Bogotà: Italy is a participant at the International Book Fair
The Italian Cultural Institute of Bogotá is taking part in the International Book Fair, which has been held in the Colombian capital every year since 1988 and will be running this year until 20 August, bringing together book professionals, publishers, distributors, booksellers, agents and writers for an international showcase that is open to national and […]
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Kiev: an exhibition of Italian contemporary art
Pier Francesco Zazo, the Ambassador of Italy to Kiev, has opened the travelling exhibition “The Silk Road. Contemporary art and artists from Italy “at the” Kyiv History Museum “, in the centre of the Ukrainian capital. Curated by Angela Tecce and conceived by the Garuzzo Institute for the Visual Arts of Turin, it includes 38 […]
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Moscow: a documentary on non-tourist Venice
As part of the exhibition about Venice, on 20 August the Italian Cultural Institute of Moscow will be screening Tatjana Daniljanc’s documentary “Il giardino che è nascosto” [“The garden that is hidden”] at the Tsaritsyno open-air museum. This fascinating journey through Venice takes the form of stories recounted by ten Venetians: the city as a […]
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Los Angeles: a summer in the company of Alberto Sordi
The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles is screening “A summer with Alberto Sordi”: four films by the great Roman actor whose career spanned seven decades and made him an icon of Italian cinema all over the world, both in comedy and light drama. Each of the films will be running for three consecutive days, […]
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Zurich, Crans-Montana: talking about Italian fashion
Talking about Italian art and fashion in Crans-Montana: the Italian Cultural Institute of Zurich, in collaboration with the AMITALIA Association, is holding a festival of films dedicated to the fashion greats. “House of Cardin” is the story of Pierre Cardin, who was born in Italy before becoming naturalised French, and was one of the most […]
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Deputy Minister B. Della Vedova visits the Republic of North Macedonia, 25-26 July 2021
Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova embarked on a visit to the Republic of North Macedonia. The Deputy Minister met the Speaker of the Parliament, Talat Xhaferi, to whom he reiterated Italy’s support to the country in the process of European integration and examined the key bilateral cooperation […]
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14th July 2021. Euro2020 Final. Italy and England together to commemorate the Heysel tragedy
After the beautiful and hard-fought final of the 2020 European Football Championship in Wembley, Italy and England, together in Brussels, wanted to underline the historical bonds of friendship and respect that bind the two countries. Today, the Ambassador of Italy in Brussels, Francesco Genuardi, went, together with his British counterpart, Ambassador Martin Shearman, to the […]
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Pretoria: a bridge of fashion unites Italy and South Africa
The Embassy of Italy in Pretoria, South Africa, in partnership with Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana, SAFW (South African Fashion Week), Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Polimoda and Lineapelle, with the support of Nelson Mandela Forum Firenze launches the initiative “Fashion Bridges – I Ponti della Moda”. The project […]
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Washington: ‘Seguso Vetri d’Arte. 1397-2020’, on display the Italian glassmaking tradition
“The exhibition ‘Seguso Vetri d’Arte’ opens in Washington. It is dedicated to the artistic and artisan tradition of the famous family-run company of Murano that, since 1397, has created some of the most exclusive and appreciated works of art in glass. The project, presented at Villa Firenze as part of the “Artists in Residence” cycle, […]
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“Una storia importante. Settant’anni di immigrazione italiana in Belgio e oltre” (An important story. Seventy years of Italian immigration in Belgium and beyond). The Directorate General for Italians Citizens Abroad and the Com.It.Es. in Brussels give voice to one of the most significant stories of Italian emigration
The comic strip “Una storia importante. Settant’anni di immigrazione italiana in Belgio e oltre ” is an unpublished work that tells the story of Italian emigration to Belgium. Created by the artist Antonio Cossu, a Belgian cartoonist of Sardinian origin and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tournai, these strips tell the difficulties but […]
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