Diplomazia Culturale

Press Releases

31 August 2023

Italy at the forefront for the reconstruction of Odessa and its cathedral

TOLEDO – The President of MAXXI, Alessandro Giuli, and the President of the Triennale di Milano, Stefano Boeri, will be in Odessa on 6-7 September to hold talks with the local authorities and survey the destroyed sites, starting with the Transfiguration Cathedral. They will be joined by UNESCO’s Representative to Ukraine, Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi, and […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 August 2023

Copenhagen: an exhibition on Italian inspiration in Danish theatre

The Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen presents a new version of the exhibition “Tre secoli di ispirazione italiana nel teatro danese. Da Ludvig Holberg a Dario Fo” (“Three Centuries of Italian Inspiration in Danish Theatre. From Ludvig Holberg to Dario Fo”), already on display last spring at the National Library in Rome. Transferred to the […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 August 2023

Italian jazz stars at Detroit Festival

As part of the 2023 edition of the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago is presenting a performance by the quartet made up of the Milan-based group “Hurricane Trio” – Roberto Mattei on bass, Lorenzo Blardone on piano and Massimiliano Salina on drums – together with Detroit saxophonist Chris Collins, who is […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 August 2023

“Calvino qui e altrove” lands in Sofia

To mark the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth and as part of the initiatives organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the great author, the Italian Embassy in Bulgaria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia are presenting the exhibition “Calvino qui e altrove” (Calvino here and elsewhere) […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 August 2023

Tokyo, exhibition of comic artists Hisashi and Tieri

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo has organised an exhibition dedicated to the works of two comic artists, the Italian Luca Tieri and the Japanese Eguchi Hisashi. The exhibition, titled “TOKYO ARTE POP”, organised in collaboration with Tokyo Shinbun and to be held in the Japanese capital from 1 September to 29 October 2023, explores […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 August 2023

Flu水o in Shanghai

The Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, the Ming Contemporary Art Museum (McaM) and Arthub Shanghai, is pleased to present the exhibition “Fluxo (Flu水o)”, scheduled from 1 September to 12 October 2023. The exhibition uses multimedia techniques to display a visionary long-term project. Born from an […]

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In detail

25 August 2023

Voices from the Farnesina – History of Italian Emigration: 1973, for the first time immigrants outnumbered emigrants

Those who travel the world, even in its most remote areas, know for a fact that Italians are everywhere. Even when they are not physically present, there is at least a trace of their passage. One example: family names of obvious Italian origin can be found on every continent, and they tell the story of […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 August 2023

Melbourne, “Silent Divas” celebrates Italian silent cinema

The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne is celebrating the golden age of Italian silent films with the “Silent Divas” film concert programme. Italian silent film classics will be screened against a background of electronic soundtracks composed and played live by Melbourne musicians. The screenings will start at the Astor Theatre on Sunday 27 August with […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 August 2023

Geronimo Stilton, “A Thousand Wonders” from Italy in Swahili

The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is promoting the first Swahili-language edition of a book starring Geronimo Stilton, the famous mouse journalist born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and star of numerous publications for children translated into more than 50 languages. The book in question is A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy, […]

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Press Releases

19 August 2023

Partecipazione del Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri, On. Antonio Tajani, al 6° Premio Giornalistico “Jenne perla della Cultura”

Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Antonio Tajani, interverrà stasera alla sesta edizione del Premio giornalistico nazionale “Jenne perla della Cultura” a Jenne (RM). Durante l’evento, dedicato alla valorizzazione di eccellenze culturali e giornalistiche italiane, il Vicepremier riceverà un premio speciale “per il suo impegno nel […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 August 2023

Roberto Bolle’s 2023 Tour in Australia

The Italian Consulate in Brisbane and the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Canberra and the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne, are pleased to announce the first Australian tour of Roberto Bolle, Étoile of La Scala Theatre in Milan, Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 August 2023

“The Centenary Triptych” exhibition on display in Beijing

The Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing is currently hosting “The Centenary Triptych. Leonardo 1919 Raffaello 1920 Dante 1921 and the Italian Ingenuity at the Origins of Made in Italy” (Il Trittico del Centenario. Leonardo 1919 Raffaello 1920 Dante 1921 e l’Ingegno Italiano alle origini del Made in Italy) exhibition, an initiative to explore the celebrations […]

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