The Adriano Olivetti exhibition lands in Portugal
The exhibition on the industrialist Adriano Olivetti entitled “Universo Olivetti. Community as a concrete utopia” is coming to Portugal, to Matosinhos, in the north of the country. It will be displayed at the “Casa do Design” from 26 November to 23 January 2022. The exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, under the […]
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Italian Cuisine Week: an event in Detroit against waste
The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World opened in Detroit with a webinar, produced by Andrea Segrè of the University of Bologna, about the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and how it fosters and facilitates the transition toward sustainable food systems and the reduction of food waste. The Italian Consul, Paola Allegra Baistrocchi, introduced […]
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Sydney, a video on violence against women
On the occasion of the International Day against Violence against Women, celebrated on 25 November, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney presents a video entitled “25 November 2021” by multidisciplinary artist Emilia Persenico. It is an initiative that aims to raise awareness of a social problem sadly echoed in the international news with increasing frequency: […]
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Morocco: numerous events for the Week of Italian Cuisine
From 22 to 28 November, in Morocco, the sixth “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” will be dedicated to the theme of “Tradition and perspectives of Italian cuisine: the awareness and enhanced appreciation of food sustainability” with a rich programme of cultural and trade promotion initiatives throughout the country, promoted by the Italian Embassy […]
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Ambassador Falcinelli’s mission to Crete
The Italian Ambassador to Athens, Patrizia Falcinelli, went on a mission to Crete this week. The Ambassador reached the island, the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea, together with the Head of the 3rd Department of the General Command of the Capitaneria di Porto (Harbour Masters), Admiral Aulicino, onboard an ATR 42 flight of the […]
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Miami and San Francisco celebrate the Italian language
The Italian Consulate General in Miami and the one in San Francisco have organized an interesting program of initiatives in their respective areas dedicated to Dante Alighieri on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language. An exhibition on fashion at the time of Dante Alighieri was hosted by the Marangoni Institute and produced […]
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Madrid: the director Giuseppe Piccioni awarded at the Festival of Italian Cinema
Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Madrid, this year’s Festival of Italian Cinema will be giving this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award to the director Giuseppe Piccioni. Trained at the Gaumont Italia film school that was created and directed by Renzo Rossellini, Piccioni has received numerous international awards, […]
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Italian Cuisine Week in Poland: seminars, tutorials and tastings
The Italian Embassy in Poland has presented an exciting program of initiatives to be held throughout that country on the occasion of the 6th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. There will be lectures, seminars, practical courses and tastings, open to the public or to experts in the sector, held in […]
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Italian Cuisine Week in Uruguay: a rich programme of events
The Embassy of Italy in Montevideo has organised a series of initiatives for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the ITA Foreign Trade Agency of Buenos Aires and the Italian Academy of Cuisine. Taking part in the conference to present the programme of events were […]
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Dakar: exhibitions, films and theatre on Dante Alighieri
In Senegal, the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar organised a vast programme of exhibitions, films, meetings and theatre on Dante Alighieri, on the occasion of the ”Italian Language Week”. From 11 October to 11 November, the face of Dante Alighieri was visible in the streets of Dakar on ten billboards placed in various districts of […]
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