Diplomazia Culturale

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15 April 2014

Balkans: Italy encourages closer EU integration – Mogherini meets Luksic. “I plan to visit region at start of EU Presidency”

“The Italian government supports Montenegro’s closer integration with the EU and with NATO. The Italian Presidency has a role to play in the western Balkans by encouraging European integration for the entire region”. This was Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s comment in the joint press conference with her Montenegrin opposite number, Igor Luksic, at the end […]

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15 April 2014

Tirana – Photography events to be opened by Ferdinando Scianna

Italian photographer Ferdinando Scianna will be in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Thursday 17 April 2014 to open an exhibition on Italian photography. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and EJAlbum, which distributes photo albums in Albania. Scianna visited the country as early as 1984, and his work from that journey features […]

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15 April 2014

Los Angeles – An exhibition pays homage to the operas of Giuseppe Verdi

Los Angeles pays homage to Giuseppe Verdi with an exhibition illustrating the most famous performances of his works at Teatro dell’Opera in Rome. The initiative, which runs from 18 April to 28 May 2014 at the Italian Cultural Institute, will feature 18 costumes dating from as far back as 1916 and originally worn by artists […]

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14 April 2014

Budapest – Rich calendar of events at Italian Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest has a rich calendar of events planned for the coming weeks, ranging from literature to art and from law to architecture. And the second edition of “I-Talents” will aim to give Hungarian audiences a taste of the Italian music scene in a series of concerts. Read more, in iItalian.

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11 April 2014

Montreal – Metropolis Bleu Met Festival, with Carlo Lucarelli

Everything is ready for the 16th annual “Metropolis Blue” international literary festival, which will run from 28 April through 5 May. The festival is promoted by Metropolis Bleu, a foundation set up in 1997 to promote literature and unite the people of a wide variety of cultures. This year’s over 200 events will involve authors […]

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Press Releases

10 April 2014

Afghanistan: meeting on a special ‘Made in Italy Plan for the Promotion of Technology Centres’

Within the context of the presence in post-2014 Afghanistan of an Italy increasingly committed to fostering economic growth as a fundamental component in the consolidation of the political and security transition, a coordination meeting was held at the foreign ministry in Rome with representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development, the Agenzia […]

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10 April 2014

Brazil – Italian fashion and design on display

An exhibition in Rio de Janiero on Italian fashion of the last 80 years will run through 6 June 2014, and include 130 garments by designed by famous names such as Valentino, Versace and Armani and worn by actors such as Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn and Gina Lollobrigida. The event was organised by the Fundacao […]

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10 April 2014

Chongqing – Exhibition on the life and work of Verdi

The exhibition “Invenzione del vero” mounted at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, dedicated to the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi, was financed by the Italian Ministry of Culture. The aim is to further disseminate understanding of Italian creativity and values. Read more, in Italian.

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9 April 2014

Italian publishing – BooksinItaly to launch14 April

BooksinItaly, the first website for the promotion of Italian publishing, language and culture around the world, is set to be launched in Milan on 14 April. The site will be available in Italian and English and aims to reach an audience of Italian and foreign publishers, translators, Italian scholars and Italian cultural Institutes abroad. Read […]

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9 April 2014

Peru’ – San Isidro opens its doors to the world

The fourth edition of “San Isidro apre le porte al mondo” will be launched on 11 April, an event organised by the municipal administration of Lima that aims to strengthen ties between San Isidro and the international community present in Peru. The diplomatic missions set up in Lima will exhibit their countries’ cultural, gastronomic and […]

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9 April 2014

#Farnesina – Artists in times of crisis

The contemporary landscape becomes an intimate interior carefully and meticulously depicted by Andrea Chiesi in his oil-on-canvas paintings. The artist, along with the collective “ZimmerFrei”, is the winner of the 2013 Gotham Prize awarded by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York. 3rd edition of the ‘Gotham Prize’ Now in its 3rd edition, the competition […]

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8 April 2014

Houston – A meeting of Italian cinema and food

From Rome to Houston: “Movie ‘n’ Food – Sapore di Cinema” is an initiative aimed at celebrating Italian history and culinary specialities through the recipes of great Italian film actors and directors – Vittorio De Sica Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini, Giuseppe Tornatore, Sofia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni – which will take place in the Texan […]

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