VILNIUS – Alberto Angela’s anceint Rome at the Book Fair
Italy was well-represented at the 14th annual Vilnius International Book Fair with a series of presentations that included an encounter at the stand with writer and television host Alberto Angela, who presented the Lithuanian-language versions of his books “Una giornata nell’Antica Roma” and “Impero.Viaggio nell’Impero di Roma seguendo una moneta”. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBUENOS AIRES – Argentine architecture speaks italian
“Argentine Architecture Speaks Italian” is the title of a seminar organised for Monday 4 March by the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. Its purpose will be to discuss Italians’ contribution to the construction of that city and to Andean artistic culture. Read more in Italian.
Read moreBelgrade – Italian firms at the Green Building Expo 2013
A group of approximately 30 Italian firms and authoritative representatives of our country participated in the Green Building Expo sponsored by the Embassy of Italy in Belgrade, held in that city from 27 February to 1 March 2013 at the BELEXPO Center, where green urban development was analysed as a vehicle for sustainable growth. Read […]
Read moreDiscorso del Segretario di Stato John Kerry in occasione dell’evento di presentazione dell’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti (Versione originale) (in translation)
Giulio, thank you very, very much, and buon pomeriggio to everybody. Thank you for being patient. I apologize for being a little bit delayed. But as I think you all know, we were under the great leadership and tutelage of Giulio. We were doing important diplomatic work this morning, and I might say that I […]
Read moreItaly-Usa: The Year of Culture will strengthen ties
The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy “shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 […]
Read moreSHANGHAI – History of italian presence
An historic map has been published in Italian on the presence of Italians in the city of Shanghai “Gli Italiani a Sciangai, 1608-1949”, offering Italians working in Shanghai documentation of an historic memory in addition to making a contribution to the reconstruction of the history of the city itself. The map is to be published […]
Read moreClosed Ministerial Meeting on Syria: Aid to opposition. Halt violence, Assad out
An appeal to the Syrian regime for the immediate cessation of the bombardments and for President Assad to step down, and the promise of increased political and material support to the Syrian National Coalition, recognised as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. This was the outcome of a meeting Minister Giulio Terzi chaired […]
Read moreSOFIA – Taviani retrospective at Cinema Festival
The 17th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (Siff) will showcase a retrospective dedicated to the Taviani brothers and 12 of their best known films from March 1st to 27th at the Bulgarian capital’s House of Cinema. Paolo Taviani will be on hand for the screening of “Cesare deve morire”. The event’s organisers are […]
Read moreBRUSSELS – “Champions” photo exhibition opening
The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels will host the opening of “Champions”, an exhibition of photographs by Stefano Nicolini, whose work, entirely without digital manipulation, depicts the sports champion and the role the artist has attributed to it in a nascent global society.
Read moreBRAZIL – Infrastructure Collaboration Workshop
Italo-Brazilian collaboration on infrastructure will be the central theme of a technical-operational workshop scheduled for 13 March in Brasilia and organised by the Italian embassy there. Participants in the event (sponsored by Azimut, Cogip, Ever Green Power, Ghella, Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Impregilo, Rina, Trevi) will include, among others, Minister for the Environment Corrado […]
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