San Francisco – Cinema marathon of 4 De Sica films
San Francisco pays tribute to director Vittorio De Sica on 26 September, a day to be dedicated entirely to his Neo-Realist masterpieces at the historic Castro cinema, where a four-film marathon will begin at 11:30 in the morning. The series has been organized in association with the Ministry of Culture under the patronage of the […]
Read moreUdine and Farnesina – Donate laboratory to Kurdistan museum
The University of Udine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs donated the Iraqi Kurdistan Dohuk museum’s first archaeological restoration laboratory within the framework of the “Terra di Ninive” training project funded by the Task Force Iraq of the Farnesina and conducted by the University of Udine under the direction of Daniele Morandi Bonacossi. Read more, […]
Read moreGlobal security and immigration challenges – Gentiloni at the Forum Ambrosetti and Gymnich
Global security and its implications for business and persons will be the topic of Minister Gentiloni’s speech at the 41st edition of the Forum Ambrosetti this morning at Villa d’Este in Cernobbio. Other themes will include the Middle East peace process and implementation of the Iran nuclear accord and its impact on EU-Iran and regional […]
Read moreStockholm – Climate soil and landscape: a lecture by Luca Mercalli
The wider public knows him as TV’s “weatherman with the butterfly”, but he is much more: Luca Mercalli is, in fact, an internationally renowned climatologist who will present a lecture on 7 September (at 18:00) at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm entitled “Climate, soil, landscape: how to stop the race to the edge of […]
Read morePrague – Traditions and notes: the polyphonic songs of Sardinia
The traditional polyphonic songs of Sardinia, as well as those of Corsica, will be featured in a concert by the world famous Mediterranean polyphonic group “Cuncordu e Tenore de Orosei” on Tuesday 15 September (at 20:00) at Prague’s Hlahol (Masarykovo nábřeží 16), promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreArgentina – “9×10 Novanta”, Homage to Istituto Luce presented in Rosario
The film “9×10 Novanta” will be presented on 9 September in Rosario, Argentina, and is the original homage to the Istituto Luce produced by nine of the most renown of Italian filmmakers. Shown at the 2014 Venice film festival as a special event, the film will be presented as a non-competing entry at the 22nd […]
Read moreMoscow – Made in Italy in the forefront at CPM apparel fair
The 25th edition of the Collection Premiere Moscow (CPM) apparel and accessories fair opened in Moscow, with Italy occupying a prominent position. Sistema Moda Italia (Smi), Ente Moda Italia (Emi) and Agenzia Ice Organisers joined forces to organise the Italian pavilion, where approximately 100 Italian firms will present 150 collections of men’s and women’s, children’s […]
Read moreMarseille – Concert Thursday by Germany’s first electronic orchestra
France and Italy come together for an important event dedicated to electronic music. In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Goethe Institute of Marseille, has organised a concert for 3 September by the first electronic music orchestra, conducted by Rochus Aust, a German composer who transfers the physics discoveries of Ampère and Fabry into […]
Read moreDar Es Salaam – Italian mobile medical unit opens in Tanzania
Italy is working on behalf of women in Tanzania, where a specialised mobile unit equipped to perform mammograms was donated by the Italian non-profit association Ruvuma to the S. Maria Nascente of Mbweni, run by Indian nuns of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI). The goal is to promote the prevention of tumours of the […]
Read moreBrazzaville – Azzurri Stars, old glories in the field for Made in Italy
On 2 September, four champions of Italy’s winning 2006 World Cup team – Fabio Cannavaro, Simone Perrotta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Simone Barone – will join other greats such as Totò Schillaci, ‘Penna Bianca’ Fabrizio Ravanelli, Damiano Tommasi, Stefano Tacconi and Antonio Benarrivo as the “Azzurri Stars”. They will be matched in the new Brazzaville stadium, […]
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