Pretoria: Italian language and culinary course
The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, in partnership with the Prue Leith Culinary Institute, launched the project titled “A tavola!” (“Lunch is Ready!”). The initiative consists in a one-week course from 3 to 7 October scheduling Italian language courses in the morning followed by cooking classes by Chefs from ALMA, the Parma-based International School of […]
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Marion Baruch’s works on display in Tel Aviv
The Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv, with support from the Italian Cultural Institute, opened a solo exhibition by Marion Baruch, an eclectic and original artist whose work spans over seventy years and represents a unique and deeply interdisciplinary approach to formalism. In the mid-1960s, Baruch went from painting to 3D works, taking on elements […]
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“Fumetti dal mare” exhibition staged in Athens
The exhibition “Fumetti dal mare” (Comic strips from the sea), which the Italian Cultural Institute shall host until 30 September, has been inaugurated in Athens. Six international artists are showcasing their unpublished works, having drawn inspiration from the sea, deemed a metaphor to narrate the world and landscapes, a primordial and generating element that brings […]
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Italian Film Days in Tashkent
The fourteenth edition of the International Festival “The Pearl of the Silk Road” took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, proposing the Italian Film Days for the second year. Three titles were presented: “The Shadow of the Day” by Giuseppe Piccioni, “Ennio” by Giuseppe Tornatore, and “The Inner Cage” by Leonardo Di Costanzo. The event was curated […]
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“Tempo sospeso” at the Royal Villa of Durëss
“Tempo sospeso. Inserzioni culturali mediterranee” (“Time Suspended. Mediterranean Cultural Interventions”) is an event organised on 22 September at the Royal Villa of Durëss by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana in partnership with the Italian Embassy, the Department of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Tirana, the Municipality of Durëss, and the Harabel and BERC Centres. […]
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Shanghai, the marvels of Italy on show at metro station
From Rome to Pompeii, from Venice to the Amalfi Coast, from the Dolomite Mountains to the Tuscan hills: landmarks, historical city centres, archaeological sites and landscapes are portrayed in marvel-studded photographs of Italy. Tiziana D’Angelo, the Italian Consul General in Shanghai, opened the “UN.IT. Unesco Italia” photography exhibition at Shanghai’s People’s Square Metro Station: an […]
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Brussels hosts show on Italian illustrators for children
The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels has organised the exhibition “Italian excellence. The new generation of Italian illustrators for children”, featuring works by twenty of our most promising artists: Giacomo Agnello Modica, Andrea Antinori, Michael Bardeggia, Beatrice Cerocchi, Marianna Coppo, Francesca Corso, Cecilia Ferri, Chiara Ficarelli, Marta Pantaleo, Giulia Pastorino, Irene Penazzi, Alice Piaggio, Camilla […]
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Slovakia: Ambassador Flumiani opens University academic year
Italy’s Ambassador to Slovakia, Catherine Flumiani, attended the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. While wishing well to the team of Italian language professors teaching at the university, the Ambassador also stressed, once again, her appreciation of the cooperation ensured by Libor Vozár, Dean of the University, […]
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Buenos Aires: exhibition on architect Francisco Salamone
The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires inaugurates the exhibition “Francisco Salamone. Astronaves en La Pampa”, with photographs by Enrico Fantoni. The exhibition, displaying the work of this Architect of Italian origin who arrived in Argentina as a child, is hosted in the Institute’s Sala Roma and is scheduled to run until 31 October. In […]
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Tanzania National Assembly Speaker thanks Italy
Italy’s Ambassador in Dar es Salaam, Marco Lombardi, met – along with other European ambassadors – with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Tullia Ackson. During the meeting, they addressed all the major issues regarding cooperation between the EU and Tanzania. As far as Italy is concerned, the Speaker wanted to thank our […]
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