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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreThe 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. […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreMatthew 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 […]
Read moreRenato 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 […]
Read more“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 […]
Read moreAfter opening last week, the photographic exhibition “Surprising Peru” hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima will run until 12 August. It is a unique look on a marvellous country through the photographic lens of Italian photographer Ezio Macchione. The collection of images of “Surprising Peru” displayed in the Institute’s Antonio Raimondi Hall are […]
Read moreAaron Carpene’, conductor, harpsichordist, pianist and an early music specialist, has created a unique experience in contemporary music performances. Born in Perth, Australia, Carpene’ attended the University of Western Australia and studied at the Conservatory of Venice. He continued to study early keyboard techniques with English master Christopher Stembridge, specialising in the Italian repertoire of […]
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