Diplomazia Culturale

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1 December 2023

Italian cinema returns to Prague with MittleCinemaFest

The Italian Embassy in Prague, together with the Italian Cultural Institute, has launched the Central European festival of contemporary Italian cinema MittelCinemaFest, now in its 11th edition in the Czech Republic, with a series of films on screen from 30 November to 6 December. Italian Ambassador Mauro Marsili remarked on the networking capacity of the […]

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Press Releases

30 November 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, meets the students of the “ITALYOU – L’ITALIA NEL TUO FUTURO” scholarship programme

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today at Palazzo Chigi the young students of the scholarship programme “ITALYOU – L’ITALIA NEL TUO FUTURO: la formazione universitaria per la promozione della lingua e della cultura italiana nel mondo” (ITALYOU – ITALY IN YOUR FUTURE: University Education for […]

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29 November 2023

Minister Antonio Tajani closes the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, closes the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” together with the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay. Co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Culture and UNESCO, […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 November 2023

#OrangeTheWorld, initiatives by the diplomatic-consular network in Argentina

The Italian diplomatic-consular network in Argentina was among those promoting targeted initiatives on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and within the framework of the “Orange The World” awareness campaign promoted by the United Nations and joined by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its network abroad […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 November 2023

Beirut, a concert to celebrate Maria Callas

The Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut is organising, together with the Italian Embassy in Lebanon, a concert to celebrate the centenary of Maria Callas’ birth. The event, organised in collaboration with the Beirut Chants Festival, will be held on 3 December at the Assembly Hall. Commemorating the legendary Diva, paying homage to her artistic legacy, […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 November 2023

Riccardo Muti awarded honorary citizenship of Sarajevo

The ceremony to award honorary citizenship of the city of Sarajevo to Maestro Riccardo Muti, granted in recognition of his high commitment to peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, took place in the Sarajevo City Hall (known as Vijećnica), coinciding with the Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Italian Ambassador Marco Di Ruzza stressed how the […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 November 2023

Stuttgart: Ambassador Varricchio inaugurates the exhibition on Modigliani

The Ambassador of Italy to Germany, Armando Varricchio, inaugurated the exhibition Modigliani: Modern Gazes, organized by the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Barberini Museum of Potsdam, under the Embassy’s patronage. The Minister of Science, Research and Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Petra Olschowski, and the Consul General in Stuttgart, Massimiliano Lagi, were also present at the opening ceremony.  This is the first exhibition […]

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Press Releases

27 November 2023

UNESCO-ITALY Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” kicks off in Naples

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli opened today, upon instructions of Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, and together with Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Ernesto Ottone and Mayor of Naples Gaetano Manfredi, the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century. Co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Press Releases

27 November 2023

Minister Tajani’s participation in the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century”

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will participate in the Ministerial session of the UNESCO Conference “Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” on Wednesday, 29 November. The Conference, held in Naples on 27-29 November and jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 November 2023

Chicago, Christine Poggi talks about Picasso

On the occasion of the exhibition “Picasso: Fifty Years Later”, organized by the Elmhurst Art Museum 50 years after Pablo Picasso‘s death, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago is promoting a meeting with Christine Poggi, Director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. The theme of the meeting, scheduled for 2 December […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 November 2023

Mission to Chongqing by Ambassador to China Massimo Ambrosetti

The Ambassador of Italy to China, Massimo Ambrosetti, went on a mission to Chongqing, in Southwest China. “This year”, said the Ambassador, “is the 10th anniversary of the opening of our Consulate General here in Chongqing. It is an important milestone. Indeed, Italy has always been aware of the importance of Chongqing and Southwest China, […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 November 2023

Algiers, Italy at the “EDUCTEK” Exhibition

The Italian Embassy in Algeria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers are taking part in the second edition of the Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Knowledge Technologies Exhibition “EDUCTECK” (22-25 November) on the theme: “21st Century Skills, Tools and Education”. Visiting the stand organised by the Embassy and the Institute, students can learn […]

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