An on-line fund-raiser, known as a “crowdfunding”, was conducted in the U.S. and Italy to fund an earthquake-proof base for the bust of Francesco I d’Este in Modena’s Estense Gallery, aimed to restore the Bernini masterpiece – closed after the violent earthquake of 2012 – to the world. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreA special Russian/English edition of the book “Italian Russia”, by Natan Ejdelman and Julij Krelin was presented at the third International Legal Forum by Russian Deputy Minister of Justice Yuri Lyubimov and Italian Ambassador to Moscow Antonio Zanardi Landi. The book retraces a thousand years of relations between the two nations, illustrating their depth and […]
Read moreThe sixth edition of the Italo-German prize for translation, established in 2008 and awarded alternate years in Germany and Italy to Italian and German translators who contribute to the dissemination of contemporary literature, was held in Berlin. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe Fiume civic museum is currently hosting the exhibition “Homage to Verdi. Sketches and costumes of the Rome Opera House”, which opened to the public on 16 May and will run through 20 June. The show was organized by the Embassy of Italy in Zagreb in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Fiume […]
Read moreItalian exhibitions have been attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors: the Raphael exhibition at Tokyo’s National Museum of Western Art, which remains open through 2 June has already drawn 300,000 visitors. Large crowds also for the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum’s showing of Leonardo masterpieces from Milan’s Ambrosiana Library, which has welcomed 55,000 visitors since its […]
Read moreMancano poche settimane al via per il Festival italiano in Slovacchia ‘Dolce vitaj’, organizzato dall’Istituto italiano di cultura di Bratislava in collaborazione con l’Ambasciata italiana e la Camera di commercio italo-slovacca. Un nome, un programma per una rassegna che richiama la nota espressione italiana, evocando allo stesso tempo la parola ‘benvenuto’ (vitaj) in slovacco.Quest’anno sara’ […]
Read moreE’ andato anche al nostro ambasciatore a Belgrado, Armando Varricchio, il premio “Europeo dell’anno 2012”, assegnato ogni anno a sei personalita’ del mondo della politica, dell’economia, della diplomazia, della cultura, dell’imprenditoria e della scienza. Il vicepremier Aleksandar Vucic, nel corso della cerimonia, ha ringraziato l’Italia per il continuo sostegno al percorso di integrazione europea della […]
Read moreSi e’ aperta al National Museum of Women in the Arts (Nmwa) di Washington la mostra dal titolo “Bice Lazzari: Signature Line”. L’esposizione, che il pubblico potra’ visitare fino al 22 settembre prossimo, e’ dedicata all’artista Bice Lazzari, figura simbolo della pittura astratta in Italia negli anni Venti e Trenta. Organizzata in collaborazione con l’Archivio […]
Read moreA seminar entitled “The future of our past: avant-garde technologies for conservation and restoration”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, will be held tomorrow in Budapest during a day dedicated to Italian and Hungarian experiences conservation and restoration of monuments and cultural patrimony in general, a sector of deep mutual interest. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreWith the prize for the three best short films, the Italian Consulate General’s competition “Giovani sguardi sull’Italia” for young Albanian students of Italian in Valona, came to an end. The project allowed the students to work with young Italian filmmakers Niki Dell’Anno and Nadia Bianco. Twelve films were presented, all of which developed the theme […]
Read moreThe intertwined histories and personalities of Bohemia, Moldavia and the unified Italy form the theme of the new book “”L’unita’ d’Italia. Un intreccio di storia tra Tevere e Moldava?”, to be launched on Thursday at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The book is a collection of interviews by a group of Italian and Czech […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute of Paris will offer a concert today by young Italian pianist Gloria Campaner who will perform the music of Chopin, Wagner, Verdi and Liszt and conclude with Franck’s Sonata for Piano, accompanied by violinist Constance Ronzatti and Pierre Boulez’s Ensemble Intercontemporain. The event is part of the “Promise of Art” programme […]
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