Polish artist Malgorzata Kistryn presents “her” Florence in a series of photos taken in and around the city she has grown to love, as well as obligatory leg of the Italian Grand Tour. The exhibition opened at the Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow where it will remain until the end of the month. The event was […]
Read more“Presenza italiana per le strade della Provincia di Santiago” is the title of a book by Claudio Massone Stagno that will be launched on 25 June at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Chilean capital. The book documents the various forms in which the Italian presence is felt even along the streets of the city. […]
Read moreEverything is ready for the re-opening of the Berne branch of the Dante Alighieri Society, with a launch event on 22 June 2015 featuring author Maurizio de Giovanni. The Society, which recently elected Anna Pompei Rüdeberg as President, has thanked the Italian Ambassador in Berne, Cosimo Risi, for his support in promoting the Italian language […]
Read moreSimona Ghizzoni, an Italian photographer of international renown, will represent Italy at this year’s Athens Photo Festival, the most important international photography event in south-eastern Europe. Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens, the Festival opened on Wednesday 3 June and will run until Sunday 26 July, at the Benaki Museum. Read more, in […]
Read moreTwo jazz events with an Italian beat have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv in collaboration with Aviv-Jaffa municipality, “Dizengoff Yozer” and Alley Jazz. Featuring Stefania Patanè and Andrea Rea, the performances will take place on 24 and 25 June. Read more, in Italian
Read more“Rafforzamento della Secretaria de Cultura de la Presidencia de El Salvador mediante la valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale” is the name of a project recently opened in El Salvador by Italian Ambassador Tosca Barucco. Funded by theDirectorate General for Development Cooperation, the project is being implemented by the Universita’ degli Studi Roma Tre. Its aim is […]
Read moreMadrid is rediscovering the work of Guido Gozzano, thanks to the “Poesia” anthology presented in the Italian Cultural Institute’s “Missoni Theatre”. The work was edited and translated by Jose’ Munoz. Counsellor Gaia Danese from the Italian Embassy underscored the importance of promoting Italian literature abroad as a “soft-power” instrument. She also described the Farnesina’s work […]
Read moreThe annual joint archaeological mission conducted by Universita’ Ca’ Foscari di Venezia and the Georgian National Museum will resume on 18 June and run until 4 August 2015. The project, in the Shida Kartli region, is led by Professors Elena Rova and Iulon Gagoshidze and sponsored by the Farnesina. Read more, in Italian
Read more“De Martino in Brazil” is the title of an exhibition celebrating the works of Italian genre painter Eduardo De Martino. De Martino was an Italian navy officer who left his military career and turned to painting following an accident in Rio de la Plata. Organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition will […]
Read moreThe Association of Italian Researchers in Spain (ARIS) has been set up in Madrid with the aim of promoting communication between the Italian and Spanish academic and scientific communities. The association was an initiative of Teodosio Libondi, science attaché at the Italian Embassy in Madrid until June 2014. It won strong support from the Italian […]
Read moreAn overview of the life of gladiators, from what they ate to where they lived and died, is the subject of the exhibition entitled “Gladiators and the Colosseum – Death and Glory” just opened at Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum. Fruit of the collaboration between the museum and two Italian companies, Contemporanea Progetti and Expona, the […]
Read moreTraining in an international sphere is the subject of an agreement signed at the Farnesina by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Society for International Organization (Italian initials SIOI). The convention was signed by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michele Valensise, and the President of the SIOI, Franco Frattini. […]
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