Italy-Libya cooperation: in Rome, the spotlight is on the Misurata Free Zone and new opportunities for Italian businesses
The institutional event “Misurata Free Zone – Africa’s Gateway for Italian Companies” took place in Rome on 9 July at the Unioncamere headquarters. This initiative brought together the Italian business community and leading Libyan officials to present the commercial opportunities offered by Libya’s main special economic zone. The meeting was organised by the Italian-Libyan Chamber […]
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Ulaanbaatar: the exhibition ‘Embracing the infinite’ has opened
The photo exhibition ‘Embracing the infinite. The eternal search of Giuseppe Tucci’, dedicated to the figure of the great orientalist, explorer and tibetologist, was inaugurated on Monday 27 July 2026, in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Mongolia, Giovanna Piccarreta. The exhibition will remain open to the public until 5 August 2026. The […]
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Beijing, ‘Chinese voices on Palladio’ Exhibition
As part of the series of events dedicated to Andrea Palladio, organised in Beijing by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition ‘Chinese Voices on Palladio. From Classical Architecture to Contemporary Experiment’ was recently opened at the Tsinghua University Art Museum. The exhibition is organised by the Polytechnic University of Turin […]
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Madrid, resounding success for ‘Taranta Gitana’ at Veranos de la Villa
‘Taranta Gitana,’ the show organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid and presented on 21 July 2026 as part of Veranos de la Villa—the city of Madrid’s main summer festival—concluded with great success. For the first time in Spain, the Italian Tarantella and the Gypsy Flamenco Rumba shared the same stage, giving rise to […]
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Copenaghen, Vissi d’arte – A Journey in the Opera
On Friday, July 10, the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen hosted the musical performance “Vissi d’arte – A Journey in the Opera,” an event organized in collaboration with Filrō Opera Production. The evening’s stars were soprano Ginevra Martalò and director and baritone Filippo Rotondo, who brought to the stage an immersive opera blending music, theatre, […]
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Italian alternative music in Mongolia and China with Ferretti and Zamboni
The project “C.S.I. Preludio: Ferretti/Zamboni – The Journey Starts, Across the Mongolian Steppes and Beijing Skylines” has come to an end. It featured one of the most iconic acts in Italian alternative music – Giovanni Lindo Ferretti and Massimo Zamboni, accompanied by the band Lostatobrado – performing in Mongolia and China. The initiative (conceived and […]
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The Ferrari Club’s 2026 Summer Arctic Tour kicks off in Helsinki
On 15 July the historic ‘Made in Italy’ brands were celebrated on the terrace of the historic Grand Hansa Hotel in Helsinki. At the invitation of Ambassador Nicola Todaro Marescotti, and in collaboration with Casa Gusto and Winital – exclusive distributors in the Finnish market of some of Italy’s best-known food and wine products – […]
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Santiago de Chile: ‘Mistero Buffo’ (Comic Mystery Play) is being staged to mark the centenary of Dario Fo’s birth
To mark the centenary of Dario Fo’ birth, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Centro Cultural Lo Prado in Santiago de Chile hosted a performance of ‘Mistero Buffo’, starring the actor Matthias Martelli, directed by Eugenio Allegri and produced by the Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale. The event was attended by […]
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Holy See, presentation of the 47th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples
The presentation of the 47th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, scheduled to take place in Rimini from 21 to 26 August 2026 under the title “The love which moves the sun and the other stars”, was held at Palazzo Borromeo, the seat of the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See, on […]
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Beijing, Song Contest in Tribute to the Sanremo Music Festival
The fourth song contest dedicated to the Sanremo Italian Music Festival, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, came to an end. The initiative was matched by exceptional success: approximately 300 spectators in the Institute’s auditorium and over 5,000 users connected online via live streaming on Instagram and Weibo. The contest, open to non-professional […]
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