Diplomazia Culturale

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8 August 2017

Denmark – “From Venice to Copenhagen”: Alberto Cristini’s waterscapes on show

“From Venice to Copenhagen: waterscapes”  is the title of the exhibition that will open on 21 August at 7:30 pm at the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen. The exhibit features glimpses of the Po River Delta, rivers flowing across cities in the Veneto region, and above all, the city of Venice. Alberto Cristini works on Veneto […]

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7 August 2017

Italy participates in Cordoba International Literature Festival

The 7th edition of the International Literature Festival in Cordoba, Argentina will focus on “Migrations and refugees.” Organized by the EUNIC Cordoba cluster (Italian Cultural Institute, Alliance Francaise, Goethe Institut, Centro Cultural España Córdoba) the Festival opened on 3 August and will end on 7 August, and will enjoy the participation of Latin American and […]

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Press Releases

4 August 2017

Woman repatriated on humanitarian flight

A young Italian woman, who was involved in a serious traffic accident in in Spain mid-July, was repatriated last night on a humanitarian flight. She was immediately taken to the “Armando Businco” Hospital of Cagliari and is now in the intensive care unit.  The young woman was in Formentera for a seasonal job and had […]

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2 August 2017

Vršac – “Italian Culture Days” between music and film

The city of Vrsac in Serbia is hosting “The Italian Culture Days” until Sunday, 6 August. The event, which is co-organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the Cultural Centre of Vrsac, will feature several films, starting with Silvio  Soldini’s “Cosa voglio di più” on 1 August. The programme includes Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Io […]

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2 August 2017

Tokyo – Japanese history teachers to discover Italian art at the Italian Embassy

Italian culture and art captivate Japan. A group of history teachers coming from several Japanese high schools gathered at the Italian Embassy to see and admire the works of art hosted in the Embassy and in the Residence’s garden. Lorenzo Morini, Chargé d’Affaires of the Italian Embassy, welcomed the distinguished guests, who expressed their sincere […]

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1 August 2017

Lima – “Futurismo e Velocità” on show at the Museum of Italian Art

The exhibition  “Futurismo e Velocità. La velocità in terra e nell’aria”, [Futurism and Speed. Speed on the ground and in the air], organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima in conjunction with the Museum of Italian Art, will close its doors on 6 August. Curated by Maurizio Scudiero, it showcases fifty works by several […]

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1 August 2017

Moscow – Books, Gleb Smirnov explores “The Metaphysics of Venice”​

The book entitled “La metafisica di Venezia” (“The Metaphysics of Venice”) by art historian Gleb Smirnov will be presented at the Musejon Centre of the “A.S. Puškin” Museum on 3 August at 7 p.m. as part of the exhibition “Venice during the Renaissance: Tiziano, Tintoretto, Veronese”, running until 20 August at Moscow’s figurative art museum. […]

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26 July 2017

Algiers – Arab music with an Italian twist

The Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers tonight will open its doors to music. Nabil Hamai, a violinist and a composer, will perform in the institute hall ‘Un quadrato di cielo’, a homage to Italian and Algerian music. Nabil will be accompanied by Ahmed Kareb (piano), Nardjess Reguieg (voice) and Mabrouk Hamai (qanun). Son of the […]

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26 July 2017

Exhibitions, “Favole pittoriche” by Anna Claudi moves to Uruguay

The exhibition “Favole pittoriche” (“Pictorial Fables”) by Marche-born painter Anna Claudi (Serrapetrona 1894 – Rome 1976) is continuing its tour of Latin America. After the success recorded in Argentina, with three displays in Rosario, Tigre and Buenos Aires, the exhibition – organised and promoted by the Regional Council of Marche, Centro Studi Marche and Fondazione […]

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26 July 2017

Matthew Giuffrida will be on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco

Matthew Giuffrida, a painter who was born near New York City, raised in Washington and now living and working in California, at Vallejo, said of his artistic experience: “During the course of my 45-year-journey as a painter, I have had the opportunity to travel and see many works of art – some famous and some […]

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20 July 2017

Valletta – ‘Alta Moda Sotto le Stelle’ with Renato Balestra guest star

Renato Balestra will be the guest star of the 2017 edition of “Alta Moda Sotto le Stelle”, a high-profile event meant to highlight Italian high fashion at Valletta. The show has been organised, as is customary, by the Italian Embassy in Malta and the Italian Cultural Institute in Valletta, in conjunction with the Chamber of […]

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Press Releases

18 July 2017

Western Balkans. Alfano: “Also after the Trieste Summit, the Rome exhibition of the Ars Aevi Museum collection continues Italy’s commitment towards an intense cultural dialogue”

“In the aftermath of the Trieste Summit which we, as President of the Western Balkans Process, successfully hosted on 12 July, Italy continues to promote political, economic and cultural dialogue at the highest possible institutional level, with the aim of promoting the region’s European integration,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino […]

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