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30 September 2024

Bucharest: concert to celebrate Puccini

As part of the events for the Puccini Year in Romania, a Symphonic Vocal Concert was held at the Multifunctional Centre of Pitești to open the 18th season, performed by the Pitești Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Cătălin Toropoc, with sopranos Alexandra Grigoraș (Italy), and Madeleine Pascu, as well as tenor Carlo Raffaelli (Italy) […]

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30 September 2024

Geronimo Stilton: “Marco Polo” in Kazakh language

Following the publication of “Mille Meraviglie” in Kazakh, the Italian Embassy in Astana and the Italian Cultural Institute in Almaty supported the publication of “Marco Polo”, also in Kazakh, by the publishing house Steppe & World, a book translated directly from Italian by a team of translators selected by the Cultural Institute. Both volumes are […]

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30 September 2024

Tanzania: New discoveries in Olduvai Gorge

Important scientific news from the Italian paleoanthropological mission in Tanzania is due to the study of extraordinary human fossils recently discovered in Olduvai Gorge, published by an international research team with technologies never before applied to the Tanzanian cultural heritage. Olduvai Gorge is one of the most iconic sites for the study of human evolution, […]

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27 September 2024

Rosario: Marcello Mastroianni 100

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was born on 28 September 1924, and this year he would have turned 100. He is the quintessential Italian actor who shaped the history of Italian cinema alongside its most iconic directors. With his filmography, he built an encyclopedia of styles and characters, years of success, stories, and dreams. To honour […]

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27 September 2024

September issue of the Sfim Newsletter now online

The SFIM newsletter delves each month into the latest updates concerning Italian education abroad, from major initiatives and areas of interest to educational projects and cultural activities within the Sistema della Formazione Italiana nel Mondo (Italian Education System in the World). SFIM includes Italian schools and sections abroad, courses in Italian language and culture, and […]

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26 September 2024

Paris – “Wartime Notes” by Barbara Cupisti at UNESCO

Thanks to the synergy between the Permanent Representations of Italy and Poland, the docu-film “Wartime Notes” by Italian director Barbara Cupisti, produced by Clipper Media with Rai Cinema, was screened at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 23 September. The film, already shown last April at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris and presented yesterday […]

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25 September 2024

The Neapolitan Theatre Company “Teatri 35” performs in Tbilisi

“The efforts undertaken by the Italian Embassy to present and promote in Georgia the diversity and cultural heritage of Italy, a country that plays a leading role on the international cultural scene, continue. Today we have brought the art of two Italian geniuses, Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raffaello Sanzio, to Tbilisi – this time in the […]

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25 September 2024

Italy-Bulgaria International Conference “Archaeology and Architecture”

The Italian Ambassador in Sofia, Giuseppina Zarra, inaugurated the fourth edition of the international forum “Bratsigovo – The Stone Stream of Time,” the Italy-Bulgaria International Conference “Archaeology and Architecture – Achievements and Perspectives,” organised by the Italian Embassy in Sofia in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian Trade Agency, and Confindustria Bulgaria, alongside the […]

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24 September 2024

Seoul: Italy on display at the Gwangju Biennale

The inauguration of the second edition of the Italian Pavilion, as part of the 15th edition of the Gwangju Biennale, was held on 7 September at the Dong-gok Art Museum in Gwangju. The initiative was organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul, the Gwangju Biennale, the Bomun Welfare Foundation and the Dong-gok Art Museum, […]

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24 September 2024

From the Caribbean to Siena: the Transcultura project

From July 15 to September 2, 2024, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena hosted 18 young musicians from the Caribbean (1 from Barbados, 14 from Cuba, 2 from the Dominican Republic and 1 from Trinidad and Tobago), who took part in an advanced musical training program. The participation of these artists was made possible thanks […]

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23 September 2024

Sydney: Vico Magistretti – Architecture & Design

The exhibition “Vico Magistretti – Architecture & Design” retraces the sixty-year career of the famous architect and designer. Through drawings, plans, photographs and projects, both the most famous and the lesser-known works are presented, thus showing Magistretti’s approach to urban planning and the historical-cultural context. In parallel, the exhibition celebrates Magistretti’s industrial design, highlighting the […]

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23 September 2024

The International Project “Beyond Borders” in Tunis

The international project “Beyond Borders” – directed by Instabili Vaganti and supported by MiC, as part of the “Boarding Pass Plus 2022-24” program – opened its doors to the public at the end of a first stage in Tunis, which took place from 5 to 8 September 2024, presenting a first “work in progress” on […]

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