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26 April 2024

Paris, new Arena Opera Festival season presented

For the third year, the stage of the Sicilian Theatre at the Italian Embassy in Paris hosted the Fondazione Arena di Verona for the presentation of the 2024 and 2025 seasons of the Arena Opera Festival and the American tour that will see Italian opera singers land overseas in the United States and Canada in […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 April 2024

Prague, photo exhibition on Franz Kafka

2024 will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of the famous Czech writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose work inspired readers around the world and had a great influence on literature. The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague celebrates this important anniversary by presenting an original exhibition that aims to explore a lesser-known side of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 April 2024

Italian Gelato Week in Vienna

Metternich Palace, home to the Italian Embassy in Vienna, hosted for the second year in a row the launch event of the Italian Gelato Week in Vienna, held from 22 to 27 April in Vienna’s ice cream parlours. The event was promoted by AGIA – Associazione Gelatieri Italiani in Austria (the Association of Italian Gelato […]

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Press Releases

23 April 2024

Launch of the ‘#ilmondofralerighe’ communication campaign on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day

Today, on World Book and Copyright Day, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the social communication campaign ‘#ilmondofralerighe’, created with the aim of enhancing and further fuelling the world’s growing interest in the Italian publishing industry. The initiative comes in a crucial year for Italian books in the world. 2024 sees Italy as guest […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 April 2024

Abu Dhabi celebrates sport and Made in Italy 

The Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi celebrated the first National Made in Italy Day in the United Arab Emirates with an event dedicated to “Sport and Made in Italy: Technology, Well-being, Excellence”. The event was attended by over 100 guests including athletes, representatives from the business world and institutions, as well as Italy’s and Emirates’ […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

22 April 2024

Prague, a rich programme of initiatives for the Made in Italy Day

The Italian Embassy in Prague, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute, the ICE Agency and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), organised a rich programme of initiatives for the Made in Italy Day. On 18 April, the Conference “Spazio & Salute: dalle sfide degli astronauti alle scoperte nella medicina terrestre” (Space & Health: from the […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 April 2024

The book “A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy” starring Geronimo Stilton was presented in Baghdad

The official presentation of the book “A Thousand Wonders, A Journey to Discover Italy”, starring the world’s most beloved mouse journalist Geronimo Stilton, took place in Baghdad from 16 to 18 April. Born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and already the protagonist of numerous publications for children translated into over 53 languages, Geronimo Stilton […]

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Press Releases

19 April 2024

Undersecretary Tripodi attends the pre-opening of the 60th Venice Biennale.

Italy’s Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi, on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, attended the pre-opening of the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale. The Undersecretary visited the Italian Pavilion Due qui / To Hear curated by Luca Bertolini and […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 April 2024

Madrid – Made in Italy against AI

The Italian Embassy in Madrid organised a Made in Italy challenge inspired by the famous chess game between Kasparov and IBM’s “Deep Blue” supercomputer. Six testimonials from different sectors – agrifood, technology, design and interior design, cultural and creative industries, tourism, fashion – both Italian and Spanish, took part in a challenge against computers equipped […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

17 April 2024

Vienna, concert of the Fontane di Roma Youth Orchestra

The Fontane di Roma Youth Orchestra made its debut in Vienna with a concert on the occasion of Made in Italy Day, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Vienna, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Trade Agency to celebrate Italian excellence in honour of the genius Leonardo da Vinci. Standing ovation by the 250 […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 April 2024

Paris, the Italian Rugby Federation at the Embassy for the National Made in Italy Day

The Italian Embassy in Paris hosted the Italian Rugby Federation on the occasion of the match between the Italian and French women’s national teams, in the framework of the Six Nations Tournament held in Paris last Sunday. The event, organised in collaboration with the Paris office of ICE Agenzia and the Italian Rugby Federation, focused on the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

16 April 2024

Shanghai, “National Forum on the Renaissance”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai, in cooperation with Italy’s Consulate General in Shanghai and the Faculty of Humanities at Tongji University, presented the 11th “National Forum on the Renaissance”. The Forum, held at the Shanghai Library East on 13 and 14 April, organised several workshops to orient Chinese researchers towards a more in-depth study […]

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