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Interviews
31 October 2016
«Tutti pazzi per l’italiano, la lingua delle insegne» (la Repubblica Affari & Finanza)

«La promozione della lingua italiana nel mondo è uno strumento essenziale di politica estera nonché un innegabile fattore di crescita economica». A parlare è il viceministro degli Esteri Mario Giro, ideatore degli stati generali della lingua italiana, un progetto lanciato dalla Farnesina per stimolare la diffusione dell’italiano all’estero. Al di là dell’intrinseco valore dell’internazionalizzazione di […]

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31 October 2016
Greece – Matera, the Land of Stones: photos by Jenny Lykourezou

Calabria, Basilicata, Umbria: Italy has attracted the attention of Greek photographer Jenny Lykourezou, who defines her voyages as “photographic pilgrimages”. Her images catch the beauty of the “destinations” that have fascinated or surprised her the most. One of these destinations is Matera: also known as the “city of rocks”, it is one of the most ancient […]

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28 October 2016
Slovakia – Italy takes centre stage with Giacomelli, Jodice and Mulas in the Month of Photography

Bratislava dedicates the month of November to photography with dozens of events, conferences, concerts and workshops that liven up the city with one of the region’s most important cultural events of the season. On 4 November GMB, the Bratislava City Gallery, will open the exhibition “Modern Italian Photography (1930 – 1970)”. The images displayed trace […]

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27 October 2016
Mozambique – Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival attracts big audiences

The Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival is back and ready to enliven the nights of Maputo. Now at its 12th edition, the musical kermesse is considered a consolidated event that further cements the ties of friendship and cultural exchange between the two countries also by promoting a fruitful interaction between Italian and local musicians. The Festival opening […]

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27 October 2016
Malta – Music event with Vincenzo Balzani Piano Recital

The Vincenzo Balzani Piano Recital will be held at Malta’s St. Patrick’s Church in Sliema at 7 p.m. on 29 October. The concert is organised by the European Foundation for Support of Culture, in conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta, as part of the “Classical Music Stars in Malta” cycle of concerts […]

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26 October 2016
Launch of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’

Promoting Italy’s culinary tradition abroad as one of the most distinctive features of Brand Italy. This is the aim of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ initiative which will be presented this morning at Villa Madama. The event intends to provide continuity to the themes successfully developed by Expo Milano 2015 and […]

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26 October 2016
Paolo Gentiloni and Maurizio Martina: “A Week in which to promote Made in Italy cuisine” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

A legacy from Expo Milano 2015 that the Government is bringing forward is the «Food Act» project, which includes the protocol of understanding signed last March to promote Italian high-quality cuisine abroad. Thanks to this, we have created for the first time a team that puts together institutions, companies, chambers of commerce, the world of […]

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25 October 2016
Relations between Italy and Japan

Today and tomorrow Rome will play host to two seminars celebrating the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan. The seminars, to be respectively held at the Chamber of Deputies and at the Luigi Sturzo Institute, will discuss the economic and political issues that bind the two Countries together. The Italian Foreign Ministry […]

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25 October 2016
Serbia – “Concerts in Galleria” at the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC), in partnership with the KCB, the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, will host ‘Concerts in Galleria’, a series of concerts scheduled every Monday. A notice posted on the IIC website reads: “Thanks to this cooperation with the KCB, a relevant cultural institution in the city, the Institute confirms to be a […]

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