Miami, the immersive exhibition “Mosaico” is underway
On Saturday, October 25, the new stop on the tour of the immersive multimedia exhibition “Mosaico. Codice italico di un’arte senza tempo ” (Mosaic. Italian Code of a Timeless Art) opened in Miami. The exhibition, organized by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and […]
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80 years of the United Nations Charter
On 24 October 1945, the Charter of the United Nations entered into force. Signed in San Francisco on 26 June 1945, the document was conceived, amid the ruins of the Second World War, with the ambitious goal of preserving peace, promoting cooperation among States and safeguarding fundamental human rights. The first session of the United […]
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Capitoline Museums – exhibition “Ancient civilisations of Turkmenistan”
Turkmenistan is a land of ancient civilisations and of outstanding historical and archaeological significance. Owing to its strategic location between Mesopotamia, the Iranian Plateau and the Indus Valley, the region has, since the 3rd–2nd millennium BC, served as a vital crossroads along the main trade routes linking East and West. These routes not only facilitated […]
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Sweden: from nuclear energy to green steel
Sweden remains a key player in the European and global mining sector, thanks to its abundant mineral deposits. The country exports metals and minerals to the European Union as well as to North Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, generating over EUR 5 billion in revenues in 2024, despite a 12% decline compared to […]
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Annual coordination meetings conclude at Italian Embassy in Washington
The annual coordination meetings on consular matters and the promotion of Sistema Italia (Italy’s institutional network) in the United States, organized by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, concluded yesterday. “I was particularly pleased to bring together all components of our network to take stock of the initiatives currently underway and to reflect together on how […]
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Helsinki, Week of the Italian Language in the World
As part of the celebrations in Helsinki for the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the Embassy of Italy in Finland and the Italian Cultural Institute paid tribute to Italophony with an event held on 19 October at the Finnish National Opera, entitled “Italophony: Language Beyond Borders”. Curated […]
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Stuttgart, the exhibition “Brutalist Italy” celebrates Italian concrete architecture
The Italian Cultural Institute of Stuttgart is currently hosting the exhibition “Brutalist Italy”, presenting a curated selection of photographs by Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego, drawn from their 2023 volume “Brutalist Italy. Concrete Architecture from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea” (Fuel, London). Both photographers, born and raised in the area surrounding Milan, undertook a […]
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Addis Ababa, resounding success for “Opera, Amore”
A resounding success for the performance “Opera, Amore” at the Giuseppe Verdi Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Addis Ababa. The production, born from a collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and its Academy, is a journey through the history of Italian melodrama […]
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Manama, “L’Italiano all’Opera”
The Embassy of Italy in Manama, in collaboration with the Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research, organized the concert “L’Italiano all’Opera” on Monday, 20 October, at the Centre’s auditorium. The event marked the celebration of the 25th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM) and of […]
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Mumbai, Caravaggio’s “Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy” on Display
The exhibition “The Invention of Light. Caravaggio. Mary Magdalen in Ecstasy” has opened in Mumbai, hosted at the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, the city’s oldest museum (founded in 1857), which has always been committed to the mission of presenting contemporary Indian art, going well beyond mere neocolonial interpretations. The precious centerpiece of […]
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