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16 September 2025

Rosario, screening dedicated to Carlo Di Palma

On Friday, 19 September, during a new edition of the Fare Cinema Festival, the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario, in collaboration with El Cairo Cine Público, ACEK, Rai Cinema, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, and the Lazio Region, will present the documentary film Acqua e zucchero: i colori della vita (Water and […]

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16 September 2025

Guatemala, “Obiettivo Italia” for the 25th anniversary of the Italian Cultural Institute

The photography exhibition “Obiettivo Italia” opened on 10 September at the Italian Cultural Institute in Guatemala City, and will run until 2 October. The exhibition aims to document the traces of the deep-rooted and diverse Italian presence in Guatemala, reflecting on the deep bond between the two countries on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the […]

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15 September 2025

São Paulo, Italian Comics at the Bienniale

The eighth Curitiba Comics Bienniale, the largest comics event in southern Brazil, took place from 4 to 7 September. It featured over fifty conferences, ten workshops, eight exhibitions, and a four-day fair showcasing and enhancing the work of 250 artists. This edition was characterized by decentralized activities: in addition to various activities in public schools, […]

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15 September 2025

Morocco, Antiquity Prize awarded to research on the Neolithic period

The research, published in the journal Antiquity in 2024, uncovered the earliest and largest agricultural complex yet found in Africa beyond the Nile, indicating North Africa played a key role in Mediterranean prehistory. The annual Antiquity prize was founded in 1994 to recognise the best article published each year in Antiquity. This year’s winning article […]

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11 September 2025

Copenhagen, Paolo Simonazzi exhibits “Mondo Piccolo”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Copenhagen, hosted the exhibition “Mondo Piccolo” by photographer Paolo Simonazzi, curated by Andrea Tinterri. The exhibition stems from the eponymous project launched by the photographer from Emilia in 2006 — a journey to rediscover the lands beloved by writer Giovannino Guareschi. […]

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11 September 2025

Milwaukee, a new stop for the “Luigi Cherubini” Youth Orchestra

The concert of the “Luigi Cherubini” Youth Orchestra took place at the Weasler Auditorium of Marquette University in Milwaukee, as part of its North American tour, which includes stops in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Organised in collaboration with the Fondazione Ravenna Manifestazioni, the tour is part of the “Per chi crea” programme, supported by the […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 September 2025

Washington, Ambassador Peronaci inaugurates exhibition on Fortunato Depero

Last night, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Marco Peronaci, inaugurated the exhibition “Depero. Graphics: Between Italy and the United States”, dedicated to the Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero, which will be hosted at the Embassy of Italy in Washington through January 30, 2026.  Conceived by Maurizio Scudiero, curator of the Depero Archive, the […]

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10 September 2025

Mexico City, exhibition “Good news. Women changing architecture”

The exhibition “Good news. Women changing architecture” is currently on display at the Faculty of Architecture of UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The project is promoted by the MAXXI – National Museum of 21st century Arts in Rome, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and UNAM. The exhibition […]

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10 September 2025

Paris, a new chapter for “The culture of restoration”

In August, the Botticino School of Restoration launched a new restoration site at the Maison de l’Italie, the university residence located within the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. The project was carried out by recently graduated restorer Marta Zubani, accompanied by her professors Dario Guerini and Marco Cagna. The intervention focused on the sculptural element […]

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8 September 2025

Helsinki, a concert to celebrate “Naples 2500”

On 29 August, at the Balder Hall in Helsinki, the choir of students from the Giuseppe Martucci Conservatory in Salerno, conducted by Maestro Alessandro Tino, presented the programme “NAPLES 2500 – A Polyphonic Adventure: from Domenico Scarlatti to Pino Daniele”, a musical journey through the great Neapolitan polyphonic tradition to contemporary Neapolitan songwriting. Promoted by […]

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2 September 2025

Montreal, “La forma dell’aria” by Luca Spano

The Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal has inaugurated the photographic exhibition “La forma dell’aria” (The Shape of Air) by Luca Spano, a project that won the 2024 call for proposals for the Promotion of Italian Photography Abroad, promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture. Curated by Giangavino Pazzola, the exhibition presents two series of unpublished works that combine art […]

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2 September 2025

Sofia, Vittorio Grigolo and Sonya Yoncheva in concert

Thanks to the collaboration between the Embassy of Italy in Bulgaria, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia and the production company SY 11 Events, the famous tenor Vittorio Grigolo performed on 28 August as part of the “Gala in Sofia” 2025, which was organised with the support of the Municipality of Sofia. The musical accompaniment […]

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