Lima, Italy Guest of Honour at the Book Fair
For the first time in the history of the Lima International Book Fair, Italy will be the Guest of Honour. This unique opportunity celebrates 150 years of relations between Italy and Peru through a rich programme entitled “Latin connections”, which from 18 July to 6 August 2025 will showcase the vibrancy and contemporaneity of Italian […]
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Prague: a June of music and dance
June in Prague kicked off with a celebration of Italian music and dance, featured in the rich summer programme of the Italian Cultural Institute. As part of the international contemporary dance festival Tanec Praha, held at the Ponec Theatre, choreographer and director Simone Sandroni presented a new production: “Let there be the light”. Following this, […]
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Bolivia, the Embassy promotes Italian painting in the colonial era
On the occasion of the visit to Bolivia of Dr. Elena Amerio, a researcher and art historian who is one of the major specialists in the study of religious painting in the colonial era, Amb. Fabio Messineo visited the National Museum of Art in La Paz, where a number of works by the Jesuit painter […]
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The June issue of the SFIM newsletter is online
Every month the SFIM newsletter delves into the latest news on Italian education abroad, ranging from the most relevant and interesting initiatives, to educational projects and cultural activities of the Italian Education System in the World. The SFIM includes Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses and lectorships at foreign universities. Among the news in this issue: the award ceremony of the “progettoDiventerò” at the Teatro alla […]
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Tirana, Enzo Cucchi’s first exhibition in Albania
The exhibition I soli di tutte le terre, inaugurated on 5 June, 2025 at the Center for Openness and Dialogue (COD) in Tirana, marks the first institutional exhibition in Albania of the famous Italian artist Enzo Cucchi, a key figure of the Transavanguardia. Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and curated by Spazio Taverna, the […]
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New York, Naples on display with the Caputo Award
The Caputo Award exhibition, hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York from 17 to 30 June 2025, marked the first international stage of a project created to enhance the young talents of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples. The works on display reflect the deep connection between art and food tradition, on […]
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The call for applications for the sixth “Berlin Prize” is online
The call for applications for the sixth Berlin Prize is available online, offering two young Italian architects the opportunity to spend a period of six months in Berlin (January-June 2026) for a training and professional experience at a selected architectural firm and to explore issues related to reuse and urban regeneration. The Berlin Prize 2025 […]
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In memory of Professor Giuseppe Orefici
A scholar of pre-Hispanic Peru, Prof. Giuseppe Orefici passed away on June 27, 2025. His scientific and human profile is recalled by Dr. Maria Ilaria Pannaccione Apa, Director of the HUACAS Archaeological Mission (Peru). Prof. Orefici was Director of two Archaeological Missions supported by the Foreign Ministry, in Tiahuanaco (Bolivia) and Cahuachi (Peru). The central […]
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Buenos Aires, “Pittura italiana oggi” in collaboration with Triennale Milano
The Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires and Triennale Milano present – from June 26 to September 21, 2025, at the Palacio Libertad. Centro Cultural Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the exhibition “Pittura italiana oggi. Una nuova scena“ (Italian Painting Today. A New Scene”) an initiative promoted by the Unit for the Coordination of Italian Cultural Institutes […]
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Memorandum of Understanding on labour corridors for refugees signed
A new Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Labour, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Diaconia Valdese, Pathways International, and Talent Beyond Boundaries. The agreement, made possible through new provisions under Law 50/2023, will enable selected refugees abroad […]
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