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Diplomazia Culturale

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1 December 2014
Caracas – “Rich” 2014 Italian Language Week

The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Caracas was a very “rich” one, beginning with the opening of the photographic exhibition “Orinoco fra miti e leggende” by journalist Gianfranco Di Giacomantonio at the Italian Cultural Institute, which sponsored the show with the support of our embassy in Venezuela. The date was chosen to commemorate […]

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28 November 2014
Stuttgart – Sell-out performance for Emma Dante and “Le sorelle Macaluso”

Stuttgart’s European Theatre Festival included a sell-out performance for Emma Dante and “Le sorelle Macaluso”, presented in the dialect of Palermo with German surtitles. Now in its 12th edition, the Festival was dedicated this year to Italy and the memory of Franca Rame. The event was organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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28 November 2014
Panama – Italian-Panamanian Youth Orchestra presented at the Residence

The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Panama hosted a concert by the Conservatoire of Santa Cecilia at an event to present the Italian-Panamanian Youth Orchestra. Established under the Italy-Panama bilateral cultural collaboration agreement, the Orchestra will give its first performance in January 2015 in Panama. The evening at the residence also provided an opportunity […]

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27 November 2014
Argentina – A “bridge” linking Expo 2015 and Matera 2019

A “bridge” linking Expo 2015 and Matera 2019, the city’s year as European Capital of Culture, is being planned. The aim is to capitalise on the initiatives that the Italian Government intends to organise through our embassies to promote both events in Latin America. A key goal is to increase tourism numbers, not least in […]

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27 November 2014
Prague – The works of Piranesi cast their spell on visitors

Some of the best works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi are on show in Prague, with an exhibition entitled “Giovanni Battista Piranesi: a genius of the Italian Baroque (1720-1778)”. The exhibition will run until 1 February 2015. It was organised by the National Gallery of Prague in collaboration with the City of Prague Archives, under the […]

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27 November 2014
Córdoba – Restoration and conservation: a world-class Italian art

The art of Italian restoration takes centre stage in Córdoba with an exhibition running from 24 November to 12 December 2014. Produced by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities, the exhibition celebrates the work of the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (ISCR). A series of panels have been installed […]

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27 November 2014
Conversations in the Library – Ferragamo: a “winning” Italy

“Ferragamo: a ‘winning’ Italy”. That’s the title of the next “Conversation in the Library”, the 22nd since the initiative began three years ago. Participants have includedErnesto Galli della Loggia, Federico Rampini, Alberto Quadro Curzio, writer Margaret Mazzantini, Pulitzer Prize-winner and New York Times journalist Jim Yardley, and judge Raffaele Cantone. From handcrafted shoesto fashion multinational […]

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26 November 2014
Luanda – Electro-music closes Italian Language in the World Week

The events organised in Angola to mark the Italian Language in the World Week conclude this week with Unione Elettronica, a festival of electronic music. Featuring Italian DG Vanessa Laino along with 11 Angolan DJs and others from Spain, Germany, France and Holland, the Festival’s slogan is “Angolan and European DJs united by music”. Read […]

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26 November 2014
Oslo – Rohrwacher’s “Le Meraviglie” opens the film festival

Norwegian cinema-goers have been feasting their eyes on “Profession: Filmmaker – a new generation of European women film directors”, which opened with Cannes Grand Prix winner Alice Rohrwacher’s “Le Meraviglie”. Organised by EUNIC Norway, this year’s event was chaired and coordinated by the Italian branch of EUNIC (the network of Cultural Institutes of the countries […]

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26 November 2014
Hanoi – Italian fashion designer Raffaella Curiel’s creations on display

An exhibition featuring the work of Italian fashion designer Raffaella Curiel has opened in Vietnam. The exhibition was organised by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam to coincide with the visit by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, who is visiting the country with a delegation of over 65 Italian companies. Sponsored by Italian […]

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24 November 2014
Buenos Aires – Anatole Saderman photo exhibit

“Saderman, portraits in Rome” is the title of an exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, running from 25 November through 18 December. The exhibition features photographer Anatole Saderman’s portraits of artists such as Guttuso, Vespignani, Afro, Capogrossi and other great names in Italian painting. The photos were taken during the photographer’s […]

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24 November 2014
Diplomazia e Dintorni – When classical music meets diplomacy (Tuesday 25 at 20:00)

Maestro Lorenzo Flores, orchestra conductor and composer, will be the guest on the 6th segment of Diplomazia e Dintorni on Radio LUISS, dedicated this time to the relationship between classical music and diplomacy. Music and the dialogue between peoples Music in general, and classical in particular, is a fundamental element of our cultural tradition and […]

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