Tokyo The Italian Embassy in Tokyo will host the Academy of Brera.
The challenge to put the Academy of Brera at the centre of Milan’s cultural life, was the theme of an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tokyo, featuring a presentation on the museum’s new set-up by its newly appointed British-Canadian director, James M. Bradburne. The Brera Picture Gallery and the National Library [Pinacoteca and […]
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“Preserving the cultural heritage of Iraq: the contribution of the Italian archaeological missions”
The exhibition “Preserving the cultural heritage of Iraq: the contribution of the Italian archaeological missions” opened last week in Baghdad. It is the first event of the “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” programme including film screenings, musical performances, history and literature events and with which Italy relaunches its cultural promotion in Iraq after 15 years. […]
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Afghanistan, Italy stands by Army women
The women in the ranks of the Afghan Army will be able to count on a healthcare facility expressly customised to their needs, in order to protect their right to health and assure them a balanced advancement in their professional career and family life. This was made possible thanks to an 8.5-million-dollar contribution that Italy […]
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Mission for the Farnesina’s Special Envoy for the Caribbean Countries
Roberto Natali, the Special Envoy for the Caribbean Countries of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), went on a mission to Haiti to follow up the Haitian President’s visit to Italy last January. The occasion was the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States – Trinidad and Tobago (for the seating of […]
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Visit to Madrid by Elisabetta Belloni, the Secretary-General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The visit to Madrid by Elisabetta Belloni, the Secretary-General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Director General for the European Union, Giuseppe Buccino, aims to pave the way for stronger cooperation between Italy and Spain in the sectors of strategic interest for the two Countries. Indeed, European policies were at the […]
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Luciano Fabro at the 21st Biennale of Sydney
The 21st Biennale of Sydney, whose theme this year will be SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium and Engagement and will be running from 16 March to 11 June 2018 in numerous galleries and locations in Sydney and will display several works by Italian conceptual artist and writer Luciano Fabro (1936-2007). Fabro dedicated his whole artistic career to redefining the artistic potential of sculpture by using a […]
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“Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” in Bahrain
hree cultural events under the programme “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean”, promoted by the Italian Embassy in partnership with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), kicked off last week in Bahrain. On 25 March, within the framework of the “Spring of Culture” festival, the programme featured the Duo Etnopolis, composed of violinist Luca Ciarla […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the service of Italian fans
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the diplomatic and consular offices reaffirm their commitment to providing assistance to Italian fans abroad for the upcoming Champions League and Europa League football games. The prevention and response protocol for consular assistance, established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and sent to […]
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Italian schools abroad participate in the Italian Language Olympics
Today marks the end of the 8th edition of the Italian Language Olympics, the event targeting secondary school students that took place this year in the evocative setting of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The final phases of the Olympics started on March 26 at the Accademia della Crusca headquarters, where the representatives of the […]
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The Italian Ambassador visits the Lampi Island Marine National Park
The Italian Ambassador, Pier Giorgio Aliberti, visited Kawthaung and the Lampi Island Marine National Park, in the south of Myanmar, where the Italian NGO Istituto Oikos implemented the project titled “COAST – Building Local Capacity for Conservation and Tourism Development in Myeik Archipelago”, financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Istituto […]
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