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11 June 2013
Exhibitions: Giuseppe Penone, the first Italian to show in Versailles

Giuseppe Penone is the first contemporary Italian artist to show his works in the Palace of Versailles, following in the footsteps of Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Bernar Venet and Joana Vasconcelos. A leading figures in the “arte povera” movement, Penone has created around 20 bronze sculptures of trees, which will remain on display from 11 […]

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10 June 2013
Minister Bonino meets National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) delegation

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met a delegation from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) at the Farnesina today, 10 June 2013. The delegation was led by the Chairman, Joseph Del Raso. Talks focused on the bonds with the Italian-American community and, more generally, on developing ever-closer links between Italy and the United States in the […]

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10 June 2013
MONTREAL – A look at the world of Gianni Amelio

Montreal is getting ready for look at the world of film director Gianni Amelio, with a 13-day retrospective exhibition at the Cinematheque Quebecoise that runs through 23 June and features some of his best known works: “I ragazzi di Via Panisperna”, “Porte Aperte”, “Il Primo Uomo”, “Lamerica”, “Il ladro di bambini” and “Cosi’ ridevano”. Read […]

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10 June 2013
ABU DHABI – Leonardo da Vinci’s machines

Catapults and cannons and even a printing machine, the first mountain pen and bicycle, are just some of the machines born of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci that have captured the imagination of Abu Dhabi in an exhibition entitled ‘Leonardo da Vinci, the genius and his inventions’, at the Hotel Emirates through 5 July. […]

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10 June 2013
ARGENTINA – Battiato for the first time in Buenos Aires

Sicily’s eclectic singer-songwriter, musician, director and painter Franco Battiato was in Buenos Aires for the first time on 8 June during his “Open Sesame” international tour. The concert was part of the broader “Verano Italiano”, a series of cultural events to be presented in the Argentine capital through 5 July in the course of a […]

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7 June 2013
Morandi’s bottles at the Bozar in Brussels

One hundred still-lives, landscapes and bottles pictures were carefully selected by Maria Cristina Bandera for a retrospective tribute by the Palais des Beaux Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, capital of Gelgium and of the EU to one of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists. Open to the public from 7 June to 22 September 2013 The […]

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7 June 2013
ALGIERS – Monica Casadei’s Traviata a triumph

The 14th European Cultural Festival in Algiers ended with a performance of Monica Casadei’s “Traviata” by the 7-member dance company “Compagnia Artemis” of Parma directed by the author, which was received by an enthusiastic audience. Read more, in Italian.

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7 June 2013
BULGARIA – A vertical dance enchants Varna

Dancing on the facade of buildings with the sole assistance of a system of cords and their own bodies, the extraordinary spectacle by the Italian Il Posto dance company launched the 21st “Varna Summer” International Theatre Festival in Bulgaria. Read more, in Italian.

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7 June 2013
ITALY-ECUADOR – “El mural binacional mas largo de Quito”

Ecuador’s capital hosted the award ceremony for the winners of the “El mural binacional mas largo de Quito” competition, a cultural initiative that arose from the two-fold need to refurbish and repaint the exterior wall of the compound housing the Italian diplomatic mission, which involved both the Embassy and the City of Quito an several […]

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7 June 2013
ITALY-LEBANON – Photo exhibition in Beirut

Italy and Lebanon meet and are mirrored in each other’s image in a photography exhibition in Beirut, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and hosted by the Embassy of Italy in the Lebanese capital, entitled “When two Mediterranean countries meet”, consisting of 20 images by Italian and Lebanese photographers Roberto Luzzitelli Clement Kanj. Read more, […]

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7 June 2013
ROME CALLING SOUTH AFRICA – students, invest your talent in us

With an eye on the future, Italy reaches out to the African continent, inviting South African students to study at Italy’s most prestigious universities. The deadline to apply for one of the three study bursaries offered by the “Invest Your Talent in Italy” programme, sponsored by the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development and […]

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