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22 January 2014
Czech Republic – Prague pays tribute to Verdi

The 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 […]

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21 January 2014
Web and foreign policy. The challenges of diplomacy 2.0

How 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 […]

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16 January 2014
Sfida tra Nazionale Diplomatici e “Amici di Pietro” (in translation)

Un 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 […]

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16 January 2014
Iran – Fadjr theatre festival sees Italian performances

Two 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. […]

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13 January 2014
Italy-China – Second Shanghai Prize

A 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 […]

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10 January 2014
Italy-USA – Study bursary agreement

An 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

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10 January 2014
Colombia – Rossini’s Cinderella at festival internacional de música

The 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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9 January 2014
Macao – Exhibition on Botticelli’s Venus

An exhibition on Botticelli’s Venus, received enthusiastically by audiences in Macao, was organised in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General of Hong Kong and Macao in collaboration and with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute, Mondo Mostre, Galleria Frilli, Ministry of Culture and the regional superintendent for culture of Piedmont. Read more, in Italian

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3 January 2014
Italy-USA: Online app to explore Italian art in Los Angeles

Italy Art LA, an Android and iOS app to explore Italian art in Los Angeles, is online. The initiative was conceived by the Italian Cultural Institute with support from our Embassy in Washington and the Consulate General in Los Angeles. The app offers two integrated and interactive itineraries: “From Light to Matter” and “Traces of […]

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