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Press Releases
15 March 2016
Mission to Tunisia of Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, concluded his mission to Tunisia today, in the course of which he held meetings with the Ministers of the Interior, Development and Cooperation and Agriculture. The visit, which took place only a few days before the anniversary of the attack on the Bardo Museum, to whose […]

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15 March 2016
Undersecretary of State Amendola on mission to Tunis

Security and counter-terrorism, the peace process in Syria and Libya and economic relations are some the issues on the agenda of the visit to Tunis by Vincenzo Amendola, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Special focus will be placed on EU-Tunisia relations and Development Cooperation. The visit, scheduled only a few days before the […]

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15 March 2016
Italy-Turkey – Relations based on archaeological missions

The seventh symposium on Italian archaeological missions in Turkey was held in Istanbul. It was organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Ankara and was one of the major events of the annual “Orizzonti Italiani” (Italian Horizons) programme. The intense agenda of the two-day event included a presentation by Italian […]

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15 March 2016
Brazil – “Occhio Mobile” (“Moving Eye”) exhibition on show in Sao Paulo

“Occhio mobile, linguaggi dell’arte cinetica italiana” (“Moving Eye, the Languages of Italian Kinetic Art in the 1950s -70s”), is the title of an exhibition scheduled in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from March 16 to May 1. It is organised by the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo and features 50 works including paintings, collages, […]

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15 March 2016
London – Triennale di Milano showcased in England

A presentation of the 21st Triennale di Milano International Exhibition was held at the Italian Institute of Culture in London on Monday. It was introduced by the Institute’s Director Marco Delogu and the Triennale President, Claudio De Albertis. The upcoming edition, entitled ’21st Century. Design After Design’, will run from Apr. 2 to Sept. 12 […]

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14 March 2016
Belgrade – “Libere”, an all-women’s exhibition

“Libere” (“Free”) is the title of an exhibition opened at the Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade. It displays the works of three young and promising Serbo-Croatian artists: paintings by Mina Radovic, sculptures by Katarina Pavlovic – both from Belgrade – and photographs by Maja Planinac, born in Pula, Croatia. It is an all-women’s exhibition […]

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14 March 2016
NewDesignduemilasedici – Creativity: Italian art schools abroad can enter national contest

Students at Italian high schools abroad specialising in the arts will be allowed to take part in the 7th national competition “NewDesignduemilasedici – Creativity in Italian Arts Education”. The decision was taken by the Italian Education and Foreign ministries as part of Foreign Ministry’ efforts to coordinate the promotion of Italian design and the country’s […]

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11 March 2016
Brazil – Italian artist Giorgio Galli on show in Parana

“La pratica dell’arte. Il futuro è possibile” (The practice of Art. The future is possible) is the title of an exhibition of the works of Giorgio Galli organised by the Italian Consulate General and the Italian Institute of Culture of Sao Paulo, in cooperation with the government of the State of Parana. The exhibition was […]

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11 March 2016
“Echoes of Eco” – Algiers pays tribute to the great Italian writer

The Italian diplomatic network in Algiers commemorates Umberto Eco: twenty days after the great writer’s death, the Italian embassy in Algeria and the Italian Institute of Culture pay tribute to Umberto Eco, with an event called ‘Echi di Eco’ (Echoes of Eco) on Friday. Algerian writers and journalists will read and discuss excerpts from his […]

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11 March 2016
#Farnesina: Art as the communication channel between society and politics

“Politics is the offspring of creation; therefore culture must be thought of starting from art and subsequently reach politics through the appropriate mechanism. This is why it is so important that Italian art be present here, in a place open to the world,” Michelangelo Pistoletto told the Multi-media Editorial Board of the Farnesina and the […]

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