Belgrade – Wearing beauty, Exhibition on Italian jewellery
An exhibition currently under way in Belgrade offers visitors a chance to admire the best in Italian high-end jewellery – rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets – and was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of that city (Kneza Miloša 56) in collaboration with the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte of Milan and the Museo del […]
Read moreItaly strengthens cooperation with Caricom
Italy has strengthened cooperation with the Caribbean Community (Caricom). In the margins of the recent COP21 in Paris, the foreign ministry’s special envoy for the Caribbean Paolo Serpi joined Caricom secretary general Irwin LaRocque in signing the renewal of a memorandum of cooperation between Italy and that organisation, which had expired in 2014 and was […]
Read moreWashington – Art, in search of 20th century Italy with “Le onde”
“Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914–1971)”, running through 3 January at Washington’s Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, features the works of seminal 20th century Italian artists such as Lucio Fontana, Giacomo Balla and Giovanni Anselmo. The exhibition has been made possible with the support of the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute […]
Read moreChile – 2016 makes a lyric start
The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago del Chile will kick off 2016 with an introductory course in Opera, aimed at covering the history of the genre up to the 20th century and offering a better understanding of what has been called the art that combines all the arts. The nine-part initiative has been organised by […]
Read more2015 Report on Human Development
The Farnesina is host to the presentation in Italy of the UNDP 2015 Work for Human Development. Participants in the event include Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General within the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Antonio Vigilante, Professor of Economic Statistics of the University of Rome Tor Vergata Enrico Giovannini and the Farnesina’s Director […]
Read moreDisarmament – Italy five years ahead of schedule on complete destruction of national cluster bomb stockpiles
Italy has completed its destruction of national cluster bomb stockpiles five years ahead of the date set by article 3 of the Oslo Convention (March 2020). Our country has been strongly committed for years on this theme, and is a leader in all the international forums on the matter. To this end, during the first […]
Read moreGolf – Ryder Cup 2022 assigned to Rome
The 2022 Ryder Cup of golf will take place in Rome, assignment of the prestigious U.S.-European tournament was confirmed by Federgolf President Franco Chimenti. “The Ryder Cup”, Chimenti added, “is the world’s third largest event. No one thought we’d get it, but we have, and this is an exceptional achievement. Personally, it fills me with […]
Read moreLebanon – Montefeltro and Renaissance landscape exhibition
The archaeological museum of the University of Saint Esprit in Kaslik, Lebanon is hosting an exhibition on Renaissance landscapes (“Progetto Montefeltro: Vedute Rinascimentali – I Balconi di Piero della Francesca”) through 17 December. The exhibition, the result of a project based on the discoveries of Rosetta Borchia and Olivia Nesci, guides visitors through the experience of […]
Read moreBrussels – Music, performance by “E.R. Duni” Conservatory of Matera
The Chamber Orchestra of the “E.R. Duni” Conservatory of Matera will perform on Saturday 19 December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels. The programme includes musical compositions by Nino Rota and others to be performed by 30 instructors and students conducted Daniele Belardinelli. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBelo Horizonte – The Consulate offer “thanks” with special guests
The Italian Consulate of Belo Horizonte, under the guidance of Aurora Russi, has organised the event “Momento Grazie 2015” as a gesture of thanks for the support offered by the local authorities and community to our country and its firms. Guests of honour will include the Hon. Renata Bueno, Italo-Brazilian deputy elected in the foreign […]
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