Diplomazia Culturale

Cultural Diplomacy

2 April 2024

Pristina, the exhibition Carissimo Pinocchio: designer e grafici italiani ridisegnano il burattino più famoso del mondo

On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the first edition of Carlo Collodi’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio – Story of a Marionette, the most translated Italian book in the world, the exhibition “Carissimo Pinocchio: designer e grafici italiani ridisegnano il burattino più famoso del mondo” (Dearest Pinocchio: Italian Designers and Graphic Designers Redesign […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

28 March 2024

China, Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala concludes tour

Five years after its last performance in China, the Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala in Milan has finally returned to China for a long-awaited tour. On three different evenings (15, 16 and 17 March) it performed in Hong Kong with Le Corsaire, a ballet in three acts based on the poem The Corsair by […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 March 2024

Photos by John R. Pepper on display in Riga

The exhibition “Italy, 40 Years: 1970-2010” by Italian photographer John Randolph Pepper is being held at the Art Academy of Latvia. The exhibition – an initiative by the Italian Embassy in Riga – invites visitors on a journey through Italy from the post-war period to the recent past, from 1970 to 2010. The story of […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 March 2024

Sarajevo, an event to reflect on the theme of disability

The event “La strada che non scegli” (The road you do not choose), dedicated to the theme of disability, was held at the Europa Hotel in Sarajevo. It was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina in collaboration with the association “Bosnian Doctors for Disabled” (BDfD) and the local Dante Alighieri Society. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 March 2024

Ottawa, celebration of the Nutrition Research Day

As part of Canada Nutrition Month, the Italian Embassy in Ottawa – in collaboration with the School of Nutrition Sciences of the University of Ottawa – organised the event Food, Nutrition, and Health, focusing on the link between nutrition – with a specific focus on the Mediterranean diet – health and wellbeing. Around one hundred […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 March 2024

Australia, Ambassador Crudele remembered Italian prisoners in Cowra

The Ambassador of Italy to Australia, Paolo Crudele, officially opened the 2024 Festival of International Understanding in Cowra, a town in New South Wales where – from 1941 until the end of the Second World War – thousands of Italian prisoners of war were interned. Accompanied by the Military Attaché, Col. Marco Bertoli, and by […]

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In detail

26 March 2024

Minister Antonio Tajani opens the event “Il 107mo Giro d’Italia. L’Italia che corre”

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opens the event “Il 107mo Giro d’Italia. L’Italia che corre” (The 107th Giro d’Italia, an Italy that runs). The President of RCS, Urbano Cairo, the President of the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, Matteo Zoppas, and the President of Confindustria-ANCMA, Mariano Roman, as well as a […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

25 March 2024

Tirana, multimedia show SPORES_Intermedial Travel

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in collaboration with the Cultural Association APPERCEZIONI and the National Theatre of Tirana, presents the performance SPORES_Intermedial Travel by Federica Altieri. The performance – an intermedia project exploring the link between art and science through poetic language – will take place on 27 March at the ArTurnbina National Theatre […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

25 March 2024

Ambassador Armando Varricchio visited the Leipzig Book Fair

Ambassador Armando Varricchio visited the Leipzig Book Fair, held from 21 to 24 March. This is the first major publishing event of the year in Germany, bringing together readers, authors, publishers and media. Italy took part in the Fair with a stand and a dense programme of events, proposed and organised by the Italian Cultural […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

22 March 2024

South Africa, many events for the Italian Design Day

The Italian Embassy in South Africa, the Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg, the Consulate of Italy in Cape Town and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria celebrated the 8th edition of the Italian Design Day – the annual appointment dedicated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to design and architecture “Made in Italy” – through a series […]

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Economic Diplomacy

20 March 2024

Warsaw, a fashion show to celebrate Italian Design

As part of Italian Design Day 2024, the Italian Embassy to Poland promoted a fashion show on the banks of the Vistula River dedicated to some of the most interesting and innovative Italian brands, including Francesca Marchisio and Le Tre Sarte. The event was organised in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute and Italian Trade […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 March 2024

Washington, Design Day at Villa Firenze

On the occasion of the Italian Design Day 2024, the Italian Ambassador in the United States, Mariangela Zappia, hosted the event “Italian design at Villa Firenze. The story of Edra, an Italian excellence in the world,” an opportunity to celebrate Italian design with a focus on one of the most renowned Italian companies in the […]

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