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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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3 February 2015
Cairo – International Book Fair opens its doors

Cairo International Book Fair, the biggest such event in the Arab and African worlds, has opened its doors. Italy is taking part with a stand organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. Italian books being presented at the Fair include “Il costo della vita” by Angelo Ferracuti, “Il romanzo arabo al cinema” by Aldo Nicosia and […]

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2 February 2015
Colombia – Mediterranean Music takes centre stage in Cartagena

A major success for the Festival of Cartagena, Colombia’s and Latin America’s most important musical event, under the direction of Antonio Miscenà. “Mare Nostrum” was the title of this year’s 9th edition of the festival, hosted by that Caribbean city, which featured some of Italy’s most successful artists, including cellist Mario Brunello to clarinetist Gabriele […]

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2 February 2015
Colombia – Mediterranean Music takes centre stage in Cartagena

A major success for the Festival of Cartagena, Colombia’s and Latin America’s most important musical event, under the direction of Antonio Miscenà. “Mare Nostrum” was the title of this year’s 9th edition of the festival, hosted by that Caribbean city, which featured some of Italy’s most successful artists, including cellist Mario Brunello to clarinetist Gabriele […]

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2 February 2015
Israel – IIFCA auction preview 9 February

The preview of an auction to raise funds for the Italo-Israeli Foundation for Culture and Art (IIFCA) will be held at the Anna Marra Contemporanea gallery in Rome on Monday 9 February. The goal of the event is to support and promote the IIFCA, created during the third Italo-Israeli Intergovernmental Summit in 2012, for the […]

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2 February 2015
Israel – IIFCA auction preview 9 February

The preview of an auction to raise funds for the Italo-Israeli Foundation for Culture and Art (IIFCA) will be held at the Anna Marra Contemporanea gallery in Rome on Monday 9 February. The goal of the event is to support and promote the IIFCA, created during the third Italo-Israeli Intergovernmental Summit in 2012, for the […]

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2 February 2015
Tirana – Journalism discussed at Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana resumed its cycleof “Encounters with the Authors” one of which will be held on Wednesday at theInstitute’s Library and dedicated to journalism and the growth of Internet andnews media. Piepoli Institute President and professor at the University of RomaTre Roberto Baldassari will present his latest essay “Journalism, news andcommunication”, […]

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30 January 2015
Osaka – The history of Italian Music in 6 meetings

Palestrina, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Verdi and Puccini are only some of the composers to be discussed and analysed in a course on Italian music history organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka. The 6-meetings course, from 18 February to 6 March, will traverse the music and lives of the composers and musicians who wrote the […]

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