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17 December 2014
Prague – Violinist Hudecek bids adieu to Italian EU Presidency

The Czech Republic bid adieu to the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU with a concert by violinist Vaclav Hudecek. “This concert by one of the most renowned violinists on the international musical stage, who performed works by Tartini, Dvorak and Paganini, closed the Italian presidency with brilliant energy”, stated ambassador of Italy […]

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15 December 2014
Tirana – Italian architecture in Albania – 1925 to the present

A series of events (“Sulle tracce dell’Italia in Albania”) were organised by our embassy and Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The programme aimed at enhancing the contributions to that Balkan country from 1925 to 1943 by Italian architects such as Armando Brasini, […]

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15 December 2014
United Kingdom – La Scala chamber concert concludes Italian Presidency

The Italian embassy in London celebrates the conclusion of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. A concert this evening by the chamber musicians of Milan’s La Scala will see the presence at the Grosvenor Square residence of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano of UK Under-Secretary for Europe David Lidington, along with members of parliament, […]

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12 December 2014
Washington – The concept of womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary

“Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea” is the title of an exhibition recently opened at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington with a mass celebrated by Cardinal Wuerl. The exhibition, organised as part of the American celebrations for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will run until 12 […]

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12 December 2014
Istanbul – 7 Italian films for Turkish cinema-goers

Italy and its films have been a huge hit with Turkish cinema-goers. Seven films were featured during the 5th “Italian Cinema in Istanbul” season organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The initiative, which attracted over 1500 film-lovers, was supported by the Italian Embassy in Turkey and our Consulate General in […]

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Accreditation Notices
10 December 2014
NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Farnesina Porte Aperte

In occasione del Semestre di Presidenza Italiana del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea un evento culturale si svolgerà martedì 16 dicembre al Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale una nuova edizione dell’evento culturale “Farnesina Porte Aperte”, che si articolerà nei seguenti momenti: – ore 19.00: Intervento di benvenuto del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della […]

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10 December 2014
NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Farnesina Porte Aperte

In occasione del Semestre di Presidenza Italiana del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea un evento culturale si svolgerà martedì 16 dicembre al Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale una nuova edizione dell’evento culturale “Farnesina Porte Aperte”, che si articolerà nei seguenti momenti: – ore 19.00: Intervento di benvenuto del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della […]

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10 December 2014
Barcelona – Servillo to stage “Le voci di dentro”

Eduardo De Filippo’s “Le voci di dentro” is being staged in Barcelona by Italian actor/director Toni Servillo as part of a tour that has already seen performances in Chicago, St. Petersburg, Paris, London and Madrid. The play will run until 13 December 2014 at Barcelona’s Lliure theatre. Future dates include Liège, Lyons and Budapest. Read […]

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10 December 2014
Hanoi – Fashions by Gaudiomonte on display

Italian fashion designer Michele Gaudiomonte is showing his collections in Asia, with an exhibition in Hanoi that will run until 15 December 2014 to coincide with Vietnam’s spring-summer 2015 Fashion Week. As the Italian Ambassador, Lorenzo Angeloni, pointed out, Gaudiomonte’s creations are works of art produced using the finest Italian silks. The event was organised […]

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10 December 2014
Cairo – Exhibition on Nefertari tomb, discovered by Schiaparelli

The photographic exhibition entitled “Nefertari 1904-2014” has opened in Cairo to mark the 110th anniversary of the discovery of Queen Nefertari’s tomb by the Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli. The exhibition will be hosted in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square until 8 January 2015, after which it will transfer to Alexandria and Luxor. The event […]

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10 December 2014
Turkey – Italy guest of honour at Izmir tourism fair

Italy was guest of honour at the tourism fair in Izmir, which attracted 30,000 visitors (a 50% increase on 2013) and about 800 exhibitors from 30 countries. Our country was represented by the Italian Embassy in Ankara and by 20 travel agencies and tour operators and representatives of EXPO Milano 2015, all hosted in the […]

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10 December 2014
Amsterdam – First Italian-Dutch dictionary 1672-2014

“The First Italian-Dutch Dictionary 1672-2014”, edited by Vincenzo Lo Cascio, professor emeritus in Italian linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, has been presented at the same University. The work is the fruit of Professor Lo Cascio’s research on “Italiaansche Spraakkonst”, the first Italian grammar produced in Italian and dating from 1672. As the Italian Ambassador […]

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