Diplomazia Culturale

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12 July 2016

Indonesia – Andrea Ponsi’s watercolors on show in Jakarta

Andrea Ponsi, a Tuscan architect, designer and painter, is about to go on show in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 21 July. The Italian Cultural Institute in Jakarta will host “Florence – A Map of Perceptions”, an exhibition of the Tuscan artist’s watercolors. Essential and yet deeply evocative, his watercolors portray landscapes and architectural landmarks of Florence […]

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11 July 2016

San Paolo – Comics, what a passion: Italian comics from 1950 to date

The exhibition “Comics, que paixão! Os quadrinhos italianos, de 1950 até hoje”, spanning from Hugo Pratt and Milo Manara to Guido Crepax and Dino Battaglia, was opened in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, 5 July, and will run until Sunday, 14 August. It is a journey through Italian comics from 1950 to date, paying tribute to […]

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11 July 2016

San Francisco – “Amuri”: the sacred tastes of Sicily land in America

San Francisco celebrates Sicily and its culinary tradition with “Amuri – Tastes of Sicily”, a partly sacred and partly profane documentary on the island’s food and stories: not only its recipes but also the rituals, habits and customs rooted in the island’s popular culture. The documentary will be shown in a screening, curated by Fabrizia […]

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8 July 2016

Tokyo – Japan on track to discover Leonardo’s ultimate enigma

On Wednesday, 27 July, at 6:30 p.m., art historian Costantino D’Orazio will reveal Leonardo Da Vinci’s ultimate enigma at the presentation of the latest book, “Leonardo segreto” (“The Unknown Leonardo”), published in Japan. Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most renowned Italian Renaissance artists, had to wait more than 20 years to obtain his first […]

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8 July 2016

Chile – On show the “Gabriela Mistral and Italy” exhibition

A travelling exhibition entitled “Figlia di un nuovo popolo, Gabriela Mistral e l’Italia” (“Daughter of a new nation: Gabriela Mistral and Italy”), paying homage to the great Chilean poetess and her relationship with Italy, will make a stop in Antofagasta from July 14 to August 15. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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8 July 2016

Sarajevo – From Trieste to Sarajevo, en route to achieving the European dream

Thirty persons, six years of history and four countries. These are the elements involved in “The European Dream. On Route from Trieste to Sarajevo”, an initiative launched six years ago by the Italian Association, Nomad Republic. The aim is to recall, by retracing the destruction of the two World Wars and the conflicts in former […]

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8 July 2016

Canada – Italian ambassador hosts fundraising concert

Italian Ambassador in Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, provided an exceptional setting for a charity concert, hosting a fundraiser for the initiatives of the Ottawa National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra at his residence. The orchestra gave a performance for the occasion. Tenor Fraser Rubens and baritone Gary Dahl were accompanied by pianist Judith Ginsburg and by […]

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7 July 2016

Malta through photos by Giovanna Di Lauro

Pictures taken on a simple smartphone by a young Italian woman, Giovanna Di Lauro, have captured the essence of Malta and given birth to the “MaltaInMyEyes” exhibition, which is open to the public in La Valletta’s Palazzo Ferreria till July 15. The exhibition is the result of an unexpected initiative taken by Ms Di Lauro […]

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7 July 2016

Haifa – ‘A Selfie with Design’, a photography contest to celebrate Brand Italy

Brand Italy, art, tradition and history compounded with imagination, creativity and originality. Especially in the design of domestic objects, the history of Italian design is plotted with significant milestones. Indeed, many are the objects that have made the history of our Country, that have changed our way of life while, at the same time, keeping […]

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6 July 2016

Urbino Press Award, a bridge between the Marche Region and the Unites States

The journalist of the New York Times, Mark Mazzetti, is the winner of the 2016 Urbino Press Award, the Italian prize that is awarded every year to American reporters who distinguished themselves for their work during the year, by informing the general public. The award was conferred on 2 July during a ceremony held in […]

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6 July 2016

Brazil – The Association of Italian Researchers founded in Brazil

The Association of Italian Researchers in Brazil has been founded at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, which supported the initiative. The Embassy hosted the constituent assembly for the organisation, which was attended both in person and by video-conference by 15 Italian professors and researchers from various local universities, who represented the three scientific macro-categories: Humanities; […]

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6 July 2016

The Project – RomAfrica Film Festival, 4 days of cinematographic partnership

Four days will be dedicated to the cinematographic partnership between Rome and Africa: the ‘Casa del Cinema di Villa Borghese’ in Rome will host the second edition of the RomaAfrica Film Festival from 13 to 16 June, also thanks to the sponsorship of the Italy-Africa Initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]

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