United States – The Italian crime genre on screen in Los Angeles
The Italian crime genre was featured in a film season organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles in collaboration with the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts. The aim was to showcase one of most controversial Italian genres of the 1970s, which more recently has been re-assessed by the critics, […]
Read moreMalta – Concert to mark the 40th anniversary of the Italian Cultural Institute
The Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta is celebrating its 40th birthday with a concert by the “Duo Cardaropoli”, featuring Raffaella Cardaropoli on cello and her brother Gennaro on violin. The Institute, housed in distinguished baroque premises, was opened by Aldo Moro, at that time Italian foreign minister, in summer 1974. Read more, in Italian.
Read more#Farnesina: Scianna, photography “artisan” tells his story
Italian photo-reporter Ferdinando Scianna tells his story, looking back over the evolution of photography and his own relationship with a craft that has been his life for over 50 years. Although now dedicated to writing, he also promotes Italian photography around the world. He was called in April by the Italian Cultural Institute to open […]
Read moreWashington – Event on EU-US free trade agreement
Within the context of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted a meeting organised with the Trans-Atlantic Business Council and dedicated to the TTIP, the EU-US trade and investment partnership. Participants included members of the US Congress TTIP Caucus in addition to numerous ambassadors and […]
Read moreMadrid – Musical journey with conductors Manara and Candela
“Viaggio musicale tra ‘800 e ‘900” (Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries) was held in Madrid, where the Italian Cultural Institute organised a concert in which conductors Francesco Manara and Dario Candela presented works by Italian composers. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreUruguay – Montevideo hosts 5th edition of “Zona Poema”
The fifth edition of the “Zona Poema” Festival got under way in Montevideo. Organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute there, the poetry festival will run through 17 July in 21 sites in and around the Uruguayan capital. One poem from each of the sites will be selected for a collection representative of […]
Read moreParis: environment, first prize to Italian project ‘Solar Decathlon Europe’
Italy earned major recognition at the largest International event dedicated to eco-sustainable construction and high energy efficiency RhOME for DenCity The University of Rome, Roma Tre’s RhOME for DenCity project awarded its first prize to Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, held at Versailles from 28 June to 14 July 2014. First prize to Italian team The […]
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Belarus: new industrial park with maxi-tax exemptions Work began near Minsk in Belarus on a new industrial park to be known as ‘Vyaliki Kamen’, or “Big Rock”, which will occupy a surface area of over 80 square kilometres and enjoy the legal status of Special Economic Area. The companies that will locate there will benefit […]
Read morePrague – Music and art to celebrate the Italian Presidency
Music, art and a stroll through history made for a series of events in Prague celebrating the start of the Italian EU Presidency. Opening the series was a concert held in the cloister of the Italian Cultural Institute by the Czech Virtuosi, soprano Minerva Moliner Ferrer and Czech violinist Pavel Wallinger performing arias and selections […]
Read moreLuxembourg – Concert for launch of EU Presidency
A concert was given at the Luxembourg Conservatory for the official opening of the Italian EU Presidency, featuring “I Solisti Veneti – Ensemble Vivaldi”, conducted by Claudio Scimone. The event was organised by the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Office of the Representative of the European Commission in […]
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