Diplomazia Culturale

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18 October 2016

Belgium – Italian Cultural Institute presents the 2nd issue of the Cartaditalia series

The new “CARTADITALIA” edition maintains its original goal: to propose to the international market instruments to guide users through the broad selection of art and culture that Italy offers today, through real “maps” (as in the title). In this second issue, the magazine focuses its cartography on one of the creative activities that has most […]

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18 October 2016

United States – Chicago, Dressing the Past: Outfits, Dreams and Memories of a 20th Century Italian Writer

The Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago focused on the original connection between fashion and literature in presenting the book Album di vestiti (“Dress Album”), written by Paola Masino at the end of the ‘50s and remained unpublished until 2015. The editor, Marinella Mascia Galateria, from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, will illustrate the memories […]

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18 October 2016

Conference on “Italian and Creativity: brands and lifestyles, fashion and design”

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Zurich will present at the Geneva University a lecture by Prof. Lorenzo Coveri, from the University of Genoa, and Ms Federica Fiori, fashion expert and journalist. They will especially focus on the book  entitled “L’Italiano e la creatività: marchi e costumi, moda e design“  (“Italian and Creativity: brands and […]

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17 October 2016

Azerbaijan – The Italian Festival to promote Made in Italy products

The Italian Embassy in Baku, in partnership with the local office of ICE Agency, the Italy- Azerbaijan Association and local partners, will present the Italian Festival of Fashion and Design as one of the events to celebrate the Week of Italian Language in the World. A fashion and jewellery show, an art exhibition, a display […]

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17 October 2016

Peru – CREATIVITALIA design show at the Italian Cultural Institute

By its very nature, design is the meeting point between Italy’s world of art and industry, which found in creativity the very peak of their expression, as is proven by the recent exhibition held at the 21st Triennale di Milano, the global icon of design. The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima, in celebrating the 16th […]

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17 October 2016

Barcelona: Salvatore Ferragamo, between art and fashion

The Italian language week in Barcelona will begin with a tribute paid by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) to the style of Salvatore Ferragamo, a great craftsman and fashion designer and the favourite of some of the world’s most celebrated movie stars. Stefania Ricci, Director of the Ferragamo Foundation Museum, which promotes Made in Italy […]

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17 October 2016

Germany – “After year Zero. Italy’s new Design”. A chat with Chiara Alessi a the IIC

In a completely new setting, Chiara Alessi, journalist and essayist, will illustrate the two key events that marked the current success of Italian design, consolidating it within a long historic tradition: emerging businesses, schools, communication spaces and their connection with the contemporary communication space par excellence, namely the Internet. She will also explore the new […]

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17 October 2016

‘Italian, living language’, the theme is the focus of the second edition of the Joint Action for the Italian Language

“Italian, living language” is the central theme of the second edition of the Joint Action for the Italian language that will be hosted in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, on 17 and 18 October with the aim of reflecting on the role of Italian creative businesses and productions around the world. The […]

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Interviews

16 October 2016

Gentiloni: “The Italian language, a heritage to protect” (Il Messaggero)

Tomorrow and the day after Florence will host the second edition of the Joint Action for the Italian Language in the World. I would like to dedicate it to a great Statesman who devoted so much effort to promoting our language: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Spreading the Italian language is part of our Country’s foreign policy. […]

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Press Releases

16 October 2016

Gentiloni: “The Budget Bill will give us more strength in the world”

“More funds for cooperation, Migration Compact and to promote culture”. ​ The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, highlighted the main measures in the Budget Bill that strengthen the instruments of Italy’s foreign policy. Development cooperation funds are increased by another 120 million euros. An equal increase was decided in 2016 and […]

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Press Releases

14 October 2016

“Italian, Living Language”: the Joint Action for the Italian Language in the World opens in Florence on Monday

The second edition of the Joint Action for the Italian Language in the World, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation​ will open in Florence on Monday 17.  Deputy Foreign Minister, Mario Giro, who promoted the initiative, said: “This second edition of the Joint Action is entitled “Italian, a living language” and […]

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14 October 2016

Principality of Monaco – Italy’s cultural diplomacy and contemporary art

On 12 October the Futurum Award was conferred for the first time to an institution rather than to an artist. The award was assigned to Rome’s MAXXI Museum during the annual event organised by the Monaco-based association Futurum, which was attended by His Royal Highness Prince Albert II. The reason for the award was the […]

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