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19 January 2024

“A DOS PIANOS” concert in Santo Domingo

In collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture, Fondazione Sinfonia, the Eduardo Brito National Theatre and the Italian National Music Council (CIDIM), the Italian Embassy in the Dominican Republic organised and presented in Santo Domingo the concert “A DOS PIANOS”, as performed by the duo of Italian pianists Paola Biondi and Debora Brunialti. The audience […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

19 January 2024

“Piano solo” concert by Stefano Bollani in Tirana

Italian pianist and composer Stefano Bollani will perform for the first time in Tirana on 29 January. His “Piano solo” concert is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in cooperation with the Tirana National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. This will be a premiere for the artist, who considers music a fun game to be […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

19 January 2024

Work by Giuseppe Licari at the “Sculptura #2” Festival in Brussels

The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels is taking part in the “Sculptura #2” Festival, an exhibition of European sculpture and installation art returning to the historic Tour & Taxis park in Brussels from Friday 19 January to Sunday 10 March 2024. After a successful first edition in 2023, which featured 23 artists, the 2024 edition […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

17 January 2024

The “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” exhibition opened in Zagreb

The exhibition “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” was inaugurated at Zagreb’s National and University Library. Promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Telespazio/e-GEOS and Fondazione Med-Or, with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), the exhibition recounts the […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

17 January 2024

Italy guest of honour at the Warsaw Book Fair

For the first time, Italy will be the guest of honour at the Warsaw International Book Fair to be held at the Palace of Culture and Science from 23 to 26 May 2024. The agreement was signed at the Italian Embassy in Poland by Ambassador Luca Franchetti Pardo, representing Italy, and by Waldemar Michalski and […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 January 2024

Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese in Oslo

The Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo presents the exhibition “ Hugo Pratt. L’eredità, l’opera e la biografia“ (Hugo Pratt. The Legacy, the Work and the Biography), which will open on 18 January until 22 March 2024. The Norwegian capital is the third stop – after Vlore (Albania) and Pula (Croatia) – of the travelling exhibition […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 January 2024

Hanoi, conference on the “Italy-ASEAN Virtual Learning Centre”

The headquarters of Casa Italia in Hanoi – the centre for spreading Italian culture and way of life in Vietnam – hosted an international conference on 11 and 12 January on the conclusion of the “Italy-ASEAN Virtual Learning Centre on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development” project, which consisted in the creation of an online learning […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

15 January 2024

Greece, an exhibition on the navigators of the Old Continent

An exhibition entitled “Seafarers of the Old Continent – Greek sailors with Columbus and Magellan” will be inaugurated today, 15 January, in Greece, at the “Mikis Theodorakis” auditorium of the Municipality of Papagou-Cholargos, the result of the cultural cooperation between Greece, Italy and Spain, organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Spanish Embassy […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

12 January 2024

Prague: Magna Grecia’s Orchestra in concert

On 6 January 2024, the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, organised the Epiphany’s Gala Concert performed by the Magna Grecia’s Orchestra at Rudolfinum in Prague. Accompanying the piano soloists Sergio Marchegiani and Marco Schiavo and the violin soloists Aiman Mussakhajayeva and Gernot Winischhofer was the orchestra conducted by Maestro […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 January 2024

Poland, “Pimpa” and “Geronimo Stilton” arrive in Warsaw

On the occasion of Christmas celebrations, the Italian Embassy in Warsaw opened its doors to Italian-Polish pupils and students of Italian from the Fondazione Bottega Italiana and the Accademia dei Piccoli. The children were welcome by the Italian Ambassador to Poland, Luca Franchetti Pardo, who showed them the collection of cribs and illustrated this Italian tradition. On the occasion, several volumes of […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

8 January 2024

Brussels: the “Snow White” dance performance on stage

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels presents a preview of “Snow White”, the new performance of the Brussels City Ballet company,  led by Aki Nishio, the premiere of which is scheduled for 13 January. The Brussels City Ballet, which now has fifteen dancers, a third of whom coming from Italy, will give a short demonstration of “Snow […]

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In detail

8 January 2024

The Farnesina Collection

Contemporary artistic research as a strategic cultural policy intervention. It was with this goal in mind that the Farnesina Collection was established in 2000. On the initiative of the then Secretary General, Ambassador Umberto Vattani, and thanks to the work of several scientific committees, the Collection brings together works of the highest profile in the history of Italian art of the 20th […]

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