Diplomazia Culturale

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2 March 2016

Argentina – Buenos Aires stages “ItaliArts” collective exhibition

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires, under the patronage of the Artistic Cultural Association of Friuli Venezia Giulia of Udine, presents “ItaliArts”. On Mar. 10, about 40 works by some of the recent years’ most successful Italian artists – mainly from Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Triveneto area – whose work has been […]

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2 March 2016

Czech Republic – Milan Philharmonic orchestra in Prague on 15 April

The Milan Philharmonic orchestra will hold a concert on April 15 in the Smetana Hall of Prague’s Municipal House. Conducted by Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, the musicians will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550, and Gustav Mahler’s 5th Symphony. The concert is organised by the Nachtigallartists Agency in partnership with […]

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1 March 2016

Buenos Aires – SIA and Argentine Culture Ministry sign agreement

The Vice President of the Italy-Argentina Society (SIA), Giorgio De Lorenzi, and Argentine Minister of Culture, Pablo Avelluto, signed a framework cooperation agreement in the area of culture, in the presence of Italian Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Teresa Castaldo. The agreement aims to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of initiatives taken separately and jointly by […]

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1 March 2016

Madrid – Italian Culture Institute showcases Italian excellence at ARCOMadrid

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) participated in the 35th edition of the contemporary ARCOMadrid art fair with an exhibition entitled “Illustrations for Children: Italian Excellence”. The exhibition, co-organised by the Bologna Childrens’ Book Fair and the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid, was included in the fair’s programme of collateral activities. The Madrid Institute […]

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1 March 2016

Farnesina: Uni-Italia Conference on Marco Polo and Turandot programmes

The Uni-Italia annual conference was held today on 1 March 2016 in the International Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The conference is dedicated to the two governmental programmes called “Marco Polo” and “Turandot”, created respectively in 2006 and 2009, in order to attract Chinese students to Italian universities  and […]

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29 February 2016

Maestro Ennio Morricone is honoured with an Oscar award

Italian composer Ennio Morricone won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’.  ” I dedicate this award and this score to my wife Maria,” Morricone said while accepting the Oscar onstage before an audience who gave him a long standing ovation. “There isn’t a great soundtrack […]

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29 February 2016

Baghdad – Carabinieri hold cultural heritage protection course in Iraq

Italy has launched the first Cultural Heritage Protection course in Iraq. It is held in Baghdad by the Carabinieri for the staff of the Iraqi ministries of Interior and Culture. The course was opened by Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Fryad Rawandozi, and Italian Ambassador, Marco Carnelos, at the Al Nahrain Centre for Strategic Studies in […]

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26 February 2016

The Hague – Pioneers and new migrants: Stories of 1,001 Italians in the Netherlands

Nineteenth century chimney sweeps, ditch diggers, figure painters and ice-cream makers, together with today’s miners and workers, university teachers and researchers, scientists, expatriates and transmigrants are all portrayed in “1,001 Italians. History and Stories of Italians in the Netherlands” a book written by Daniela Tasca in Italian. It is the first organic study of the contribution […]

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26 February 2016

Hargeisa – Sant’Anna-Maeci: Italy spearheads peace efforts in Somalia‎‎

“The course confirms its topicality but also the need to support, through targeted training courses, the African personnel in professionally managing the crisis and the post-war reconstruction efforts,” said Andrea de Guttry, full professor of international law, the Rector’s delegate for high-level training activities and Director of the Istituto Dirpolis (Diritto, Politica, Sviluppo) of the […]

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26 February 2016

Argentina – Santiago del Estero hosts “Italy of the Future” exhibition

An exhibition called “Italy of the Future” was opened at the Bicentennial Cultural Center of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It was organised by the Foreign Ministry and the National Research Council (CNR), the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa (SSUP). The aim […]

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26 February 2016

England – The Venice Biennale returns to London

The Venice Biennale takes centre stage in London. A preview of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, which will be entitled “Reporting from the Front” and will run from May 28 to Nov. 27, was presented at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in London. The event was organised by the President of the Biennale, Paolo […]

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25 February 2016

Los Angeles – Mario Martone to receive Career Award

Film director Mario Martone will be presented with a career award at the Italian Institute of Culture in Los Angeles as part of the 11th “Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest”. The festival, held under the auspices of the Italian Consulate and organised by the Capri in the World Institute with the Italian […]

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