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28 June 2016
Jakarta – Italy’s commitment for development cooperation

The exhibition “4 Projects for Development”, highlighting Italy’s commitment for development cooperation, opened in Jakarta. The event was organised by the Italian embassy in the Indonesian capital with the Italian Cultural Institute and Agenzia Contrasto. Development projects are an essential component of Italy’s foreign policy. The exhibition, which will run until the end of the […]

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27 June 2016
Vancouver – “Flavours of Italy”: CIA (Italian Confederation of Farmers) in Canada to promote high quality agriculture

Exports to Canada of Made-in-Italy agrifood products totalled 661 million euros last year. It is an emerging market that has been growing uninterruptedly for the last ten years, +64%, and that can further grow thanks to a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada (Ceta) that is being negotiated. The Italian Confederation of Farmers […]

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27 June 2016
Tokyo – Wine, Ornellaia and the Harvest d’Auteur celebrate elegance at the Embassy

Every harvest is different from the previous one: this is something the Ornellaia wine producer (Livorno) knows all too well. Since 2009, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia has been celebrating the exclusive characteristics of each year’s production through the project entitled “Harvest d’Auteur”. Each year a contemporary artist is invited to sign a work of art and a series […]

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27 June 2016
Futurism takes centre stage in Santiago de Chile

“Primera Vanguardia” is the title of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Santiago de Chile’s Parque Forestal. The exhibition runs until August 14, and includes 36 original futuristic manifestos owned by the Echaurren Salaris foundation as well as other manifestos, books, and documents from the Vicente Huidobro Foundation, and a series […]

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24 June 2016
The Foreign Ministry supports the promotion of Brand Italy in the world

The Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, Vincenzo De Luca, was heard by the Committee for Italians in the World and the Promotion of Brand Italy of the Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs Commission. The hearing enabled Mr De Luca to illustrate the strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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24 June 2016
Tokyo – Leonardo takes centre stage for 150th anniversary of Japan-Italy relations

Massimiliano Finazzer Flory – Friuli-born actor, playwright and director – will once again play the part of Leonardo Da Vinci.  The popular play “Essere Leonardo da Vinci. Un’intervista impossibile” (“Being Leonardo da Vinci. An impossible interview”) – a play based on authentic quotations from the words of the Italian genius combining his thought, science and […]

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23 June 2016
The Chapel of the Italians to be restored in Prague

The Italian Embassy in Prague is supporting the restoration of the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Chapel is one of the major testimonies to the presence of the Italian community in the Czech Republic since the year 1500. It is unique for its artistic prominence and its importance in Prague during the […]

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23 June 2016
New York – Books, Guarnieri: “Italian Psychology and Jewish Emigration under Fascism”

An appointment with literature, psychology, research and history. Wednesday 29 June (at 6 p.m.) the book “Italian Psychology and Jewish Emigration during Fascism, from Florence to Jerusalem to New York” by Patrizia Guarnieri will be presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The event, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in cooperation with the […]

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23 June 2016
Prague – The “Summer Ancient Music Festival” celebrates Venice

Music and historic attractions for a series of not-to-miss concerts. Everything is ready in Prague for the 17th edition of the “Summer Ancient Music Festival” dedicated this year to Venetian music. International composers will fascinate the audiences from 11 July to 4 August; the concerts will be held in various concert halls of the Czech […]

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23 June 2016
Toronto – Comics d’Auteur, at the Comic Arts Festival all Eyes are on Fior

Manuele Fior, 41, was born in Cesena and lives in Paris – he is an artist appreciated the world over by the fans of drawings and comics d’auteur. Today, Canada pays tribute to his talent with an exhibition that was inaugurated in May and will run until Thursday 30 June. The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto and The Toronto Comic Arts […]

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