In celebration of the Day of Memory, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia recalls the “terrible uniqueness of the Shoah” at a conference to be held on 27 January in the Jewish Cultural Centre’s “Jerusalem” room. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreGreat success in Saudi Arabia for the concert “Piano Fantasy” held recently by Sicilian pianist Orazio Sciortino at the Italian Cultural Institute of Jeddah, and which was received enthusiastically by the local press. The concert programme was centred on Verdi’s paraphrasing and transcriptions of Franz Liszt. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe musicians and dancers of the Orchestra Populare of Salento will close the 20th edition of the Al Qurain Festival on Friday with a performance at the National Museum of Kuwait City of the Night of the Tarantula. The Festival is considered one of the most important cultural events of Kuwait, according to Italian Ambassador […]
Read moreThe exhibition “The Making of (a New) Rome” opened on 22 January in Los Angeles, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Rome Architects Association. The show consists of more than 30 projects by architects working in Rome and built over the past 10 years. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe city of Prague will pay tribute to Giuseppe Verdi from 23 January to 13 February, as the Italian Cultural Institute hosts an exhibition, selected from the Rome Opera House collection, of 20th century sketches, models and costumes created by great Italian artists such as Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Pierluigi Pizzi, Danilo Donati and Nicola […]
Read moreHow have web and social media transformed diplomacy? The 12th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni”, on -air this evening, Tuesday 21, January on RadioLuiss.it will seek to answer that question and examine the risks and advantages of digital diplomacy. The programme, conducted by Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of the Diplomatic Institute Stefano Baldi, will feature […]
Read moreUn match tra una selezione di diplomatici italiani e gli “amici di Pietro”, per ricordare un atleta leggendario come Pietro Mennea e anticipare al meglio la XV edizione della Corsa di Miguel, la gara nata per ricordare il maratoneta-poeta argentino desaparecido Miguel Benancio Sanchez. E’ in programma per domani alle 14.30 la partita di calcio […]
Read moreTwo Italian companies are taking part in the Fadjr International Theatre Festival taking place in Tehran until 2 February 2014. Rome-based Muta Imago will be performing “Pictures from Gihan”, while Bologna’s Instabili Vaganti group will perform “Ausencia – Sola nella Moltitudine”. The Italian presence enjoys support from the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Country Promotion. […]
Read moreA press conference was held recently for the second edition of the Shanghai Prize, which is focused on the “young emerging Chinese artists living in Italy”, and was organised by the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Garuzzo Institute for the Visual Arts of Turin (GAV). Read more, in […]
Read moreThe Metropolitan Museum of Art pays tribute to Piero Della Francesca in an exhibition of paintings from Venice and Urbino that runs from 14 January to 30 March. Read more, in Italian
Read moreAn agreement was signed, financing three study bursaries to be offered to Italian citizens for the 2014-2015 academic year, by the Commission on Cultural Exchanges between the U.S. and Italy and the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. Read more, in Italian
Read moreThe Festival Internacional de Musica, held in Cartagena de Indias, comes to an end on 12 January. Organised by the Foundazione Salvini with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute, its main theme is the narrative fantasy of 20th century music, with Rossini’s Cinderella presented in semi-scenic form with an all-Italian cast and accompanied by […]
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