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5 December 2016
Czech Republic – A day dedicated to master of photography, Vittorio Storaro

Prague dedicated a day to Italian master of photography Vittorio Storaro, who was invited by the Eleutheria Foundation to speak at several initiatives focusing on his artistic production, organised in conjunction with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The lectio magistralis of the three-times Oscar winner for photography entitled “Vittorio Storaro e […]

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5 December 2016
Bucharest – Dinner with Michelin star-winning chefs and President Iohannis

The Italian Embassy in Bucharest hosted a very high-level official gala dinner on 30 November. The guest of honour at the dinner was the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis. The dinner was prepared by Italian chefs Maurizio and Sandro Serva of the restaurant “La Trota” in Rieti (winner of two Michelin stars) with ingredients from […]

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Press Releases
5 December 2016
Directors of “reputed competence” appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in Beijing and Tokyo​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed the new Directors of two of the most important Italian Cultural Institutes abroad: Beijing and Tokyo. The appointment was made pursuant to the procedure established to appoint the directors of Italian Cultural Institutes among professionals of “reputed competence”. The candidates are selected by […]

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5 December 2016
Farnesina e Università – Firmata convenzione tra Servizio Giuridico del MAECI e Università Sapienza di Roma

Il 22 novembre 2016 è stata conclusa una Convenzione tra il Servizio per affari giuridici, del contenzioso e dei trattati del MAECI, e il Dipartimento di Scienze giuridiche dell’Università Sapienza di Roma. La Convenzione, firmata da parte del MAECI dal Ministro Plenipotenziario Andrea Tiriticco, Capo del Servizio, e dal prof. Enrico Del Prato per conto […]

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2 December 2016
Russian Federation – “Italian Day” at St. Petersburg Cultural Forum

The St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will feature an “Italian Day” on Saturday, designed to pay tribute to one of Brand Italy’s areas of excellence: cultural heritage conservation There are two elements, organisers said, that are unique to Italy: a very high density of cultural heritage spread across its national territory, and the world’s oldest […]

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2 December 2016
Uruguay – The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo displays “From this side – Stories of European migrants in Uruguay”

To celebrate the International Migrants Month, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Museum-MUMI, in conjunction with the Associazione Vissi d’Arte and the Centre of Photography of Montevideo-CdF, will present the photographic exhibition entitled “From this side – Stories of European migrants in Uruguay”. The exhibition will be held at the Italian Cultural […]

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1 December 2016
The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the ‘ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia’ Project​

As part of the integrated promotion action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry hosted the presentation of the ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia Project, developed in cooperation with the Rosini Gutman Foundation. The presentation of the Project was introduced by the Director General for Cultural and Economic […]

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1 December 2016
Berlin – Meeting with Italian musicians emigrated to Germany

The Italian Embassy in Berlin has organised a series of events to present the success stories of Italian musicians in Germany. The series is scheduled to start on Dec. 14 with three brilliant musicians living in Berlin: Claudio Donzelli, Federico Albanese and Andrea Belfi. They will participate in an open Q & A session chaired […]

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30 November 2016
Buenos Aires – Nino Rota’s music to celebrate “Enchanting Italy”

The event “Incantevole Italia. La musica di Nino Rota con immagini del paese delle mille bellezze” (“Enchanting Italy. Nino Rota’s music with images of the Country of the thousand beauties”) will be held in Buenos Aires on 30 November. It is a journey through the world of Italian cinema and the beauties of Italy’s plastic […]

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30 November 2016
Tel Aviv – Bellini’s Norma delights Israeli audiences

Tel Aviv will stage a new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma, the opera that made its debut at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala on 26 December 1831. The premiere is scheduled for 30 November – with performances until 17 December – at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, the venue of the Israeli Opera, which promotes […]

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29 November 2016
Malta for Italy, Marco Arcidiacono’s watercolours on show for Amatrice

In his watercolours, Marco Arcidiacono reproduces the colours of the Mediterranean by plunging into the beauties of the Mare Nostrum, one of Italy’s greatest treasures. His work will be on display in Malta in an exhibition to support the inhabitants of Amatrice who were struck by the earthquake. The watercolour exhibition entitled “Malta for Italy” […]

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