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15 June 2016

Compasso d’Oro 2016 – The Farnesina promotes Italian design around the world

Vincenzo De Luca, Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, takes part in the 2016 Compasso d’Oro Award ceremony.   “The Foreign Ministry has chosen design as one of the cornerstones of its international promotion action. Every year, starting from 2 March 2017, the network […]

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15 June 2016

Hamburg – Literature, the “Poeta dell’aria” by Chicca Gagliardo stars in Germany

“Lightness” has always been very popular among Italian writers: from Guido Cavalcanti’s little spirits, Ariosto’s cruet on the Moon, Calvino’s cities, all the way to Daniele Del Giudice’s flights of fancy in the company of ghosts in moon-lit nights. These were all sources of inspiration for Chicca Gagliardo’s “Poeta dell’aria” (“Poet of the Air”). The […]

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15 June 2016

Falun – From Dante to Ariosto, Italianists debate in Sweden

The debate at the 11th Congress of Scandinavian Italianists spanned from the success and stories of literary texts, linguistic variations, editions and reeditions, electronic publishing, inter-linguistic and inter-semiotic translations to the representation of spoken language in manuscripts and web pages. The Congress, entitled “Published, Unpublished, Republished”, was held from 9 to 11 June at the […]

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15 June 2016

Amsterdam – Images and words, a double take on Naples with Silvio Perrella

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in the Netherlands and its director, Carmela Callea, have promoted an event dedicated to one of Italy’s most beautiful cities: “A Double Take on Naples”. The event is scheduled for tonight at the IIC (Keizersgracht 564, Amsterdam). It features a photographic show drawn from Silvio Perrella’s book “Doppio Scatto. […]

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14 June 2016

Recovery of artwork – The ceremony to celebrate the restitution from Belgium of the Head of Augustus from the Nepi Museum will be held today

Italy celebrates the return of the Head of Augustus from the Nepi Museum, the precious Roman marble sculpture that was stolen in the ‘70s and only recently found in Belgium, at the Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire. It will be handed over to the Mayor of Nepi, Pietro Soldatelli, in a ceremony held today at […]

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14 June 2016

Tel Aviv – Journey into Italian cuisine with Chef Michele Bozzetto

A cooking class with Chef Michele Bozzetto is scheduled from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. next 20 June at Tel Aviv’s Sheraton Hotel. The lesson is organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in partnership with the Sheraton Hotel and Italy’s ICE (Agency for the internationalisation and promotion of Italian companies abroad) in Tel Aviv, with […]

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14 June 2016

Brno – “Czizincii”, the Iatalian narrative of immigration in the Czech Republic

“Czizincii”, by directors Emanuele Ruggiero and António Pedro Nobre, a 54-minute documentary on immigration narrating the story of foreigners living in the Czech Republic and on the Czech emigrants that lived or still live abroad since the Soviet invasion in that Country up to the latest migration crisis. The premiere of the documentary is scheduled […]

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14 June 2016

Beirut – Italian design icons showcased in Lebanon

Italian design icons are getting ready to win the hearts of Lebanese people. Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Marotti, recently inaugurated the exhibition “Design Icons” in the prestigious Villa Audi art gallery, in the heart of Beirut. The show was organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in partnership with the Fondazione Sartirana Arte, the […]

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13 June 2016

Different times, different myths. 16th Quadriennial art exhibition

The Farnesina, in cooperation with the Fondazione La Quadriennale, will promote international participation in the 16th Quadriennial on Visual Arts in Italy, to take place at Rome’s Palazzo delle Esposizioni from Oct. 13, 2016 to Jan. 8, 2017. The Italian Embassies and Consulates in the capital cities of the major partner markets and the targets […]

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13 June 2016

Italian olive oil figures released at San Francisco event

Italy exports, on average, 130,000 tonnes of olive oil every year to the United States. Unaprol (Italy’s olive oil consortium of producers)  announced that the U.S. is the best market and is worth 1.3 billion euros in exports. San Francisco will host a event on one of the most popular products of Italian excellence. The […]

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10 June 2016

Mikulov – Adriano Del Sal and “Barocco sempre giovane” at Guitar Festival

Thanks to the support of the Italian Institute of Culture in Prague, Adriano Del Sal and the “Barocco sempre giovane” ensemble will perform at the 2016 Guitar Festival in Mikulov, in the Czech Republic, on Saturday, 9 July, at 8:20 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Castle. Del Sal will also hold master classes […]

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10 June 2016

Beijing – Umbria Jazz successfully launches its “zero” edition in China

Work is in progress in order to establish new and lasting partnerships in China, with the Umbria Jazz’s successful “zero” edition promoting not only the music and culture of Umbria but its whole economic system. The Festival has successfully scheduled 18 concerts in 10 days in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao and Guangzhou featuring Danilo Rea, the […]

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