Washington, Piero Sartogo and the Italian architecture in the USA
On the 25th anniversary of the opening of its current location, the Embassy of Italy in Washington honored the creators of the “Palazzo sul Potomac” (“Palace on the Potomac”) during an evening dedicated to Piero Sartogo and the significance of Italian architecture in the United States. The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, […]
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Krakow, “Echoes of hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust”
On 16 January 2025, in connection with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp on 27 January, the Italian Ambassador to Poland Luca Franchetti Pardo inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow the exhibition Echoes of Hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust. The exhibition, curated by art historian and […]
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Manama: “Media and culture in the field of archaeology”
On 20 January, the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain, Andrea Catalano, inaugurated the conference titled “Media and Culture in the field of archaeology”, organised in collaboration with the Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research. The conference was delivered by Ms. Stella Falzone, Director of the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto (MArTA). […]
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Germany: a key market for European and global agri-food
Germany: a key market for European and global agri-food Germany remains a major player in the agri-food sector, at the European and international level. Not only is it the third largest importer and fourth largest exporter in the world, but, with agricultural production reaching € 76.3 billion in 2023, it ranks second among producers […]
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Rabat, ‘InCanto d’Amore’ Opera Gala
Soprano Silvia Colombini, accompanied by soloists from Milano Classica, performed the best-known opera masterpieces singing of love in the ‘InCanto d’Amore’ Opera Gala, organised by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat, in collaboration with the ‘Fondation Ali Zaoua’. The first performance was held at the Palais Soleiman in Marrakech, during a charity evening. A second concert was […]
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San Francisco, “Art + Propaganda in the European Tapestry”
On display at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the exhibition “Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries” presented, for the first time in the United States, the complete cycle of seven monumental tapestries depicting the Battle of Pavia, fought on 24 February 1525 between the French army led by […]
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New Delhi, “Objects between the lines”
The Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi, in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, presents an exhibition at the KNMA in Noida dedicated to the relationship between Italian literature and design. The exhibition, titled “Objects between the lines“, curated by Andrea Anastasio, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Domitilla Dardi, design historian […]
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Vienna: Retrospective on Italian Directors Zampa and Salce
The traditional Italian retrospective at the start of the year at the FilmMuseum in Vienna, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is dedicated to two directors who embody the satirical and socio-critical essence of comedy, offering a portrait of social and moral evolution: Luigi Zampa (1905–1991) and Luciano Salce (1922–1989). Alongside great classics like […]
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Chengdu, “A Journey of Knowledge. The Travels of Marco Polo”
The exhibition A Journey of Knowledge. “The Travels of Marco Polo” and its Legacy between East and West, which had already met with great success in Beijing, can be visited at the Sichuan Museum in Chengdu until 15 April. The Chengdu exhibition was promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian Cultural […]
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Santiago, Chiara Guidi takes the stage
Italy is participating in the next edition of the Teatro a Mil International Festival in Santiago with Chiara Guidi, playwright, director and theatre actress, as well as founder, together with Romeo and Claudia Castellucci and Paolo Guidi, of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, now Societas, an avant-garde theatre company known for its experimentation. Thanks to the collaboration […]
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