Edinburgh – Two Shows Of Italian Graphics And Illustration At The College Of Art
The Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh promoted two exhibitions – “Comics, che passion!” on Italian cartoons from the 1930s, and “Le immagini della fantasia” on illustration techniques – in the spacious halls of the Edinburgh College of Art. The historic national institution has been a training ground for many Scots and other artists, and boasts […]
Read moreSyria – New meeting in Brussels. Crisis solution remains priority
The crisis in Syria will be on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Thursday 31 January in Brussels, discussions that will include a possible review of the arms embargo, although a decision may not be forthcoming until mid-February. The request to end the arms embargo came from the Syrian National Opposition […]
Read moreMontreal – Convenzione per insegnamento italiano in quattro scuole (in translation)
E’ stata siglata a Montreal una convenzione tra la Fondazione Comunitaria Canadese-Italiana (FCCI), che raccoglie rappresentanti della “business community” italo-canadese, la English Montreal School Board (EMSB) ed il Consolato Generale per l’insegnamento della lingua italiana in orario scolastico in quattro istituti di istruzione primaria della città. Promozione e tutela della lingua e della cultura italiana […]
Read moreHong Kong – success for recital by pianist Christian Leotta
One of Italy’s most talented young pianists, Christian Leotta, currently doing an Asian tour, gave a recital at the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, organised with the support of the Consulate General, to a packed and highly appreciative audience.
Read moreRosario – new italian furniture factory
ARNEG, leading Italian manufacturer of large-scale distribution furniture and insulation paneling recently opened a new factory in Rosario Argentina. Present at the ceremony was Ambassador Guido Walter La Tella, who also met with the Minister for Industry and visited the Consulate General. The company invested approximately €5 million in the high technology, low-environmental impact plant […]
Read moreLjubljana – presentation of the book ‘Pesmi in Pisma’ with the best known poetry of Leopardi
The Italian Cultural Institute of Ljubljana in Slovenia will dedicate an evening to Giacomo Leopardi on Thursday 31 January, and will feature the presentation of the book “Pesmi in pisma”, published by Sanje Publishers with a contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The book collects several of the best known poems that the great […]
Read moreBeijin – Dassu’ launches “special 2015 expo project”
The goal of the “China Special Project for the 2015 Milan Expo”, launched today by CEO Giuseppe Sala and Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù, is to facilitate collaboration between Italy and China in meeting the challenge of sustainable food. The event was held at Beijing’s Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) […]
Read moreTaipei – “The divine michelangelo” exhibition opens
In the presence of Vice-President of the Republic Wu Dunyi and of the Academy Sinica Wang Fansen, the Taipei History Museum opened the exhibition “The Divine Michelangelo” on 25 January. Its intention is to offer the Taiwanese public a chance to view the highly skilled reproductions of Michelangelo’s masterpieces executed by the Niccolai-Teknoart studio in […]
Read moreTerzi: enhancing culture for European integration
In order to strengthen European integration it is necessary to begin with culture and Italy “is a major power” in that sense. This was Minister Giulio Terzi remark as he spoke to the French Academy at the presentation of the “Portraits in motion: culture, restoration and training exchanges between Italy and France”, organized by the […]
Read moreMALI UN: respect human rights and facilitate political process, says Ban
French and Malian troops are advancing in their objective to regain the territory in the north now occupied by armed Islamic groups, and the Bamako authorities are convinced that the war will soon be over. Nevertheless, the humanitarian situation is a deep concern, with over 370,000 displaced persons and a serious food crisis, as the […]
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