a literary portrait of the photographer Gerdy Taro. On 24 August at 5.30 p.m. it will be possible to hear the writer talk about the novel and its protagonist. Gerdy Taro, […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 August 2021

Goldschmied & Chiari: Magnifica in Washington DC

A series of ‘Untitled Views’, the artists’ signature works experimenting with editing colored smoke flares into artificial landscapes, and then fusing them with mirrored glass in a very particular printing process. ‘Magnifica’ is the title of Goldschmied & Chiari’s first solo show in Washington DC. Organized by the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 August 2021

Berlin: “Pia”, the performance held in the Embassy courtyard

A series of concerts, lectures, and performances are being organised in the courtyard of the Italian Embassy in Berlin. As part of this project, entitled “Live in the Summer”, promoted by the Italian Institute of Culture in Berlin, the contemporary dance company MOTUS will present its show entitled “Pia” on August 19.  “PIA” is a […]

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