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19 September 2016
Argentina – More Italian in Argentinian schools

The governor of the Province of Salta, Juan Manuel Urtubey, signed an agreement with the Italian Ambassador to Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, to promote the teaching of Italian language and culture in local schools. The agreement is meant to ensure the enhancement of Italian culture in the province. To this purpose, teachers will be selected and […]

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15 September 2016
France – Paganini lives again through the Accademia dei Cameristi

“Paganini and His Times” is the name of the concert scheduled for Tuesday, September 20 at 8 p.m. at the Italian Culture Institute of Paris. The concert will feature Edoardo Zosi and Liù Silvia Pellicciari, two young violinists of great talent from the  Accademia dei Cameristi, founded by Mariarita Alfino. The artists will offer the audience […]

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14 September 2016
Argentina – Italian cinema is back in Bariloche

San Carlos de Bariloche will host the eighth edition of  “La straordinaria varieta’ del cinema italiano” (The Extraordinary Variety of Italian Cinema) a series of film screenings running from 15 September to 27 October. All the films featured in the programme will be subtitled in Spanish. The event was organised by the “Nueva Italia” bariloche-based association with the support of the Italian Consulate General in Bahia Blanca,The […]

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13 September 2016
Belgium – Italian Design in a show: “The Culture of Project Designing”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels will open the exhibition “Italian Design: the Culture of Project Designing” at 7 p.m. on 14 September with the aim of shedding light on the ingeniousness of several Italian architects and designers who have become international design icons during the second half of the 20th and the beginning of […]

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12 September 2016
United Kingdom

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in London will celebrate the bicentenary of Italian poet Ugo Foscolo’s arrival in England with a lecture by Italian essayist Piero Morales on Monday, Sept. 12. It will analyse the psychological aspects of Foscolo’s works and his cultural impact in London, especially in promoting Dante’s “Divine Comedy” among the British […]

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12 September 2016
Germany – The “Cinema! Italia!” Festival kicks off

The summer is waning and it’s almost time to go back to filling cinema theatres, possibly with a review of the last season’s best Italian films presented at the Hamburg “Cinema! Italia!” Italian Film Festival, now at its 19th edition. The six new releases chosen for this edition are dedicated to Italy and reflect the […]

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12 September 2016
Czech Republic – “Prague for Central Italy” fundraiser

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Prague will hold a fundraiser for the victims of the recent earthquake in central Italy on Sept. 20 in connection with the “Echi italiani” (“Italian Echoes”) exhibition. “Pasta all’amatriciana” dishes will be served during the event as a tribute to the recipe’s hometown of Amatrice, which was largely destroyed […]

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9 September 2016
Canada – Montreal hosts retrospective on Michelangelo Antonioni

A little over nine years since the death of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest directors of contemporary cinema, the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal and the Cinémathèque québécoise have organised a retrospective of the Italian master to show his take on the human soul and on the contradictions of modern society. It is a […]

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9 September 2016
Chile – Italian baroque art in ‘Allegory of Painting’ exhibition

On September 28, the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, will inaugurate “Allegoria della pittura” (Allegory of painting), an exhibition by Ofelia Andrades proposing a review of Italian Baroque works through the lens of a Chilean artist. Her paintings, inspired by Realism set in contemporary art, evoke Italy’s Baroque traditions […]

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8 September 2016
Pakistan – Italian artist paints mural for Karachi airport

Italian artist Maurizio Boscheri has painted a mural at the Jinnah International Airport. Italy’s diplomatic mission in Pakistan pointed out that all passengers leaving the airport will be able to see the mural and be reminded of the deep bonds of friendship between the two countries. Pakistan’s national animal, the markhor, stands out at the […]

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