Diplomazia Culturale

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5 November 2014

Russia – Director Konchalovsky guest of the Italian embassy

‎ Director Andrei Konchalovsky, recent winner of Venice’s Silver Lion with his film “The Postman’s White Nights”, was invited to the Embassy of Italy in Moscow to speak at a public event aimed at underscoring the intensity of Italo-Russian cultural relations. The Russian director chose “The culture of civilisations” as the theme of a speech […]

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5 November 2014

Cape Town – ‘The New Italian Design’

The exhibition “The New Italian Design”, curated by Milan’s Triennale Design Museum, brought Italian innovation and creativity to Cape Town’s Water Front. Designers, collectors and journalists, tourists and residents and a large number of secondary school and university students were among the visitors. A cycle of seminars with Italian architects was run simultaneously, while the […]

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5 November 2014

Copenhagen – Italian opera soloists in concert

Copenhagen’s prestigious Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum was the setting for a concert by soloists of Italian opera, who performed traditional selections, particularly from Verdi, in a musical offering that was the centrepiece of the local events planned in honour of the Italian EU Presidency. Nearly 500 guests included members of the accredited diplomatic corps, local […]

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5 November 2014

Manila – Death penalty, ‘No justice without life’ conference concludes

The international conference “No Justice without life”, organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio with the participation of the Embassy of Italy, was recently held in the city of Manila. The event, following up on a conference on the same topic in Tokyo, aimed to raise awareness of the cause in the countries of Asia using […]

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5 November 2014

London – Expo 2015 comes to the World Travel Market

EXPO Milano 2015 arrived at the World Travel Market, under way through Thursday at London’s ExCel Centre. More than 6 million tickets already sold Speaking at a conference organised in the offices of ENIT, EXPO ticketing director Giancarlo Perrella reported to an audience of tour operators and investors from around the world that “more than […]

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4 November 2014

Geneva – “Italian stories”, seven experiences

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.

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4 November 2014

Oman – First Italian language course in Mascate

The 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 […]

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4 November 2014

China – Italian architects on display at Shanghai Design Week

An 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 […]

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4 November 2014

Gabon – Jazz concert for Italian Language Week

The 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

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3 November 2014

Diplomazia e Dintorni – When music and diplomacy meet

Conductor 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 […]

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3 November 2014

Stuttgart – “A violin for Europe”

Violinist 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.

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3 November 2014

Vienna – Promotional event for Cremona and its luthiers

The 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 […]

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