Dei – Cameroon: coffee operators in Italy to promote exportation
Connecting with Italian partners to promote the exportation of Cameroon coffee and the transmission of know-how regarding production techniques and modernization were the goals of a mission by Cameroon coffee sector operators to Italy from 13 to 18 September for meetings with potential Italian partners. The mission, promoted in collaboration with the Interprofessional Council of […]
Read moreEXPO-MFAIC – The Role of Women in the Food Production Chain
Women daily grow, harvest, process, cook, buy and sell a variety of food products to feed their families, thus contributing to the management and conservation of agrarian biodiversity. Often they have roles, knowledge and skills that are distinct and complementary to those of men, but in the majority of cases do not enjoy the same […]
Read moreSomalia – Italy earmarks one million euro for somali refugees
Through the Directorate for Development Cooperation, Italy has earmarked another million euro for efforts going into support for refugees from Yemen in Somalia. The agreement was signed in Nairobi by Ambassador of Italy Fabrizio Marcelli and UNHCR representative in that East African country Bushra Halepota in the presence of Somali National Commissioner for refugees and […]
Read moreMontreal – Design, the Canadian city through the eyes of Vittorio Fiorucci
The McCord Museum will host the exhibition “Montreal through the eyes of Vittorio: 50 years of urban living and graphic creations” from 25 September to 10 April 2016, dedicated to Italian designer Vittorio Fiorucci, who died in 2008. The exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal and will be […]
Read moreSydney – Italian language week, focus su Pirandello
The 15th annual Italian Language Week (from 19 to 24 October) will be celebrated in Sydney with a special focus on Luigi Pirandello. The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the University of Sydney, will hold a conference on the writer and 1934 Nobel laureate on Wednesday 21 October 15 15:00 hours at the University […]
Read moreLondon – Great Pop Art thanks to an Italian curator
The exhibition “The World Goes Pop” opens tomorrow at London’s Tate Gallery, touching off the fall art season. A total of 160 works – five of which from Italy – were brought together, as co-curator Flavia Frigeri explained, “to reconsider the idea of Pop Art and, since we all know Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein, […]
Read moreLisbon – Light and glass in art and science, 15 artists
The exhibition “Within Light/Inside Glass. An intersection of Art and Science” opening tomorrow at the Millennium Foundation of Lisbon, will run through 9 January. The exhibition has been organised by Vicarte (Vidro e Ceramicas para as Artes) and the research unit of the science and technology department of the Universidade Nova di Lisbona, with the […]
Read moreArgentina – Focus on the Italian contemporary presence
The Italo-Argentine idea laboratory will present “EPICA” on October 1st, a study on the contemporary Italian presence in that Latin American country and part of a research project on Italian mobility. The laboratory is a think-tank created by a group of Italian and Argentine professional of Italian descent with the patronage of the Embassy of […]
Read moreScutari – Cinema for kids, Italian films directors at the AniFestRozafa 2015
Four Italian short films will be competing at the AniFestRozafa international children’s film festival taking place inScutari from 20 to 27 September. Guests of the 2015 edition will include Italian directors Marco Di Gerlando and Italo Sabetta, who will be on hand at the screenings of their films and to run workshops. Bari children’s film […]
Read moreMadrid – “Universos y paradojas”: Carlo Ossola discusses Italo Calvino
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of Italo Calvino, and in collaboration with Siruela publishers, on 29 September (20:00 hours) the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid will host the presentation of Prof. Carlo Ossola’s “Italo Calvino: Universos y paradojas”. The book explores the universe of the wonderful, restless and infinite “collection […]
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