Diplomazia Culturale

Dakar: Del Re inaugurates the Italian Cultural Institute

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re inaugurated in Dakar the headquarters of the Italian Cultural Institute, which reopens in the Senegalese capital after 25 years. “We want to strengthen the already close link with Senegal and, in general, with an extraordinary continent” – said Del Re in his speech – “Africa is a land of opportunities […]

Vivo d’arte’ 2020, competition for Italian artists abroad

The second edition of “Vivo d’Arte”, the award competition dedicated to young Italian artists (under 36 years of age) permanently resident abroad, is now underway. The success of the first edition confirmed the initiative as an excellent tool to enhance the creativity and talent of our young compatriots living abroad and to encourage collaborations and […]

New Delhi: Visions in the making, Italy at the India Art Fair

‘Visions in the making’ is the exhibition with which Italy participates this year at the India Art Fair in New Delhi, one of the most important events on modern and contemporary art in South Asia.  The exhibition, curated by Davide Quadrio and Myna Muckerjee, was inaugurated on January 30 by Ambassador Vincenzo de Luca and […]

Tehran: third edition of “Urban Art Unites”

At the opening of the third edition of the artistic project “URBAN ART UNITES” today at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tehran, a work created by the Iranian artist Hoshvar in memory of Kobe Bryant was presented. Author of numerous murales in Tehran, Hoshvar wanted to express the great emotion aroused, also in […]

Lyon: Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition

Full-size backlit reproductions of the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci will be on display until February 29th at the Catholic University of Lyon as part of the  ‘Leonardo Opera Omnia’ exhibition organised and designed by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon. Using digital technologies, the exhibition enables visitors to rediscover the works of the genius […]

Open for you: what’s new in 2020 in the Farnesina Collection

On 31 January the “Open for you” even is back, offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy the contemporary art collection of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation every last Friday each month, also thanks to the collaboration with the volunteers of Touring Club Italiano. In 2020, “Open for you” will feature a new […]

Belgrade: Italian universities on exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade and the Ino Istruzione agency present “Study abroad. In Italy”, a student fair focused on the university educational offer in Italy. The event, hosted at the headquarters of the Institute of Culture, sees the participation of many Italian universities to illustrate to Serbian students the courses of study offered […]

London: in exhibition the precious incunabulum of 1467

The Italian Embassy in London has exhibited one of the oldest and most precious incunabula in Italy: the De Civitate Dei of St. Augustine printed in Subiaco in 1467 from the manuscript of the work, both kept in the Library of the Monastery of St. Scholastica.  The work was exceptionally granted for a six-month loan […]

Bratislava: Sardinian municipalities at ‘Slovakia Tour’ fair

A delegation of Sardinian municipalities, bodies and consortia came to Bratislava to participate in the most important tourism fair in Slovakia, ‘Slovakia Tour’. The Ambassador of Italy in Slovenia, Gabriele Meucci, receiving the delegates, underlined that “the participation of Sardinian bodies and consortia, together with economic operators, in this significant event is an opportunity to […]

Venice at Seoul 2020: tribute to the film director Federico Fellini

This year too, the eighth edition of the “Venice at Seoul” film event, organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Seoul, Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema and the Venice Biennale, which every year brings the best productions of the Italian film industry to the Korean capital, has been a great success. Between 15 and 23 […]

Italy – China 2020: Interview with the Central Director for the Promotion of Italian Language and Culture, Roberto Vellano

Italy – China 2020: Interview with the Italian Ambassador to China, Luca Ferrari