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9 December 2016
China – Italiantaste Photo Contest dedicated to Italian cuisine. The prize is a trip to Sardinia

Promoting the image of Italy and Chinese tourism in the country with innovative ideas, through the use of social media and the engagement of the most popular photography bloggers.  This was the idea behind #Italiantaste, the photo contest organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing and addressed to Chinese tourists who visited Italy. “The first edition of the ‘Week of […]

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9 December 2016
London – “Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace”,

There is time until 31 December to visit the exhibition “Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace”, curated by the Blenheim Art Foundation in conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute in London. The exhibition gives an overview of the artist – among the most influential in the 20th Century – by showing his paintings, sculptures and installations, […]

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7 December 2016
France – Study Day in Paris on Ungaretti’s “Il Porto Sepolto”

In December 1916, private Giuseppe Ungaretti published “Il Porto Sepolto”, his first pamphlet of 33 poems in 80 copies, an implosion of language and prosody; this booklet was to revolutionize Italian poetic creation and counted Apollinaire and Breton amongst its readers.  A hundred years later, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris presents a Study Day dedicated […]

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7 December 2016
Vincenzo Grassi new Secretary General of the European University Institute

Ambassador Vincenzo Grassi is the new Secretary General of the European University Institute (EUI) of Florence. A long-standing expert of European Institutions, Ambassador Grassi was Head of the Department for European Policies at the Prime Minister’s Office, served in the Permanent Mission to the EU in Brussels and as Ambassador to Belgium. The European University […]

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6 December 2016
China – Faenza pottery lands in China

Selected pieces from the Museo Internazionale di Ceramiche (Mic – International Pottery Museum) in Faenza are about to fly to China where they will tour several museums. The travelling exhibition, running from 9 December to 25 March, will be hosted by five major Chinese museums: Henan Museum,  Zhejiang Provincial museum,  Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shanxi Museum and […]

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6 December 2016
Portugal – “Festa Barocca” exhibition showcases the old Italian courts

“Festa Barocca” is an exhibition organised by the cultural association “Invito a Corte” (invitation to court), and the Generali Foundation, also in collaboration with the music school of Lisbon’s National Conservatory. It will be opened, with a pre-inauguration, on Wednesday 7 December at 6:30 p.m. by the director of Lisbon’s Italian Cultural Institute, Luisa Violo, […]

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5 December 2016
Canada – Artecinema Festival at the IIC in Montreal

‎The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Montreal, in cooperation with Artecinema and the University of Montreal, presents the ARTECINEMA festival, featuring a selection of Italian art films. The festival, directed by Laura Trisorio, will be held on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 of December, from 1 to 5 p.m. It will be attended by Guy […]

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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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