Helsinki, screening of the film “Diamanti”
Ferzan Özpetek attended the Finnish premiere of “Diamanti”, organised by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Helsinki, in collaboration with the Italian distribution company Vision Distribution. The award-winning director engaged with a large Finnish audience during a special screening at Finnkino Maxim, responding to questions from attendees who were well acquainted […]
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Vilnius, exhibition “Echoes Between Forests and Mountains”
The exhibition “Echoes Between Forests and Mountains” is a dialogue between Lithuanian and Italian artists exploring the complex dynamics between nature, myths, technology, and human impact. Rooted in their respective landscapes – from Lithuanian forests to Alpine valleys – the artists present sculptural and sensory experiences that reflect a shared concern for our relationship with […]
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Principality of Monaco: the Italian Embassy marks the second edition of the Italian Sport Day Worldwide
On the occasion of the second edition of the Italian Sport Day Worldwide, the Italian Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, Manuela Ruosi, hosted an event at the Yacht Club de Monaco entitled “Sports diplomacy: a tool for dialogue for the well-being of the future”. The initiative highlighted sport as a means of promoting intercultural […]
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Launch of the fourth edition of AIR – Artists in Residence 2025
On 30 September 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosted the launch event of the fourth edition of AIR – Artists in Residence 2025, a project promoted by MIDJ (Italian Jazz Musicians), with the support of SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
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San Francisco, exhibition of WEST by Francesco Jodice
For the first time in the United States, 18 photographs from Francesco Jodice’s WEST project are being presented. The project aims to encourage critical reflection on the rise and fall of the last great Western empire, spanning from the beginning of the Gold Rush (1848) to the collapse of Lehman Brothers (2008). The project was […]
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Belo Horizonte, Consulate General signs partnership with Inhotim
The Consulate General of Italy in Belo Horizonte and the Inhotim Institute – a contemporary art museum and botanical garden located in Brumadinho, in the State of Minas Gerais – have signed an institutional partnership aimed at promoting cultural and educational initiatives between Brazil and Italy. The agreement opens up new prospects for international dialogue […]
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Beirut: Urban Regeneration models with “Città in Scena”
The Italian Embassy in Lebanon and the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut are presenting the exhibition “Città in Scena. Urban Regeneration: the Italian way to a sustainable future”, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and organised by ANCE, Associazione Mecenate 90 ETS, and Fondazione Musica per Roma. The historic Abroyan Factory […]
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Edinburgh: exhibition “Giacomo Matteotti and the liberating freedom”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh is hosting the exhibition “Giacomo Matteotti and the liberating freedom”, organised in collaboration with ASMI, the Association for the Study of Modern Italy, the Filippo Turati Foundation for Historical Studies, and the National Committee for the Centenary Celebrations of Giacomo Matteotti’s Death. Since 2024, initiatives have continued to commemorate […]
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Buenos Aires, Campionato Scuola Pizzaioli
With several thousand visitors, over 100 competitors from across South America and wide media coverage, the 5th edition of the “Campionato Scuola Pizzaioli” (Pizza School Championship) has come to a close. The event was organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Buenos Aires together with the Scuola Pizzaioli – the leading training institution in […]
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Kazakhstan, first translation of the “Canticle of the Creatures” presented
The first ever translation of Saint Francis of Assisi’s celebrated poem Canticle of the Creatures into Kazakh has been published in Kazakhstan by R.S. Publishing. The translation, by the poet Korganbek Amanzhol, marks the forthcoming eighth centenary of the death of the Saint of Assisi (1226–2026). The editorial project was conceived and carried out thanks to […]
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