Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

3 September 2024

Igiaba Scego on tour in Brazil

Beloved by Brazilian readers as well, the Italian-Somali writer Igiaba Scego returned to Brazil on 6 August for a series of events to present the Portuguese translation of her latest novel, “Cassandra a Mogadiscio”. Shortlisted for the 2023 Strega Prize, the novel is simultaneously a letter, a historical testimony, and a family genealogy. Through a […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 September 2024

Ukraine, Ambassador Formosa at the opening of the school year

In spite of Russian aggression, the education cycle is starting again in Ukraine. The Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine, Carlo Formosa, officially opened the school year at the ‘Dante Alighieri’ School in Kiev, an institute that – with its over one thousand students – spans the primary, middle and high school cycle and boasts a […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 September 2024

Italian Renaissance Dance in Seoul

As part of the celebrations for the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and South Korea, the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul brought the magic of Italian Renaissance dance to the stage. The nine artists of the company “La Rossignol” enchanted the Korean audience, transporting them to a magical and glorious past. The first […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 August 2024

In Bahía Blanca: “Italy in the history of tango”

Italians have played a fundamental role in the birth, growth, and establishment of tango culture, its poetry, and its music. First and second-generation immigrants managed to transpose the nostalgia for their distant homeland into the most iconic form of Argentine artistic expression. What better way to highlight the Italian cultural influence in Argentina and celebrate […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 August 2024

The Rome of Jubilees: Italian art in the world

The city of Rome and its inseparable connection to Jubilee years are at the center of a new initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. As the Jubilee 2025 approaches, the Ministry aims to offer global visibility to artistic research in this field of culture. The public notice “The Rome of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 August 2024

Raimondi and Gatto’s jazz in Edinburgh

Once again this year, great Italian jazz artists returned to the Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival. Founded in 1978, the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is now one of the largest and most respected jazz and blues festivals in Europe, offering 10 days of music and over 130 performances. The festival features local and […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 August 2024

Alessandro Baricco for the first time in Budapest

Thanks to the joint invitation extended by Festival Academy and Festival PesText, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest, Alessandro Baricco was the protagonist of a meeting at the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy, where he had a chat with Zsófia Czakó. It was Baricco’s first time in the Hungarian capital. Alessandro Baricco is […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 August 2024

Italian culture in the world – from music to comics

A selection of initiatives and events organised by the Italian Cultural Institutes and the network of Italian embassies and consulates are being published on the portal www.raicultura.it as part of the media partnership between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Rai Cultura. Among the latest contents published are: the video dedicated […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 August 2024

A Varsavia il jazz di Fabrizio Bosso

Si è svolto lo scorso 17 agosto, nella piazza del Vecchio Mercato di Varsavia, il concerto del Fabrizio Bosso Quartet “We – Wonder”, nell’ambito del Festival musicale Jazz na Staròwce. Il Festival, giunto quest’anno alla sua 30esima edizione, è il principale evento dedicato alla musica jazz nella capitale. Organizzato dalla Fundacja Jazz Art e cofinanziato […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 August 2024

Nine archaeological artefacts recovered and returned to El Salvador by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Thanks to the efforts of the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC), nine archaeological artefacts of pre-Hispanic origin attributed by experts to the populations that inhabited present-day El Salvador between 600 and 900 A.D. and illegally detained by private collectors in Italy have been returned to their birthplace. This is the first […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 August 2024

La Paz – Ambassador Messineo visits the ‘Qalauma’ social Reintegration Centre

On the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the founding of the ‘Qalauma’ Youth Social Reintegration Centre, Ambassador Fabio Messineo visited the penitentiary located on the Andean plateau, two hours from La Paz. In it, some 500 young people are imprisoned, following a course of study and/or work aimed at facilitating their re-entry into society. […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 August 2024

Sarajevo, construction begins on the ‘Ars Aevi’ Museum

The symbolic handover of the building permit by the Mayor of the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo, Hasan Tanović, marks the beginning of the construction of the ‘Ars Aevi’ Museum of Contemporary Art. The event was organised by the City and Canton of Sarajevo in cooperation with the local European Delegation, UNESCO, and the Italian Embassy, […]

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