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8 October 2024

Presentation event of the 24th Week of the Italian Language in the World

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani attends the presentation event for the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the leading international showcase promoting our language globally.  The event will also be attended by the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Riccardo Guariglia, Monika Schmutz […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 October 2024

Mumbai Cinema Italian Style

An event dedicated to Italian cinema was held last 27 September in Mumbai, at the Regal cinema theatre in Colaba, a historical one in the Indian capital, in the presence of director Giuseppe Tornatore, Oscar winner for Cinema Paradiso. This film kicked off the “CINEMA ITALIAN STYLE” festival, dedicated to Italian classics, including Senso, La […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 October 2024

Prague: EUNIC- focus on Language, Literature and Design

Upon the initiative of the European Cultural Institutes of the EUNIC cluster (European Union National Institutes for Culture) in Prague, of which the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague is one of the founding members, language, literature and design took again centre stage in the Czech capital. Last 26 September, on the occasion of the European […]

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Press Releases

7 October 2024

Minister Tajani’s mission to Argentina and Brazil

The Deputy prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Argentina and Brazil starting tonight, for meetings with the institutional authorities of the two countries, representatives of the local and Italian business community that have invested locally, and representatives of the Italian community. The Minister […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 October 2024

Bahrain, a tribute to Italy’s greatest composers and jazz musicians

On the occasion of the 33rd Edition of the Bahrain International Music Festival, on Wednesday 2 October, the Italian Embassy in Bahrain, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), organised the concert “Luca Velotti Meets Silvia Manco” at the Culture Hall in Manama. Paying tribute to some of the greatest Italian […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

3 October 2024

Santiago – 50th anniversary of the 1974 Venice Biennale.

After the coup d’état of 11 September 1973, Carlo Ripa di Meana – newly elected President of the Venice Biennale – decided to dedicate the entire 1974 edition of the Biennale to Chile. Hortensia Allende, widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, travelled to Venice to inaugurate the Biennale, entitled ‘Freedom to Chile: for a democratic […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

1 October 2024

Children’s Literature in Oslo

The program of meetings between Italian and Norwegian publishing houses dedicated to children’s and young people’s literature – organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Oslo, in collaboration with NORLA, the Norwegian body responsible for promoting Norwegian books abroad – ended on September 11. The initiative was organized with the aim of strengthening the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 September 2024

In Paris, Pasolini through the shots of Notarangelo

On September 23, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris inaugurated the exhibition “Domenico Notarangelo: Pasolini in Matera”, which can be visited until November 2, followed by the screening of the film “The Gospel According to Matthew”. Participation in the event confirms the French public’s interest in Pier Paolo Pasolini.  This exhibition makes visitors immerse themselves in Pasolini’s world through thirty-five rare […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 September 2024

Bucharest: concert to celebrate Puccini

As part of the events for the Puccini Year in Romania, a Symphonic Vocal Concert was held at the Multifunctional Centre of Pitești to open the 18th season, performed by the Pitești Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Cătălin Toropoc, with sopranos Alexandra Grigoraș (Italy), and Madeleine Pascu, as well as tenor Carlo Raffaelli (Italy) […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 September 2024

Geronimo Stilton: “Marco Polo” in Kazakh language

Following the publication of “Mille Meraviglie” in Kazakh, the Italian Embassy in Astana and the Italian Cultural Institute in Almaty supported the publication of “Marco Polo”, also in Kazakh, by the publishing house Steppe & World, a book translated directly from Italian by a team of translators selected by the Cultural Institute. Both volumes are […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

30 September 2024

Tanzania: New discoveries in Olduvai Gorge

Important scientific news from the Italian paleoanthropological mission in Tanzania is due to the study of extraordinary human fossils recently discovered in Olduvai Gorge, published by an international research team with technologies never before applied to the Tanzanian cultural heritage. Olduvai Gorge is one of the most iconic sites for the study of human evolution, […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

27 September 2024

Rosario: Marcello Mastroianni 100

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was born on 28 September 1924, and this year he would have turned 100. He is the quintessential Italian actor who shaped the history of Italian cinema alongside its most iconic directors. With his filmography, he built an encyclopedia of styles and characters, years of success, stories, and dreams. To honour […]

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