Farnesina – A meeting place for innovation and technology
Working even better together as a system to promote Italian excellence abroad in all its forms. That’s the goal of the meeting of science attachés taking place at the Farnesina on 13 October 2015. Taking part will be Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister for Education, Universities and Research, Stefania Giannini, as well as […]
Read moreHamburg – Words, places and images: exploring the work of Pasolini
Three events based on Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo” have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg together with the Alta Murgia National Park. Pasolini’s film will be screened on 13 October 2015 at the Metropolis Kino, in Italian with English sub-titles. Wednesday 14 October will see the opening of a […]
Read moreLondon – Sabino Cassese invited to event marking Italy’s 60 years with the UN
In two months’ time, on 14 December 2015, Italy will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of signing the Charter of the United Nations. Many of our diplomatic missions will be marking the event, including those in London, which hosted an event featuring Constitutional Court judge Sabino Cassese and Lord David Hannay, former British Ambassador to […]
Read moreDei – Morocco: aiming for aeronautic development thanks to partnership
Morocco is aiming at developing its aeronautic sector thanks, above all, to an innovative partnership directly involving the government and professional associations. The sector should see growth of 18% over the next five years, to arrive at revenues of 16 billion dirhams (approximately 1.5 billion euro) in 2020. The government has identified 4 priority ecosystems […]
Read more“Music speaks Italian” – The unbreakable bond between the Italian language and music in a film produced by the Farnesina in collaboration with ANFE and “ I-Italy”
“Music speaks Italian” is a video produced by the Farnsesina’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies in collaboration with the National Association of Emigrant Families (ANFE) and created by the “I-Italy” network in New York. The film, shot in the streets of the city of New York, is an instrument whose strong visual […]
Read moreNew York – Exhibition “La luce del Sud Italia” and 19th century painting
The exhibition “La luce del Sud Italia Dipinti della Scuola Napoletana del XIX secolo”, hosted through 5 November by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York offers a journey through the South of Italy, the Mediterranean and its colours, from the excavations of Pompei to the majesty of Vesuvius, the jagged coastline and the charm […]
Read moreCologne – Imagination and creativity, “Ap-punti” on fabric by Virginia Franceschi
Salerno-born Virginia Franceschi is a multi-faceted artist who uses simple materials to create works of formal beauty and elegance. She currently has a solo exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne (through 6 November) entitled “Ap-punti su stoffa”. The works use one of the most ancient supports that exist – fabric, on which she […]
Read moreMexico – Italy guest of honour at “Design Week”
This year’s guest of honour Design Week Mexico, running from 21 to 15 October, will be Italy. One of the most important design sector events in Latin America that attracts thousands of visitors every year to its conferences, B2B encounters and exhibitions. Read more, in Italian
Read moreBergen – Italian Day in Norway, growing businesses network
Italian firms are gaining ground on the Norwegian market and, in order to work better, are aiming to come together to swap skills. It is precisely with this in mind that Italian Day is being held in Bergen, as ambassador Giorgio Novello explains, to help “form a network of Italian firms established in Norway”. The […]
Read moreItalian diplomacy and the defence of human dignity
Italian diplomats’ efforts in defence of human dignity was recalled in a meeting held today at the Farnesina to celebrate the nomination of ambassador Emilio Barbarani as one of the“righteous”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received the President of Gariwo-The Gardens of the Righteous, Gabriele Nissim, and a large group of students of the […]
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