Bahía Blanca: Italian Jazz in Patagonia
Organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Bahía Blanca and the city’s Cultural Institute, the “Jazz Week” was inaugurated at the L. Caronti Auditorium with the concert Connections, performed by the young yet already acclaimed Italian jazz vibraphonist Giovanni Perin. The concert was sold out for the occasion. Accompanied by two outstanding Argentine musicians […]
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Call for applications published for the third edition of the “Vienna Prize”
The call for applications for the third edition of the Vienna Prize is now available online. This award is open to Italian artists born after 31 December 1990, with a good command of the English language and preferably also of German, working specifically in the field of performance art and having at least one solo […]
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Dhaka, commemoration ceremony for the victims of the 1 July 2016 attack
The Ambassador of Italy to Bangladesh, Antonio Alessandro, hosted the annual ceremony at his Residence in remembrance of the victims of the attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, where nine Italians lost their lives on 1 July 2016. Representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was the Director General for Italians […]
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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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