Oslo, celebration of Italian Design Day 2025
Italian Design Day 2025 was celebrated in Oslo, the result of collaboration between the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and Triennale Milano, with the support of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA). In the year when the Italian Design Day worldwide is linked to the theme of the 24th International Exhibition of Triennale Milano, titled […]
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Vienna: Arcimboldo, Bassano, and Bruegel on display
The Italian Ambassador to Vienna, Giovanni Pugliese, attended the opening of the exhibition “Arcimboldo – Bassano – Bruegel. Die Zeiten der Natur” at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The exhibition, open to the public until 29 June and organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, features works not only by Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Jacopo and […]
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Osaka: “Canaletto and the Splendour of Venice”
The Kyoto Prefecture, The Museum of Kyoto, The Mainichi Newspapers, MBS Mainichi Broadcasting System, and the National Gallery of Scotland, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, present Canaletto and the Splendour of Venice—the most comprehensive exhibition ever held in Japan on the Venetian painter. The exhibition will be open to visitors until […]
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Egypt, award of the Biblioteca Italia to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
In the framework of the stop of the Amerigo Vespucci ship in Alexandria, Egypt (February 12-18 February), a ceremony was held on Saturday 15 February 2025 to award the Biblioteca Italia to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt. The Biblioteca Italia is an important recognition that the Italian Ministry of Culture, in agreement with the […]
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Presentation of the book Augusto Rosso. Diplomatico italiano del Novecento
On Monday 17 March at 4 p.m. in the Aldo Moro Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the book Augusto Rosso. Diplomatico italiano del Novecento (Augusto Rosso. Italian Diplomat of the 20th century’), written by journalist Giampaolo Negro, will be presented. The presentation to the public of books on historical-diplomatic subjects […]
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Bern, “Positive Nutrition” Conference
On 6 March, an event was held in Bern highlighting the importance of providing consumers with accurate information so that they can better manage their diet. Sharing a meal is a gratifying and engaging experience, combining taste, social interaction, culture, tradition, and well-being. It should not be reduced to a mere calculation of calories and […]
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Vienna, “Zero Project 2025” conference
On 5 March, the Italian Minister for Disabilities, Alessandra Locatelli, took part in the “Zero Project 2025” conference, hosted for the thirteenth time at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna. The Minister responded to the organisers’ invitation to join over 1,000 participants from more than 90 countries, who gathered to create a global platform for […]
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Launch of “OltreConfine – Italian jazz around the world”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with MIDJ – the Italian Jazz Musicians Association, is promoting “OltreConfine – Italian Jazz Around the World”, an initiative aimed at supporting and enhancing the Italian jazz scene on an international level. Through this call, the project offers partial or full financial support to Italian […]
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Tirana, “aDigital Perspective”
The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana presents the first stop of the exhibition “aDigital Perspective”, where ten Italian and Balkan artists redefine the relationship between visual arts and digital culture. The exhibition is open until 31 March 2025 at the GOCAT Gallery in Tirana. “aDigital Perspective”, a project by the Italian Cultural Institutes of Belgrade, […]
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Kenya, Italian music at the Gede Ruins
On 15 February, the Italian Cultural Institute of Nairobi and the Italian Embassy organised an extraordinary cultural event at the Gedi National Monument, recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The concert, titled “Italian Classical Music. Under the Light of Gede Ruins“, was attended by around three hundred spectators and was a great success. […]
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