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6 February 2015
Hanoi – Italian architecture with “Small Utopias”

The exhibition entitled “Small Utopias: Italian architecture in the third millennium between history, research and innovation” opens tomorrow, 7 February 2015, in Hanoi. The initiative was organised by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, headed by Ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni, as part of the Y-Viet 2015 programme. Hosted by Casa Italia, the exhibition consists of 10 panels […]

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6 February 2015
Hamburg – Focus on Calabria, with events at the Italian Cultural Institute

Calabria is in the limelight in Hamburg, where the Italian Cultural Institute has organised a programme of events illustrating the region. Calabrian musician Peppe Voltarelli presented his first book, “Il caciocavallo di Bronzo”, while Calabria in film features in screenings of “Un ragazzo di Calabria”, directed by Luigi Comencini, and “Il Sud è niente”, by […]

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5 February 2015
Los Angeles – TaorminaFilmFest to launch in the USA

In the run-up to the 61st TaorminaFilmFest, which will run from 12 to 20 June 2015, the organisers have announced an important new development for 2016: the Festival will be extended to Los Angeles. Thanks to an agreement with the Italian Cultural Institute, our Consulate General and the Italian Trade Agency-ICE, the city will host […]

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5 February 2015
USA – Our Embassy in a mission to promote cooperation

Claudio Bisogniero, the Italian Ambassador to the United States, has been on a mission to Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky to meet state authorities and promote economic, cultural and scientific relations with Italy. Another goal was to underscore the importance of EXPO Milan 2015 and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Bisogniero’s programme also […]

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5 February 2015
Nice – Exhibition features Italy’s UNESCO sites, with the focus on Piedmont

All eyes on Piedmont at the opening of the exhibition on “Italian UNESCO World Heritage Sites: a journey in 50 Images”, organised by the Italian Consulate General in Nice, the Italian Cultural Institute of Marseille and the association for Italian World Heritage assets. The recently included Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato took pride […]

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4 February 2015
Minsk: An exhibition featuring the Madonna and Child

A selection of paintings, drawings and prints featuring the Madonna and Child and ranging from the 15th to 19th centuries will feature in an exhibition entitled “Mater Dei. Iconografia di un amore. Opere da Musei e Fondazioni di Perugia e Minsk, sec. XV-XIX”. The exhibition, which will run from 13 February to 3 May 2015, […]

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4 February 2015
Budapest – Literary events at the Italian Cultural Institute

New literary events at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest. On Thursday 5 February 2015 Eva Vigh will present her book “Il costume che appare nella faccia”. This will be followed, on 12 February, by a presentation by art historian Maria Prokopp of her book “Ricordi ungheresi medievali a Napoli”, based on the life of […]

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4 February 2015
Caracas: Uto Ughi remembers Maestro Claudio Abbado

Uto Ughi, the famous Italian violinist, will be performing in Caracas on 6 February 2015 with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Diego Matheuz. The concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Caracas to commemorate Claudio Abbado, who died one year ago. Ughi will also give 2 master-classes for young musicians, and […]

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4 February 2015
Giro: «Insegnare l’italiano all’estero non solo è utile al Paese. Può anche essere un ottimo business» (MF)

Insegnare la lingua italiana, così come insegnare in italiano nel mondo, non è solo atto dovuto per valorizzare la nostra cultura e sostenere le nostre collettività, ma può divenire un vero affare, in senso economico, per chi desideri cimentarvisi. Basti pensare che oggi – già con le risorse disponibili – ciascun euro di denaro pubblico […]

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3 February 2015
Caracas – An exhibition celebrating “The Holy Crucifix of Monreale”

“The Holy Crucifix of Monreale” is the title of a photography exhibition featuring the work of Venezuelan photographer Adolfo Acosta that has just opened in Caracas and will run until 27 March 2015. Organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition includes 32 images of the traditional procession in Monreale, in the Province […]

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3 February 2015
Lisbon – “Sunday at the Cinema” with the best of contemporary Italian film-making

Five new film events in Lisbon featuring contemporary Italian film-making. The Italian Cultural Institute in the Portuguese capital, along with the “Il Sorpasso” association, has organised the 7th “Sunday at the Cinema” season, featuring some of Italy’s most interesting recent productions. Screenings at the Teatro do Bairro feature “L’intrepido” by Gianni Amelio, “Viva la Liberta” […]

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