Diplomazia Culturale

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5 June 2017

Pistoletto’s artwork “Il Terzo Paradiso” on show in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Zvizdic, received a visit from Michelangelo Pistoletto, an Italian artist among the world’s most revered visual artists and that in the 60s was among the propounders of the ‘Arte Povera’ (“Poor Art”) movement, during his third visit to Sarajevo. Pistoletto’s installation “Il Terzo […]

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1 June 2017

Brazil – Italian Film Festival returns to Sao Paulo

The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo will play host to the 2017 edition of the Italian Film Festival, which will run from 1 June to 19 June. The Festival will feature a selection of films with a view tol promoting a better understanding and appreciation of our country. Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”, 2013, will […]

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1 June 2017

Russian Federation – Italo Moscati’s docufilm “1200 km of beauty” celebrates Italy

Italian Republic Day will also be celebrated in Russia. The Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Saint Petersburg will pay homage to our country by screening Italo Moscati’s documentary film  “1.200 km di bellezza” [“1,200 Km of beauty”] (2015). The event, which will take place on Tuesday, 6 June, at 7:00 pm in the multifunctional room of […]

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1 June 2017

Ugo Nespolo’s “Time after Time” exhibition kicks off in Montenegro

As part of the celebrations of the 71st Anniversary of the Italian Republic, the Centre of Contemporary Art (Dvorak Petrovica) of Montenegro will host the “Time after Time” exhibition by Ugo Nespolo. The exhibition, which is co-organised by the Italian Embassy in Montenegro and the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade in partnership with FriArte-Roma, will […]

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31 May 2017

Argentina – Italy takes part in Bienal de Performance 2017

Italy too will be present at Argentina’s Bienal de Performance 2017. Our country will be represented by Italo-Argentinian musician and artist Lucio Capece, who will perform his sound opera RX 22 for two RX11 electronic batteries and 9 suspended loud speakers. The event is scheduled to take place on 31 May at the Museo Latino […]

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31 May 2017

Zagreb – ‘Borders: the invisible frontiers of Europe’

‘Borders: the invisible frontiers of Europe’, the photography exhibition by Valerio Vincenzo opened at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Zagreb, launched the project by EUNIC Croatia ‘Borders: separation, transition and sharing’, co-financed by the European Union.    The initiative is the fruit of a joint effort by the European Cultural Institutes in the capital of Croatia […]

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31 May 2017

Albania – 10 Nights of Italian Cinema kicks off in Tirana

Tirana will host the second edition of ’10 Notti di Cinema Italiano’ [’10 Nights of Italian Cinema’], which will take place over nine Tuesdays at the Reja installation of the National Gallery of Art. The films will be screened in Italian with subtitles in Albanian. Edoardo Falcone’s “Se Dio vuole” [God Willing] opened the initiative, […]

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30 May 2017

A look at early 20th century art in Italy and Belarus

An encounter between Italian futurist Gerardo Dottori, Marc Chagall and other great Belarus masters will be the highlight of “Dottori, Chagall, Soutine, Khodasevich-Léger. Dinamismo, Espressione, Segni e Sogni. Sguardo sull’arte del primo Novecento fra Italia e Bielorussia” (“Dottori, Chagall, Soutine, Khodasevich-Léger. Dynamism, Expression, Signs and Dreams. A look at the Art of the Early 20th Century […]

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26 May 2017

Germany – “Writers in the library”, appointment with Paolo Di Paolo

The Italian Cultural Institute of Hamburg will be hosting Paolo Di Paolo on Wednesday 31 May, at 7pm in its series “Writers in the library…” . Former writers included Andrea Molesini, Mauro Garofalo and Michela Murgia, and now the Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to welcome the author of the novels “Dove eravate tutti” (2011, […]

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26 May 2017

Mexico – Conference on the Otomi groups of the Sierra Madre Orientale

At 7pm on 31 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City will host Federica Rainelli’s conference “’Gente de costumbre’. Life and ritual practices amongst the Otomi of the Sierra Madre Orientale”. In the mountains of the Sierra Madre Orientale, between the Sierra Norte de Puebla and the Huasteca Sud, is a small tongue of […]

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26 May 2017

Italian Dance Connection by Vanessa Tamburi is back in NY

The Italian Dance Connection (IDACO nyc), the contemporary dance festival led by Vanessa Tamburi, is back on the New York scene from May 30. The third festival will involve more than 25 dance companies, artists and directors. Round tables will be held  during the week of the festival with off-site dance exhibitions at the Italian […]

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26 May 2017

Between the lines of my boundaries

From 23 May to 22 December 2017, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid is hosting Lina Fucà’s exhibition entitled “Between the lines of my boundaries”, organised with the Giorgio Persano Gallery and the Merz Foundation. In recent years, interaction between different languages has become the main feature of her research, which begins with a reflection on the […]

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