LOS ANGELES – beautiful Sicily in photos, art and music
The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles hosted the opening of an exhibition by photographer Giuseppe Leone on the beauty of the Sicilian landscape, where salt fields and lush Mediterranean vegetation are interspersed with archaeological sites that bear witness to an ancient culture. The show is part of the larger “Sicilia bedda” (beautiful Sicily) series […]
Read moreITALIA-USA – “Boxer at Rest” at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
Italian ambassador to the United States Claudio Bisogniero announced in the Huffington Post that the bronze “Boxer at Rest” would be displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from early June to 15 July as part of the events for the Year of Italian Culture in the U.S., describing it as “in a word, spectacular”. […]
Read moreDiplomacy, Bonino at SIOI for the masters closing ceremony
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino was the SIOI’s guest of honour at the ceremony for the conclusion of the 2012-2013 Masters in Diplomatic Studies (preparatory course for the diplomatic competitive examination). The minister was welcomed by the organisation’s current President, and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini. Speakers at the ceremony, which was […]
Read moreOpen Doors at the Farnesina
The Farnesina Palace will open its doors to the public on 14 June 2013. “Open Doors at the Farnesina” is the title of the annual event by which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets the public, and is part of a mission to promote its art collections both in Italy and abroad. An opportunity for […]
Read more2 June: Peres at Italian Embassy
President of Israel Shimon Peres paid tribute to two great Italians – Giorgio Napolitano and Rita Levi-Montalcini – in a speech at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tel Aviv on the evening of the Festival of the Italian Republic. Describing bilateral relations as excellent from political, scientific and economic standpoints, Peres ended with […]
Read moreLONGITUDE: “Falling on deaf ears”
The dramatic Syrian crisis, in an analysis by Stefano Stefanini that touches on President Assad’s stiff resistance to even the most minimal dialogue, is the central theme of the new issue of “Longitude”, the geo-political magazine directed by Pialuisa Bianco, on newsstands as of 3 June, whose main topics also include world finance, the “case […]
Read moreTIRANA – Young artists exhibit in “Andata e ritorno”
Not just one way, but round trip, is the theme of the exhibition “Andata e Ritorno 2”, that opened in Tirana on 2 June, and which takes a look at how migration is changing in Albania: once upon a time young people left to work or study and never went back, now they are returning […]
Read moreArgentina: Bennato, Battiato, Ughi, a month of Italian culture
As summer goes into full swing in South America, Argentina hosts “Italian Summer”, a month of cultural events in Buenos Aires, from 2 June to 5 July. Organised by the Embassy, Consulate and the Italian Cultural Institute, the calendar includes appearances by, among others, Uto Ughi, the musicians of La Scala, Franco Battiato and Eugenio […]
Read moreNIGERIA – Exhibit o f Italian historic landscapes
Abuja is hosting the exhibition “Historic Italian rural landscapes as part of the celebration in Nigeria of the Festival of the Italian Republic. The photographs will remain on display through 2 June at the Transcorp Hilton in the Nigerian capital. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSHANGHAI – Alberto Veronesi permanent guest at the Opera House
The announcement that maestro Alberto Veronesi had been nominated Permanent Guest at the Shanghai Opera House was given in a press release by the Italian Embassy in China. Veronesi is currently the artistic and musical director of the Grand Theatre of Tianjin, a metropolis of 10 million in northeastern China, near Beijing. Read more, in […]
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