Marseille – Women’s role in the Great War
Women and the Great War will be the focus of an event at the Italian Cultural Institute of Marseille (18:00) within the context of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Women, who took over the jobs of the men who had gone to the front, and who also went to […]
Read moreSan Francisco – “Best”, young Italian talent in Silicon Valley in the footsteps of Olivetti
The “Best” project is an opportunity for young people promoted with the collaboration of the Italian Consulate of San Francisco and supported by the ENEL Foundation and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. A competition for study bursaries whose winners will spend 6 months in Silicon Valley to understand how an idea can lead to […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – The art of Luiso Sturla
The Sala Roma of the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires will host an exhibition from 10 to 27 March entitled “Poesia di vita a colori. Oli su carta di Luiso Sturla”. A recollection of travels in Europe and South America and of their diverse cultures and peoples. The artist was born in 1930 in […]
Read moreLondon – Pif stirs hearts with “La mafia uccide solo d’estate”
Palermo-based filmmaker Pierfrancesco Diliberto (known to his many fans as Pif) continued his international tour in London with a screening of his film “The Mafia only Kills in Summer” at the Cinema Made in Italy Festival, which closes today in that city. The film won the Donatello’s David award for best new director in 2014 […]
Read moreItaly-Mexico: Gentiloni in Mexico City, to participate in Bi-National Commission, cooperation accords to be signed
Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Mexico City for a meeting of the Italy-Mexico Bi-National Commission, the foremost bilateral collaboration body. Gentiloni will meet with Senate President Miguel Barbosa Huerta and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose’ Antonio Meade Kuribrena, with whom he will discuss international policy concerns. Cooperation accords The Commission sessions will focus on the […]
Read moreDei – Algeria: 700 million euro contract to Danieli for Bellara plant
The Danieli group was awarded a 700 million euro contract in Algeria, along with the Algerian-Quatari group AQS, for the supply of the metal rolling and casting plants of the new steelworks in Bellara. The turnkey contract also includes the construction and mounting of the steelworks. Once fully operational, the Bellara plant should produce over […]
Read moreMontreal – The role of music in the Risorgimento, reflections in Canada
What better means than music to spread new ideas of freedom, independence and love of country? The operas written by Giuseppe Verdi between 1842 and 1849 had a strong patriotic component and were received enthusiastically by the public. Offering an occasion for reflection on the subject will be a conference entitled “Music and the reawakening […]
Read moreUN – Della Vedova in New York
Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova is in New York to participate in the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women which, in the presence of S-G- Ban Ki-moon and president of the UN General Assembly Sam Kutesa, will adopt a brief political declaration. Italy’s role Italy will underscore its commitment on the […]
Read moreWarsaw – Anniversary of Italian unification, Martone film “Noi credevamo”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw celebrated the 154th anniversary of Italian unification with a screening of the film “Noi credevamo” by director Mario Martone. Giancarlo De Cataldo’s screenplay was loosely based on the novel by the same title by Anna Banti and real historic events. The film tells the story of three young men […]
Read moreArgentina – Presentation of EXPO pavilion
Argentina officially presented its pavilion for the Milan 2015 Universal Exposition in a ceremony at the Palacio San Martin, where foreign minister Eduardo Zuain and Argentine EXPO commissioner Martin Lettieri addressed the guests. Italy was represented by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro and Italian ambassador to Buenos Aires Teresa Castaldo. Giro cited Argentina’s participation […]
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