Brussels: the woods, wood and violin-making
The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels has organised, as part of the event “Ai margini del bosco” (On the edge of the woods), a meeting – scheduled for 28 April – with luthier Bruno Stefanini, who has been crafting musical instruments since 1989, after graduating as Master Luthier at the Scuola di Liuteria Artistica in […]
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Paris, round table on low-carbon energy
The Italian Embassy in Paris, together with the Alumni associations of the Milan Polytechnic and of the Turin Polytechnic and with ReCIF (Network of Italian Researchers in France), has organised a round table on issues related to low-carbon energy and on the potential of bilateral cooperation, specifically highlighting the contribution of the Italian research bodies […]
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Kurdistan: collaboration agreement on the protection of women
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), UN Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have established a collaboration agreement to strengthen the safety, protection and well-being of women and girls who have survived gender-related violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The new partnership will facilitate access to high-quality protection services for female […]
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Italy-Romania: health cooperation protocol renewed
The Ambassador of Italy in Romania, Alfredo Durante Mangoni, and the Romanian Minister for Health, Alexandru Rafila, have renewed the Protocol for Cooperation by the Romanian Ministry of Health, Gruppo San Donato in Milan, the Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo Association and the Inima Copiilor Association. The ceremony took place in Bucharest, at the Marie Curie […]
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Belgrade: “Fantasia italiana” piano concert
The Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre present the “Fantasia italiana” concert featuring pianist Cristiana Pegoraro and conductor Lorenzo Porzio. The two Italian performers, along with the Madlenianum Theatre orchestra, will play famous movements, overtures and intermezzos by famous Italian composers in new arrangements for piano and orchestra. Cristiana Pegoraro […]
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Athens: Falcone and Borsellino 30 years later
The Italian Cultural Institute in Athens wishes to commemorate Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino 30 years after that summer that changed the history of Italy for ever. On 17 May, the theatrical performance by Claudio Fava ‘l’Ultima Estate. Falcone e Borsellino 30 anni dopo’ (The last summer. Falcone and Borsellino 30 years later) will debut, […]
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Tokyo: sounds and images of a disappearing community
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, in association with the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice presents “L’isola” (the island) the last images, sounds and sparks of a disappearing community; the project by Anush Hamzehian and Vittorio Mortarotti is set in the Yonaguni island, a small piece of land far from everything and battered by […]
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Osaka hosts exhibition on Amedeo Modigliani
An exhibition on Leghorn-born painter Amedeo Modigliani has inaugurated the new venue of the Art Museum of Nakanoshima (Osaka), one of Japan’s most important ones. The event, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, took place on 9 April. The exhibition will be open to the general public until 18 July 2022. The exhibition […]
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Conference on Italy-Vietnam research to be held on 22 April
On the occasion of Italian Research Day 2022, a Conference on hydrogen technology for carbon neutrality will be held in Vietnam on Thursday 22 April, organised by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). The event aims to favour an exchange of know-how between Italian and Vietnamese […]
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Exhibition “Gladiators: heroes of the Colosseum” inaugurated in Alicante
The exhibition “Gladiators: heroes of the Colosseum” was inaugurated recently at the Archaeological Museum of Alicante; the inauguration was attended by Italy’s Ambassador to Spain, Mr Riccardo Guariglia. “This exhibition – Ambassador Guariglia said – is by all means a new, important step in further strengthening bilateral relations between Italy and Spain, giving due value […]
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