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29 March 2016
Washington –The music of Ferruccio Busoni 150 years from his birth

A musical event will commemorate Italian composer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni at 150 years from his birth. Gianluca Luisi will perform a piano concert on Thursday, 31 March, at the Italian Embassy in Washington, organised in conjunction with the Italian Institute of Culture. International reviews (Potsdamer Nachrichten, Fanfare, the New York Concert reviews at Carnegie […]

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29 March 2016
China – 400 years of Venetian art in Beijing Museum

Venetian paintings from the last 400 years have arrived in Beijing for the exhibition “Glory of Light and Colour. Four Centuries of Painting in Venice”. The show was officially opened at the National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square by Italian Ambassador to China, Ettore Sequi, and a delegation from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage […]

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29 March 2016
Argentina, limelight on explorer Sebastiano Caboto in Buenos Aires

Italian diplomat Gherardo La Francesca will present his book “Sebastiano Caboto. Il primo italiano in Paraguay. Storia di un viaggio nel cuore profondo del continente americano” (“Sebastiano Caboto. The first Italian in Paraguay. History of a journey into the deep heart of the American continent”) on Apr. 13 at the Mitre Museum in Buenos Aires. […]

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25 March 2016
Minister Gentiloni in Moscow

Gentiloni was in the Russian capital today for a meeting with his counterpart Serghei Lavrov. The Syrian crisis and the current negotiations in Geneva were the main items on the agenda. Today’s visit, Minister Gentiloni said, was an opportunity to review political and economic relations between the two countries, particularly in view of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s participation in […]

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25 March 2016
Bangkok – Italian Festival in Thailand to hold over 50 events

A packed programme of more than 50 events will take place in Thailand over the course of 2016, including art, music, design, architecture, cinema, dance, photography and the promotion of brand “Italy”. The calendar of events was developed by the Italian embassy in Thailand. “Bangkok, which now has over 15 million inhabitants, is a dynamic […]

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25 March 2016
Tirana – Archaeology, a 100-year long history between Italy and Albania

“Antiche città e paesaggi d’Albania. Cento anni di missioni archeologiche italo-albanesi” (“Ancient Cities and Landscapes of Albania. One hundred years of Italian-Albanian archaeological missions”) is the title of an exhibition that will be hosted in the halls of Tirana’s National History Museum until May 20. The exhibition is organised by the Italian Embassy and Institute […]

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25 March 2016
Italy-Serbia – Scientific and Cultural Cooperation boosted

Italy and Serbia are boosting their scientific and cultural cooperation. Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Giuseppe Manzo, met the President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vladimir Kostic, to discuss the excellent state of cooperation between Italy and Serbia in the areas of culture, science and technology. They looked in particular at the increasing cooperation […]

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24 March 2016
Australia – Italian pianist Marco Tezza in Sydney for the 2016 Vivacissimo concerts

For the “Vivacissimo” cycle of concerts in Sydney the Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney hosted widely acclaimed Italian pianist and conductor Marco Tezza, who presented a programme with music from the great Romantic composers Frank Schubert, Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann. Maestro Tezza, who has had a magnificent career and has won many prizes […]

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23 March 2016
Chongqing – “Italian Enters Schools” as the Consulate donates text books

The Italian Consul General in Chongqing, Sergio Maffettone, spoke at the book donation ceremony in the city’s Renmin Primary School on March 16. “For children, studying the Italian language can pave the way towards several sectors like design, architecture, sculpture and singing: these are all fields of study in which Italian is an important and […]

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23 March 2016
Colombia – Italy too among the “European Professors”

‎The Universidad del Norte of the Colombian city of Barranquilla this year held the 19th edition of the “Cattedra Europa” (“European Professors”). The event, organised for the 50th anniversary of the birth of the University, was attended by over 200 lecturers from all over the world. The Country invited for this year’s edition was the […]

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23 March 2016
Spain – “Mirada Interior” an exhibition by reporter Bispuri in Segovia

“Mirada Interior” by reporter Valerio Bispuri, an exhibition in the Spanish city of Segovia, will close on May 1. The event, curated by the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid, showcases some of the artist’s most significant work which places a special focus on Latin America. This is a region that Bispuri lived in, breathed […]

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