The Tbilisi Film Festival, running in the nation’s capital from 3 to 9 December, will honour actor Giancarlo Giannini with a tribute to his life and work. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSustaining and promoting collaboration between science and enterprise in Italy and abroad, in the conviction that an effective combination of diplomacy, science and business can spur growth. This is the task to which the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dedicated its efforts over the past year, increasingly distinguishing itself as an economic and scientific […]
Read morePresident Romano Prodi, in Morocco for a series of lectures and as UN representative for the Sahel, will be given a degree in “Honoris Causa” on Tuesday 20 November by the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences of Mohammed V University in Rabat, as the second political personality ever to receive the honour. At […]
Read moreBratislava’s 10th Central European Festival of Italian Cinema (MittelCinemaFest), organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy with the collaboration of the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, opened with an encounter with writer and literary critic Emanuele Trevi, and will offer screenings, conferences and concerts through 26 November.
Read moreA major success for Italian archaeology in Pakistan: a pre-Buddhist necropolis in the area of Udegram in the northwest Swat Valley dating back to from 1,500 to 500 BC. The site was discovered within the context of the “Act- Fieldschool” (archeology, community, tourism) programme coordinated by the Italian Archaeology Mission directed by Prof. Luc Olivieri […]
Read moreTheatrical performances, film lectures, concerts, conferences and workshops, along with competitions, awards and language games made up the many offerings that marked the 12th edition of Italian Language Week in Latvia (15-21 October), organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Riga and involving universities and academic and local cultural institutions in Riga.
Read moreThe Abu Dhabi Art Fair has been a great success, with over 60 galleries from all over the world taking part. Italy too was present, with the San Gimignano-based Galleria Continua. Large numbers of young people, both artists and visitors, from the seven Emirates, visited the “art village” set up for the Fair. Visitor numbers […]
Read moreTwenty years of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Italy and the Vatican will be celebrated in Rome with an exhibition and a concert. The exhibition, in the Vatican City, will spotlight “The Treasures of Azerbaijan”, while the concert, featuring classical and traditional music, will be held in the Auditorium Parco della Musica on 15 November […]
Read moreThe promotion of Italian fashion scored a resounding success in Jordan with the exhibition “Alta Moda: 60 Years of Italian Fashion”, mounted at Amman’s Zara Centre, a well known shopping centre featuring boutiques by the most prestigious Italian brands available in the Jordanian capital, including the Sorelle Fontana, Emilio Pucci, Veneziani, Capucci, Irene Galitzine, Mila […]
Read moreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again takes up the cause of transparency and legality with the “Open House” planned for 19 November, when citizens will be invited to visit the ministry and tour the halls where foreign policy is forged.
Read moreThe first Italian cultural event in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein was a resounding success, as an audience of over 1,000 filled the National Theatre of Baghdad to listen to Italian poetry and lyric, classical, folk and jazz music. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreAn exhibition opened yesterday in Beirut of 60 examples of machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The machines, built by skilled Italian artisans following the artist’s drawings and models and sent over to the Middle East, are divided into four categories: transport, war, mechanics and entertainment and are interactive so as to allow students to […]
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