Prague: a concert by the guitarist Paolo Angeli
On 14 August, as part of ” Seeds for the Seventh Power”, an event organised by the ArtMill Centre for Sustainable Creativity, which occupies an organic farm at Horazdovice in the heart of Bohemia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague will be presenting “JAR’A”, a concert by Paolo Angeli that takes its name from Angeli’s […]
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Montevideo: a lecture about Franco Battiato
Three months after the death of the great Sicilian composer Franco Battiato, the Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo will be presenting a lecture by Antonella Agostinis about the artistic career of this tireless experimenter who explored a wide range of musical genres (from pop and prog to ethnics, electronics, and the avant-garde). An interdisciplinary and […]
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Cairo: reading in Italian. An appointment with Giovanni Verga
The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo is resuming these monthly readings, in Italian, of the most interesting writers of our literature. On 11 August we will be beginning online, via Zoom, with “Vita dei Campi”, a novel written in 1880 by Giovanni Verga, whose centenary will be commemorated next year. In September our guest will […]
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Oslo: a lecture on the restoration of the Giotto frescoes in Assisi
The restoration of Giotto’s frescoes in Assisi has been defined as “a utopia that has become reality” and will be the topic of a conference on 31 August held by the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo, organised by Camilla Sinding-Larsen, a graduate in Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration […]
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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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