Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

22 May 2025

Buenos Aires, Erri De Luca at the Book Fair

The Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires presented the writer Erri De Luca as a special guest of the “Giorno d’Italia” at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair, one of Latin America’s most important cultural events. The event, titled “The Experimental Age”—named after his latest book—was held in the Victoria Ocampo Hall and attracted […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 May 2025

Athens, Exhibition “Byzantium – Ravenna. Icons of Italian Fashion”

The Italian Ambassador to Athens, Paolo Cuculi, inaugurated the first edition of the Italian Fashion Days in the World, an initiative launched by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani in coordination with Italy’s leading national fashion associations. The event opened with the exhibition “Byzantium – Ravenna. Icons of Italian Fashion” in […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 May 2025

Vienna, the Vespa: Ambassador of Made in Italy

Just days before Italy’s Republic Day celebrations on 2 June, Faber GmbH — general importer for the Piaggio Group in Austria — presented the Italian Embassy in Vienna with a customised Vespa. The model is decorated with the Italian tricolour, the emblem of the Italian Republic, and the Embassy’s logo. The handover ceremony took place […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

21 May 2025

Neapolitan culture in New York with the “Premio Caputo” exhibition

Following its successful debut in Naples, the “Premio Caputo” exhibition embarks on its first international leg: the artworks will be on display at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York from 17 to 30 June 2025. Launched in 2024 to celebrate the centenary of Mulino Caputo, the Premio Caputo is a corporate patronage initiative designed […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 May 2025

London, Greenitaly Event

On 20 May 2025, the Italian Embassy in London hosted the event “The Changing Landscape of Horticulture”, in collaboration with ITA Agency and Greenitaly – Fiere di Parma. The conference, attended by representatives of the horticultural sector from both Italy and the UK, highlighted new trends in the sector and presented the Greenitaly Fair (Parma […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 May 2025

London, exhibition of Maestro Claudio Parmiggiani

As part of the initiatives marking the celebrations for the 79th Italian Republic Day, the Consulate General of Italy in London is organising – in collaboration with the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, the artist’s archive, and Tornabuoni Art Gallery – the first institutional exhibition in the United Kingdom entirely dedicated to Maestro Claudio […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 May 2025

Turin, the Italian Foreign Ministry at the Book Fair

The 37th edition of the Turin International Book Fair concluded on 19 May, marking the third consecutive year of participation by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The rich programme of events under the banner #FarnesinaalSalone, held within the MAECI Pavilion and visited by thousands over the course of the fair, showcased […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 May 2025

“Identity beyond borders” celebrates the Farnesina Collection

To mark the 25th anniversary of its Contemporary Art Collection – which brings together significant works of Italian art from the 1950s to the present – the Italian Foreign Ministry is launching a major touring exhibition across Europe. The exhibition project, Identity beyond borders, curated by Benedetta Carpi De Resmini, explores the relationship between humans […]

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Press Releases

18 May 2025

Agreement between the Foreign Ministry and the University of Rome “Foro Italico”. Scholarships granted to students from sub-Saharan Africa

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, today signs an agreement at the Farnesina between the Foreign Ministry and the University of Rome “Foro Italico” to launch the program “L’Italia corre verso il futuro” (Italy runs towards the future), aimed at providing scholarships in the sports sector to young people from 10 countries […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 May 2025

New York, “Italy and The New Yorker through a century”

To mark the centenary of the iconic magazine The New Yorker, the Consulate General of Italy in New York inaugurated, on 12 May and in the presence of Editor David Remnick, an exhibition showcasing some of the most emblematic “Italian” covers from the past hundred years. The exhibition – “Italy and The New Yorker through […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

16 May 2025

OltreConfine – Italian jazz worldwide: ranking list

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and MIdJ – the Association of Italian Jazz Musicians – announce the groups selected by the evaluation committee for the project “OltreConfine – Italian jazz worldwide”. The project aims to promote and enhance contemporary Italian jazz music on the international stage. Open to all musicians aged […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

14 May 2025

Santiago de Chile, Italian Design Day 2025

The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago celebrated the Italian Design Day 2025 in two stages, with events centred around the presence of ADI Ambassador, architect Raffaella Mangiarotti, and the exhibition of 87 posters dedicated to designers entitled “Photographs of a Career. A tribute from Italian photography to the masters of the Compasso d’Oro”, curated by […]

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