Two events in the name of culture, excellence and art: on 12 July, a press conference was held at the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo to present two important cultural events to be held at the end of July in Italy, sponsored and organised by the Italian Embassy. The first is the establishment of the Peace […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Jakarta organised a workshop entitled: “Remembering the Future: Urgent Matters in the Conservation of Art in Indonesia”. The workshop, curated by Michela Anselmini and moderated by Rizki A. Zaelani, will take place at the auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Jakarta. Michela Anselmini is an established […]
Read moreToday, at 10:00 a.m., the Farnesina is hosting the International Conference “Protecting Religious Communities – Investing on youth as the major players of a new season of rapprochement, dialogue and peaceful coexistence among peoples”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in association with the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). […]
Read more(11 July 2017) Dante Alighieri is a poet who is accessible to all and represents what it means to be Italian today, which is why he is so greatly admired across the world. Italian Cultural Institutes regularly promote exhibitions, readings, conferences, concerts and shows dedicated to the father of the Italian language. A monthly event […]
Read more“The UNESCO meeting convened in Cracow has added two new Italian sites on the list of world heritage sites. The first is the primeval beech forest cross-border site between our Country and another 11 European States. The second is one of the pride and joys of Italian architecture: the Venetian defence systems built between the […]
Read moreAn intergenerational, transmedia narrative and multicultural exhibition entitled “Disìo. Nostalgia of the future” will stay open to the public in Caracas until Sunday 9 July at the premises of the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital city. Curated by Antonello Tolve (with the contribution of Carolina Balzae Félix Suazo and the cooperation of Patricia Hambrona […]
Read moreThe Italian Ambassador to South Korea, Marco della Seta, today presented South Korean conductor Maestro Chung Myung Whun with the Award of the Commendatore dell’Ordine della Stella della Repubblica Italiana (OSI) This South Korean maestro has a professional story that is deeply intertwined with the Italian musical experience: he was assistant to Maestro Giulini at […]
Read moreThe World Heritage Committee, which convened its 41st Session in Cracow, passed a Decision on the state of conservation of the “Venice and its Lagoon” Site. The Decision expresses appreciation for the work done by the Government in close synergy with the Municipality of Venice and local authorities, which gave their full cooperation to the […]
Read morePost-World War II Italian art was enlivened by an important wave of renewal. Artists started experimenting with traditional artistic forms and styles, renovating them with a touch of provocation. It was called ‘Arte Povera’ (“Poor Art”) and it replaced the stones and precious metals of traditional sculptures with materials of everyday use and radically innovated […]
Read moreThe cycle of film screenings continues at the Italian Cultural Institute in Guatemala City with the showing of Michael Radford’s “The Postman” starring Massimo Troisi, on Monday, 10 July, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mario is a simple man who accepts the job of postman. His job however is to deliver the mail to only […]
Read more“The Roads of Friendship” project, which has been organised by the Fondazione Ravenna Manifestazioni ever since 1997 under the directorship of Maestro Riccardo Muti, has the merit of maximising the dissemination of Italian music, promoting the best Italian orchestras and young talents abroad while, at the same time, reinforcing the ties between peoples. This […]
Read moreOn 6 July the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco will inaugurate a photographic exhibition entitled “Le Maroc du XXe siècle: impressions et souvenirs des explorateurs italiens,” which will remain open to the public until 30 July. It is a collection of shots of Morocco taken by Italian geologists/geographers who travelled across the country […]
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