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Diplomatic Network
5 November 2018
​The USA return archaeological artefacts to Italy

The restitution to Italy of three artefacts of Greek epoch – a vase for oils and unguents, a wine jug and a food bowl – recovered by American authorities in the United States, the world’s major market for smuggled Italian works of art, offered the opportunity to renew the Memorandum of Understanding to combat the […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 November 2018
Italian cuisine lands in Japan’s e-commerce market

The image of pizza, fettuccine, charcuterie and cheeses, including mozzarella, dominate the Webpage dedicated to Italian food by Rakuten Ichiba, Japan’s major e-commerce platform. The page announces the upcoming “Week of Italian Cuisine”, Italy’s first promotional campaign in Japan’s e-commerce market aimed at highlighting Italian ‘CDO’ (Controlled Designation of Origin) products and spread the spirit […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 November 2018
OSCE workshop on illicit art trafficking

Combating the trafficking of artefacts between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan was the theme of a workshop organised in Ashgabat as part of the OSCE activities to favour the security of borders. The initiative was promoted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship and was attended by experts and delegations from the two Countries concerned in addition to British […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 October 2018
Italian is back on the curricula of Sao Paulo schools

The study of the Italian language is back on the curricula of the schools of the ‘most Italian city outside of Italy’: Sao Paulo in Brazil. The Italian Consul General in Sao Paulo, Filippo La Rosa and the Municipal Councillor for Education, Alexandre Schneider, signed a Protocol of Understanding to put the teaching of the […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 October 2018
Mostra ‘San Francesco nell’arte’ approda a Rio de Janeiro

La mostra ‘San Francesco nell’arte dei maestri italiani’, dopo aver ottenuto un grande successo a Belo Horizonte, si trasferisce a Rio de Janeiro dove sarà inaugurata il 5 novembre e rimarrà fino al 27 gennaio 2019. L’esposizione di alcuni dei capolavori di artisti quali Tiziano, Guercino, Reni, Gentileschi, Perugino, Carracci e Cigoli , che vanno dal Rinascimento al Barocco,  ha richiamato  116 mila […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 October 2018
Italian Cinema took centre stage at the ‘Cape Town Festival’

Italian cinema was the guest star at the ‘Cape Town Film Market and Festival’ (CTIFM and F) held in Cape Town. Matteo Garrone’s film ‘Dogman’ was awarded three of the most important prizes: Best Movie, Best Director and Best Actor; while the Best Actress prize was awarded to Ariane Ascaride for the Italian-French co-production ‘Isabelle’. This year’s […]

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Events
24 October 2018
The Italy-Africa Conference also hosts an art exhibition from Ivory Coast

A selection from the exhibition ‘Ivory Coast: Identity and Vitality of Contemporary Art’ is on display at the Farnesina from 22 to 26 October, concomitantly to the Italy-Africa Conference. The exhibition represents an ideal voyage towards acquiring a deeper knowledge of the African continent. The exhibition itinerary, which will be followed by the participants of […]

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Diplomatic Network
24 October 2018
Copenhagen, Seminar on language and human capital

“Without human capital, every other capital is worthless,” said Italian Ambassador in Copenhagen, Luigi Ferrari, on opening the seminar “Business in Society. Human capital training and growth: innovative opportunities and models for sustainable development”, which was hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen as part of the celebrations of the 18th Week of the Italian Language […]

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In detail
24 October 2018
Tonight the MAXXI will host the Opening Event of the Italy-Africa Conference

Tonight, the MAXXI will host the Opening Event of the second Italy-Africa Conference, scheduled for 25 October at the Farnesina. The event, to be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi and by the President of the MAXXI Foundation, Giovanna Melandri, is dedicated to culture and will be attended by the […]

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Diplomatic Network
23 October 2018
“Arlecchino servitore di due padroni” ad Algeri

Il Piccolo Teatro di Milano ritorna dopo 13 anni  di assenza a Algeri con “Arlecchino servitore di due padroni”. La celebre commedia goldoniana rappresenta l’evento di punta del programma “Italia Culture Mediterraneo” in Algeria. Su iniziativa del Piccolo Teatro di Milano, del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, dell’ Ambasciata d’Italia e dell’Istituto […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 October 2018
Italian archaeological mission on the Hierapolis site

An excavation and restoration campaign by an Archaeological Mission directed by Prof. Grazia Semeraro (Salento University, Lecce, Italy) and authorised by the Directorate General of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is ongoing at the site of the Hierapolis of Phrygia. The Mission is accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and operates in cooperation […]

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