Seven notable Italians told the story of their lives and their work as “Storie Italiane” returned to Geneva in its second edition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with the support of the Italian Consulate General. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe first Italian language course was successfully launched at Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University in Mascate, the country’s largest. Two course sections were needed to accommodate the enthusiastic student response, with a total of 58 enrolling just a week after the course was announced. Italian ambassador Paola Amadei commented that “it is legitimate to presume that […]
Read moreAn exhibit of the work of 16 Italian architecture studios in China was recently held in Shanghai and eastern China within the framework of the Italian EU presidency. Hosted by Shanghai Design Week, an annual trade fair that attracts thousands of visitors, the show was inaugurated by deputy mayor of Florence Cristina Giachi and head […]
Read moreThe Puglia Jazz Factory’s concert in Libreville, held in conjunction with the 14th annual Italian Language Week, was a complete sell-out, drawing an audience of nearly 400, who included representatives of the Gabon government, diplomatic corps, Italian residents, students of the Italian language and Italian culture enthusiasts in general. Read more, in Italian
Read moreConductor and composer Lorenzo Turchi Floris will be the guest on the 4th segment of Diplomazia e Dintorni on Tuesday 4 November at 20:00 on Radio LUISS, dedicated to the relationship between diplomacy and classical music.. Dissemination and promotion of our culture Music in general, and classical music in particular, is a fundamental aspect of […]
Read moreViolinist Alberto Meis, the string quintet San Marco Square Ensemble and pianist Vanni De Stefani performed “A violin for Europe”, a concert organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and hosted in Stuttgart City Hall’s Sala delle Adunanze within the context of the Italian Presidency of the EU. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe Embassy of Italy in Vienna held a evening of music in the presence of Mayor of the City of Cremona Gianluca Galimberti and Governor of the National Bank of Austria Ewald Nowotny. Ambassador Giorgio Marrapodi played host to over 200 esteemed guests, who were also treated to an exhibition of violins, violas and cellos […]
Read moreAll Italian diplomatic missions and cultural institutes around the world will be united on 4 November by a single event: the premier of Ermanno Olmi’s “Torneranno i prati”. The screening of this feature-length film will take place simultaneously in nearly 100 countries around the world within the context of the activities organized to commemorate the […]
Read moreThe “Etruschi di Perugia” exhibition opens at Bratislava Castle on Thursday 30 October 2014 and will run until 29 March 2015. The exhibition was organised by the Slovak National Museum and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Umbria and the Italian Embassy. Many of the exhibits are being shown […]
Read moreA series of concerts by jazz musician Enrico Rava, starting at the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival in Sydney on 1 November 2014, is attracting keen interest from Australian audiences. The concerts will be followed by an event on 4 November at the city’s Italian Cultural Institute, featuring Rava and jazz pianist Paul Grabowsky. Read […]
Read moreThe genius of Michelangelo will be showcased in Canada until January 2015, with the “Michelangelo Quest for Genius” exhibition hosted by the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto. The exhibition was organised by Casa Buonarroti, in Florence, and the MetaMorfosi Association. The initiative was presented by the gallery’s director, Matthew Teitelbaum, and by Pietro Folena […]
Read moreThe 14th Italian Language Week was a resounding success in Asunción, capital city of Paraguay. The exhibition entitled “Emilio Salgari. La fabbrica dei sogni: dalla Malesia al Paraguay”, which was opened in the presence of two of Paraguay’s ministers,Mabel Causarano (culture) and Anna Baiardi (gender issues), attracted especially keen interest. Read more, in Italian.
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