Venezuela celebrates Pietro Mascagni
Venezuela pays tribute to Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, at 70 years on from his death, with performances of the “Cavalleria Rusticana” at the Teresa Carreno theatre from 30 April to 2 May. The tribute has been organised by the theatre foundation in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas and falls within the events […]
Read moreKyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged
An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]
Read moreWorkshops and seminars, Italy promotes EXPO 2015 in the EU
At less than 48 hours from the opening of the Milan EXPO, the Italian Permanent Mission to the European Union continued its efforts at promotion, organising a seminar at the Brussels headquarters of the Organization of ACP States (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific). Expo, sustainable development and international cooperation An audience of diplomats, businesspersons and representatives […]
Read moreItaly-Canada – Cooperation growing in the field of medicine
Italian ambassador to Canada Gian Lorenzo Cornado visited the Canada-Italy Tissue Engineering Laboratory (Citel) at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, which has been cooperating with the University of Rome at Tor Vergata since the signing of an accord in 2010. At the centre, Cornado met with Hospital directors, with whom he confirmed the laboratory’s importance […]
Read moreMoscow – New site launched for Russian tourists in Italy
At a moment when relations between Russia and Europe remain strained as a result of the Ukraine crisis, the Embassy of Italy in Moscow decided to launch the website “La Tua Italia” (www.latuaitalia.ru), a Russian-language tourism web portal to Italy. The initiative arose from the need to maintain the continuity and results of the Year […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – “Expo e Territori”
“Expo e Territori – itinerari del gusto e della cultura” was the title of an event organised by the Embassy of Italy in Buenos Aires in collaboration with ENIT, ICE, the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Coliseo Theatre, aimed at promoting the Milan EXPO. Participating Italian regions included Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna […]
Read moreDei – Cuba: SACE 100 million euro in support for exports and investments
SACE has increased the limit on what it can earmark for exports to and investments in Cuba from 10 to 100 million euro. The decision confirms the insurance-financial group’s growing interest in the Cuban market, in which it has become gradually more operational thanks to its careful monitoring of developments in the country and active […]
Read moreBudapest – Exhibition, The Divine Comedy recited in 100 terracotta reliefs
The Divine Comedy recited in 100 terracotta reliefs: that was idea underlying sculptor and ceramicist Enzo Babini’s idea for a tribute to Dante that will make up an exhibition opening on 7 May at (18:00) at the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest. The exhibition, entitled “100 terracotta reliefs recite the Divine Comedy” is part of […]
Read moreIslamabad – Italy co-sponsor of Literature Festival
Italy continues to flank Pakistan in the promotion of culture by co-sponsoring the Islamabad Literature Festival. The event draws Pakistani writers, professors, artists and readers, and is the third of its kind after those of Karachi and Lahore. The festival’s aim is to promote culture as a factor in peace, development and growth, a conviction […]
Read moreArgentina Celebrates Giuseppe Garibaldi
“Garibaldi – Hero of Two Worlds” will be the main feature of an exhibition in Buenos Aires from 30 April to 15 May. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Argentine capital in collaboration with the Museo del Dibujo y la Ilustracion and the Dante Alighieri Association of Buenos Aires. […]
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