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3 January 2017

Albania- On show the masterpieces of the Italian Novecento

More than one hundred masterpieces revealing the artistic culture of the first half of the 20th Century make up the exhibition “Capolavori dell’Arte italiana del Novecento” (“Masterpieces of the Italian Art of the Novecento”). The exhibition will open at the National Gallery of Art in Tirana on 16 January with works from the Modern Art […]

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3 January 2017

“BuscándoME”: an introspective journey across the images of Nerina Toci

The New Year will kick off in the sign of Italian art at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Santiago of Chile. The “BuscándoME” exhibition, a soul-searching photographic journey by young Italian artist Nerina Toci and curated by art historian Katy Ferrante, will open at 8:30 p.m. on 3 January. The exhibition was brought to […]

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2 January 2017

Portugal – Lisbon hosts course on Italian design

Design speaks Italian in Lisbon at the course entitled “L’italiano e la creativita’: il design e i suoi protagonisti” (“Italian and Creativity: Design and its protagonists”). The course, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, will last until 13 February. The ten-day course will trace the history of some of the protagonists – architects, […]

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2 January 2017

Uruguay – Post.Com stages postmodernity

“Post.com”, an experimental exhibition project on postmodernity and postmodern community models hosted at the Espacio Arte Contemporaneo in Montevideo, will be open until 5 March. The project is inspired to the theory of JF Lyotard on postmodernity whereby, after the end of great narrations, it would be better to focus on more modest “local” experiences […]

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2 January 2017

Lebanon – Italy takes part in new edition of Photomed Beirut

‎The Photomed Beirut photographic show makes a comeback with the participation of the Italian Cultural Institute. The fourth edition of the famous show that started at Sanary-sur-Mer will feature the works of two Italian photographers, Sergio Strizzi and Paolo Ventura, and of a French photographer, Alain Fleischer. The show will open on 18 January at […]

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30 December 2016

Belgrade – Italian Cultural Institute to host a contemporary dance performance

The National Dance Foundation, directed by Aja Jung, with the contribution of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Belgrade and in cooperation with the Italian choreographer Paolo Mangiola and the Croatian choreographer Stasa Zurovac, will present a contemporary dance performance featuring the Foundation’s young dancers. The show will be hosted at Mikser House in Belgrade […]

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30 December 2016

Ethiopia – Saint Francis of Assisi and the Franciscans in engravings of the 16th and 17th centuries

The Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa is displayng a series of 16th-17th century engravings from the Franciscan Museum of Rome. The exhibition will open with a lecture by the Director of the Museum, Father Yohannes Teklemariam Bache, on the “Cultural Heritage of the Franciscan Museum of the Historic Institute of the Capuchins (Rome)”. The […]

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29 December 2016

Italian Graphics Design Exhibition in Copenhagen

On 19 January the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen will host an exhibition entitled “Graphics Made in Italy ” that presents three decades of art and design of visual communication from the Fifties to the early Eighties through the stories of prominent designers and leading companies. The design of unique images to communicate ideas and […]

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28 December 2016

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis stages “Harlequin’s Hunger”

The acting course offered by Carmelo Rifici and Alessio Romano of the Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa Foundation to the students of the Ecole de l’Acteur starts on 3 January. The initiative is part of an artistic partnership with the National Theatre of Tunisia.  Furthermore, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will host […]

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28 December 2016

The truths of Sicily told through Sciascia in Paris

Leonardo Sciascia is one of the protagonists of Italian culture to whom the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris dedicates one of the first events of the new year: on 10 January a conference will be held on the Sicilian writer during which the documentary “Leonardo Sciascia – une vérité née en Sicile” will be screened. […]

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27 December 2016

Tirana -Terrusi presents his book “Brenga ime shqiptare”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in cooperation with the National Library of Albania, organised the presentation of the book by Aldo Renato Terrusi “Brenga ime shqiptare” (“My Albanian Blues”), scheduled for 11 a.m. on 19 January at the Library. The book represents the author’s journey to seek his origins and background: it tells the […]

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27 December 2016

“Malta for Italy” – Arcidiacono’s watercolours to raise funds for Amatrice

“Malta for Italy” is an exhibition of watercolours and oil paintings by Marco Arcidiacono, set up to raise funds in favour of the earthquake-stricken town of Amatrice. Part of the funds will be donated to aid the population affected by the earthquake that hit Central Italy in recent months. The exhibition, hosted by the Italian […]

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