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16 November 2012
Emirates: Abu Dhabi art is a great success

The Abu Dhabi Art Fair has been a great success, with over 60 galleries from all over the world taking part. Italy too was present, with the San Gimignano-based Galleria Continua. Large numbers of young people, both artists and visitors, from the seven Emirates, visited the “art village” set up for the Fair. Visitor numbers […]

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13 November 2012
Rome: Exhibition and concert to celebrate 20 years of relations with Baku

Twenty years of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Italy and the Vatican will be celebrated in Rome with an exhibition and a concert. The exhibition, in the Vatican City, will spotlight “The Treasures of Azerbaijan”, while the concert, featuring classical and traditional music, will be held in the Auditorium Parco della Musica on 15 November […]

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13 November 2012
Jordan: success for Italian Fashion in Amman

The promotion of Italian fashion scored a resounding success in Jordan with the exhibition “Alta Moda: 60 Years of Italian Fashion”, mounted at Amman’s Zara Centre, a well known shopping centre featuring boutiques by the most prestigious Italian brands available in the Jordanian capital, including the Sorelle Fontana, Emilio Pucci, Veneziani, Capucci, Irene Galitzine, Mila […]

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12 November 2012
Foreign Ministry: working for transparency and legality

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again takes up the cause of transparency and legality with the “Open House” planned for 19 November, when citizens will be invited to visit the ministry and tour the halls where foreign policy is forged.

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9 November 2012
Resounding success for Italy at Baghdad Theatre

The first Italian cultural event in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein was a resounding success, as an audience of over 1,000 filled the National Theatre of Baghdad to listen to Italian poetry and lyric, classical, folk and jazz music. Read more, in Italian.

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9 November 2012
Exhibit in Beirut of 60 machines by Leonardo Da Vinci

An exhibition opened yesterday in Beirut of 60 examples of machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The machines, built by skilled Italian artisans following the artist’s drawings and models and sent over to the Middle East, are divided into four categories: transport, war, mechanics and entertainment and are interactive so as to allow students to […]

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8 November 2012
Dettaglio comunicato

Si sono svolti oggi in un clima cordiale alla Farnesina i lavori della II Commissione bilaterale italo-monegasca, che rappresenta un momento di importante scambio di vedute e di approfondimento delle relazioni tra i due Paesi. La prima sessione della Commissione mista aveva avuto luogo presso il Principato, nel novembre 2009. La delegazione italiana era guidata […]

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Press Releases
8 November 2012
Dettaglio comunicato

Si sono svolti oggi in un clima cordiale alla Farnesina i lavori della II Commissione bilaterale italo-monegasca, che rappresenta un momento di importante scambio di vedute e di approfondimento delle relazioni tra i due Paesi. La prima sessione della Commissione mista aveva avuto luogo presso il Principato, nel novembre 2009. La delegazione italiana era guidata […]

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8 November 2012
“Friend Iraq”: photo exhibit at the Foreign Ministry

The foreign ministry will host an exhibition from 12 to 19 November entitled “Friend Iraq: Iraqi artists for the Italian Cooperation”, consisting of 26 panels depicting social, cultural and human aspects of Iraq. The exhibit is being promoted by the DGCS on the 10th anniversary of Italy’s intervention on behalf of the reconstruction of Iraq […]

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7 November 2012
Moscow: “vestira” made in Italy opens tomorrow

Great expectations for the opening tomorrow in Moscow of the exhibition “Nation of Fashion”, a display within the context of the Exhibitaly event, of some major Italian fashion brands including Valentino, Versace, Fendi, Alberta Ferretti, Missoni and Laura Biagiotti – with a special Gucci edition of FIAT’s celebrated “500”. Read more, in Italian.

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7 November 2012
Brazil: films from the Venice Film Festival

Italian films from the 69th Venice International Film Festival come to Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Curitiba, Brasília and Belo Horizonte, thanks to the continuing collaboration of the Embassy of Italy in Brasilia and the Venice Biennale. Read more, in Italian.

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7 November 2012
Athens: Archaeology and Urban Mobility

Reconciling the need for mobility and transport in major metropolises with the duty to preserve and enhance the city’s historic and archaeological memory is the theme of an educational seminar entitled “Archeologia e Reti metropolitane” scheduled for Friday 9 November at the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens (Patission 47), which is promoting […]

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