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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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22 June 2016
The “Amabili Resti” exhibition comes to Santiago, Chile

The “Amabili Resti” exhibition by local artist Iris Broquedis has opened in Santiago, Chile, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC). The event forms part of “Incontri 1” (Encounters 1), a year-long exhibition project under the aegis of the Consejo de la Cultura y de las Artes that aims to develop a multidisciplinary creative journey of […]

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22 June 2016
Turkey – Italian film music takes centre stage at Izmir Festival

The great music of Italian cinema takes centre stage at the 30th annual Izmir Festival, in Turkey, until June 25. The Italian Consulate in Izmir has secured some top performers for the event. Virtuosi Mauro Maur and Francesca de Clossey will appear on the prestigious stage of the Celsus Library in Ephesus to perform a […]

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22 June 2016
Bratislava – The Flaiano Prize for Italian studies: the Italian Cultural Institute calls for nominations

“For the 43rd edition of the Flaiano International Prize for Italian studies, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava welcomes any suggestions in the form of publications on Italian cultural topics written in Slovakian or Italian between June 2015 and June 2016”. The Italian Embassy in Bratislava advises that the deadline for entries is in August. […]

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