Canberra, Ambassador Crudele inaugurates red-painted bench
The Italian Embassy in Canberra is participating in the ‘Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!’ campaign, promoted by Un Women. Ambassador Paolo Crudele inaugurated a red-painted bench to show the commitment to fight gender-based violence on this important international day. “It is my pleasure and honour to inaugurate on this symbolic date the red […]
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Monte Carlo – 21st edition of Festival de la Comédie
The 21st edition of the Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie was inaugurated – an event organised with the support of the Italian Embassy in Monte Carlo. Once again, the Festival will take place in the prestigious venue of the Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo, where screenings and meetings with the most beloved stars of international […]
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Presentation of the letters of credence by Italian Ambassador Niccolò Fontana to the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid
Italian Ambassador Niccolò Fontana presented his letters of credence to the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid, thus completing the official accreditation procedure with the Iraqi authorities. During the formal ceremony held at Baghdad Palace, the Presidential Residence, Ambassador Fontana had the opportunity to meet with President Rashid, who was accompanied by […]
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Tokyo, Kudan Minami – Salvatore Sciarrino in concert
With “Al limite della notte”, the 17th event in the series of “Concerti di Tokyo Kudan Minami”, the week dedicated by the Institute to Salvatore Sciarrino, a leading figure in contemporary Italian music, came to a close on 15 November at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture of Tokyo. Organised in collaboration with […]
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Prague – “Fotogrammi di moda italiana”
Until 18 January next, the Baroque Chapel and the Chapter House of the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague will be hosting “Fotogrammi di moda italiana: dagli anni ‘50, l’Italia che veste il cinema internazionale”, an exhibition curated by Maison Gattinoni’s honorary President Stefano Dominella, as commissioned and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the […]
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Algiers – artistic residency and concerts by Manuel Caliumi
On the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, an artistic residency concert was held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers, as a result of the encounter between Manuel Caliumi (alto saxophone), saxophonist Arezki ‘Aki’ Bouzid and percussionist Abdelhakim Aït Aïssa. This unusual line-up, consisting of two saxophones and a […]
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Holy See – Borromeo Palace lit up in red
The Italian Embassy to the Holy See has once again this year joined “Red Week”, the initiative promoted by the Pontifical Foundation “Aid to the Church in Need” to raise awareness of religious persecution. On Wednesday 20 November, to mark Red Wednesday, Palazzo Borromeo was lit up in red against religious freedom violations and in […]
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Week of Italian Cuisine in the World inaugurated in Zurich
Food bloggers, journalists, restaurant professionals and representatives of the retail world crowded the hall of the “Freilager, cucina da Colaianni” restaurant in Zurich for the opening of the 9th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The guests – welcomed by Michelin-starred chefs Antonio Colaianni and Claudio Sadler, the latter having travelled […]
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Amsterdam – “We, Us and Other GAMES”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam took part in Spellbound Contemporary Ballet’s international contemporary dance production, entitled “We, Us and Other GAMES”. After a successful tour in Italy, the new production by the international dance company Spellbound Contemporary Ballet and choreographer Dunja Jocić landed in the Netherlands, stopping in various cities and ending on 11 […]
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Iraqi Kurdistan – a space to celebrate Italian Design
A corner dedicated to Italian Design was recently inaugurated in Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The inauguration – attended by the Consul General of Italy Michele Camerota and the President of VIM Foundation Lava Hikmat – was hosted by VIM, a dynamic and innovative organisation bringing together young local […]
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