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16 October 2014
De Chirico in Cairo: art and words. Exhibition celebrating literature and the visual arts opens at the Italian Cultural Institute

An exhibition of Italian artists, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, has opened in the Egyptian capital with trumpet fanfares by the flag-wavers of Sant’Elpidio a Mare. Entitled “Images and Words”, the exhibition, which runs until 13 November 2014, features works where “the genius of literature meets the genius of the visual arts”. […]

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15 October 2014
Italy-Chile – “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will showcase the Italian language

The 9th edition of the “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will take place in Providencia, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, on 25 October 2014. The event will give 10 countries a chance to showcase their culture and language, with half-hour lessons in German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Catalan, Galitian, Basque, Hebrew, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. […]

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15 October 2014
Japan – Uffizi make their debut with an exhibition in Tokyo

The Uffizi make their debut in Japan, with an exhibition entitled “Arte a Firenze da Botticelli a Bronzino: verso una ‘maniera moderna’” at the Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo. 76 works from the Uffizi and other Florentine museums are featured, including Botticelli’s “Pallas and the Centaur”. The opening was attended by Lorenzo Morini, chargé d’affaires […]

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14 October 2014
Uruguay – Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo

Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo, with the presentation of a photography book entitled “Divino Salvo”, edited by Alejandra Dixon and Anibal Andrade. The book features Palazzo Salvo, an iconic building in Montevideo designed by Milanese architect Mario Palanti. The book was published through a crowd-funding initiative to which the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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14 October 2014
Italia-Argentina – A Buenos Aires la conferenza “Umbria mistica” (in translation)

The Umbrian Centre in Buenos Aires is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a conference on “Umbria Mistica”, an exploration of the region’s religious tradition organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The conference, which will be held on 14 October, will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “L’Ombelico del Mondo”, […]

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14 October 2014
A dialogue among peoples – Events at the Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh

Culture as a channel for dialogue amongst peoples. That was the message sent out by the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh with its project “Journeys: viaggio nell’arte e nello spirito di culture e tradizioni diverse” (Journeys: travels in the art and spirit of different cultures and traditions), which commemorates the outbreak of the First World […]

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14 October 2014
Palazzo Farnesina and the origins of the EU – a travelling exhibition

“At the origins of the European Union – architecture and art for Palazzo Farnesina” is the title of a travelling exhibition running from 16 October to 6 November 2014 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm. The exhibition will then move to the Italian Embassy in Berlin, where it will remain until 4 December, and […]

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9 October 2014
Montevideo: Italian contemporary theatre

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo invited Italian actor, playwright and theatrical director Marco Baliani to participate in a series of ad hoc initiatives, which included the staging of his famous monologue “Kohlhaas” at the Solis Theatre, followed the next day by his participation in an encounter during which he discussed his career as an […]

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9 October 2014
Sofia: Michelangelo exhibit

Four original works by Michelangelo are on display in Bulgaria for the first time ever for the 450th anniversary of the death of the great Italian Renaissance genius. The exhibit of 4 drawings, mounted at the Bulgarian National Museum of Visual Arts in Sofia and entitled “Drawings by Michelangelo from the Buonarotti House in Florence”, […]

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9 October 2014
Moscow: “Study in Italy” Fair

The third edition of the “Study in Italy” Fair will take place on 18 October in Moscow and 19 October in St. Petersburg, offering Italian universities, polytechnic institutes and business schools to present themselves to the Russian public. The Fair is being run within the context of the year of Italian-Russian tourism. Italian is becoming […]

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7 October 2014
Helsinki: Italy guest of honour at Book Fair

Esteemed Italians from the worlds of culture, publishing, theatre and television will be in Helsinki from 23 to 26 October for the Book Fair at which Italy is this year’s guest of honour. A packed agenda of events has also been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Italian Embassy in Finland, with the patronage […]

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