Diplomazia Culturale

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6 February 2014

Germany – A dantesque Marathon, Inferno in 9 German cities

A 6-hour marathon of readings from Dante’s Inferno in nine different German cities (Frankfurt, Berlin, Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Freiburg) was organised by the network of Italian Cultural Institutes to promote a greater knowledge of the Florentine author of the Divine Comedy. A total of 34 readers were involved, with the first […]

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6 February 2014

Israel – Restored film screening

The film review “Another Look 2014” took Israel by storm, with screenings in Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv of the restored, high quality digital versions of 13 masterpieces of European cinema. The initiative involved the embassies of 13 European Union nations and several Israeli cultural institutions. Read more, in Italian

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4 February 2014

Stockholm – ‘Tempo italiano’ at Design Week

Italy made a strong showing at Stockholm’s Design Week with “Tempo Italiano”, a project for the promotion of the best names in Italian design in Scandinavia, aimed at creating a platform for future synergies. Read more, in Italian.

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4 February 2014

Tbilisi – Spotlight on Italian archaeological missions in Georgia

The Italian embassy in Tbilisi joined forces with the National Museum of Georgia in the organisation of three events (a conference, exhibition and reception) designed to showcase four on-going Italian archaeological missions financed by the Italian foreign ministry in Georgia. Read more, in Italian

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Press Releases

3 February 2014

Giro in Brasile: “Paese imprescindibile per l’Italia, perno per la regione sud americana”

Under-Secretary Mario Giro began a wide-ranging official mission to Brazil today. His agenda includes meetings with local Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo administrators engaged in revitalising those metropolises, and meetings with Italian business persons and representatives of the Italian community. The Under-Secretary will discuss a framework agreement with the Brazilian Communications Minister on collaboration […]

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3 February 2014

Egypt – Italy at the Cairo Book Fair

Italy is represented at the International Cairo Book Fair, whose central theme this year, the fair in its 45th edition, is “Culture and Identity”. The Italian stand was set up with the help of the embassy and represents wide variety of texts. Ambassador Maurizio Massari was on hand for its presentation. Students of the Italian […]

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31 January 2014

Theatre: The drama of migration – preview performance at the Italian Embassy in Paris

The 18th century “Sicilian Theatre” in the Italian Embassy in Paris was the splendid setting for the preview of the play by Sicilian writer Lina Prosa, “Lampedusa Beach”, on the dramatic situation of migrants in the Mediterranean region. The event will be broadcast by Canal + France in its “Le Supplement” programme. Read more, in […]

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30 January 2014

Angola – Writer’s Union to publish book by Ambassador Mistretta, its first foreign author

The Angolan Writer’s Union is to publish “Nel paese chiamato alberi”, by the Italian Ambassador to Angola, Giuseppe Mistretta. This will be the first book by a foreign writer published by the Union. Ambassador Mistretta, who is also the author of “Un ponte lungo quattro secoli”, on Italian-Angolan relations, plans to have both books translated […]

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30 January 2014

Cinema – “’La Grande Bellezza” screened at the Italian Embassy in Belgrade

Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated film “’La Grande Bellezza” has been shown at a private screening at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Belgrade, Giuseppe Manzo. The film has already won a Golden Globe and was judged Best European Film for 2013 in Berlin. The screening, attended by Serbian Culture Minister Ivan Tasovac, was organised to […]

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29 January 2014

Moscow – First Russian-language site on tourism in Italy

The first Russian-language website dedicated to tourism in Italy was presented at the Italian Embassy in Moscow in the presence of local tour operators. The site – Italiagodturisma.com – was created to promote the Italy-Russia Year of Tourism, launched by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Enrico Letta in Trieste in November 2013. The site […]

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29 January 2014

Italy-China – Agreement between Italian Consulate in Chongqing and Shanghai International Studies University

Cooperation between Italy and China grows further with a framework agreement signed by our Consulate General in Chongqing and Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). The agreement envisages 3 main points. One is collaboration at student level, and opportunities for young students on SISU’s Italian language courses to develop their research projects in collaboration with the […]

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28 January 2014

Italian language as a resource to export for a return to growth, says Giro

The Italian language is a rich resource to export as a “luxury good for a return to growth”. And capitalising on our culture is a way to attract tourism – a potential market of one billion people a year. Italian is the 4th language studied at global level, says Giro Italian is the 4th language […]

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