Paris – Viaggio in Italia
Until 8 January 2025, Italian photography will play a leading role at the Italian Cultural Institute of Paris. The exhibition “Viaggio in Italia”, curated by Matteo Balduzzi, presents the works of authors such as Gabriele Basilico, Mario Cresci, Luigi Ghirri, Guido Guidi, and Mimmo Jodice. It also celebrates the first forty years of Ghirri’s project […]
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Shanghai, inauguration of the exhibition “Wonders of The World”
As part of the celebrations of the seventh centenary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the exhibition “Wonders of the World. China and Beyond in the Eyes of Marco Polo” (Shanghai Museum, 22 November 2024 – 30 March 2025) will be inaugurated in the presence of the Consul […]
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Ho Chi Minh City – “Consoli italiani nella Saigon dell’Ottocento” book presentation
The book by Prof. Christopher Denis-Delacour on the fascinating, so far unstudied history of the first Italian Consuls in 19th-century Saigon has been presented in Ho Chi Minh City, in the historical Ben Nha Rong building. The presentation of the book, edited by the Consulate General, was attended by Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco della […]
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Caravaggio on show in Seoul
On 19 November last, the exhibition “The Master of Light: Caravaggio and His Descendants” was inaugurated at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul. Open to the public until 30 March, the event, which has been produced by Korean partner Acts Management in collaboration with the cultural association Metamorfosi and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of […]
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Erbil, agreement signed to promote the Italian language
On 3 December, the Consulate General of Italy in Erbil finalised a Collaboration Agreement with the Società Dante Alighieri and the Catholic University of Erbil, signed by the Secretary General of the Società Dante Alighieri, Prof. Alessandro Masi, and by the President of the CUE, Dr. Nazar Shabila, for the promotion of Italian language courses […]
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Katara European Jazz Festival in Doha
Once again this year, the Embassy of Italy in Doha is taking part in the Katara European Jazz Festival, held from 5 to 8 December in Doha along the waterfront of the Katara Cultural Village. Now in its eighth edition, the festival – which is organised by the Katara Cultural Village Foundation in collaboration with […]
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Launch of the Seydama project in Mali
The Ambassador of Italy to Mali Stefano A. Dejak attended – together with the Secretary General to the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Employment and Vocational Training of Mali Drissa Guindo, the IOM representative in Mali Boubacar Seybou, and the Governors of the regions of Segou and Kayes – a ceremony that reviewed the outcomes of the […]
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Vietnam: a concert of Italian orchestras celebrating the Consulate’s tenth anniversary
On the occasion of the celebration marking the tenth anniversary of the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City, three representations of Italian youth Orchestras – Young Musicians European Orchestra of Ravenna, Orchestra Senza Spine of Bologna, and Orchestra Giovanile Scarlatti of Naples – performed on 17 November in a concert along with […]
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Singapore – Southeast Asia’s financial and technology hub
Singapore is an intriguing inter-ethnic mosaic. Covering a mere 719 square kilometres – an area that is barely more than half the size of Rome – this city-state is a powerhouse of six million inhabitants with a peculiar cultural fabric made up of a Chinese majority and a large Indian and Malaysian community. Its multiculturalism […]
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“The articulation points of competitiveness. Italy’s growth amid global tensions, rates, and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza – NRRP)”
Although the global economy will continue to see moderate growth in coming years, the diverging dynamics between the United States, the Eurozone, and emerging economies point to a scenario of uncertainty. According to the Confindustria report for autumn, 2024, titled “I nodi della competitività. La crescita dell’Italia fra tensioni globali, tassi e PNRR” (“The articulation […]
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