October issue of the SFIM Newsletter now online
The SFIM newsletter provides monthly insights into updates on Italian education abroad, covering key initiatives, educational projects, and cultural activities within the Italian Education System in the World. SFIM encompasses Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, as well as lectureships at foreign universities. This issue features the inauguration of the 24th […]
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Czech Republic, commemoration of the fallen of the World Wars
On the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Prague, on 2 November the Italian Military Memorial in Milovice – the burial place of 5,276 Italian soldiers and soldiers of other nationalities – hosted the traditional ceremony commemorating the fallen in the territories of the present-day Czech Republic during the two World Wars. The touching moment […]
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Washington, Ambassador Zappia opens the “MOSAICO” exhibition
Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated the “MOSAICO. Italian Code of a Timeless Art” exhibition last night in Washington, together with Aaron Myers, Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. This marks the launch of the first traveling multimedia exhibition dedicated to Italian mosaics. “Italian mosaics represent one of […]
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Abu Dhabi, “Here We Are”
The contemporary art exhibition “Here We Are”—featuring 12 artists, professors, and alumni from the UAE, Italy, and international backgrounds at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University, a renowned institution in Abu Dhabi—is hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi from Thursday, 24 October to 7 November. This initiative aligns […]
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Almaty, Inauguration of an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo by Deputy Minister Cirielli
During his visit to Kazakhstan, which began in Astana with the Joint Economic Commission and continued in Almaty, Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli inaugurated an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo in Almaty, on the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Venetian traveller. The work, placed at the entrance to La Prima building […]
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Italian Cinema in the documents of the Diplomatic Historical Archive
The Cinematographic Archive of the Directorate General for Cultural Relations Abroad (DGRC), housed within the Diplomatic Historical Archive at the Farnesina, preserves extensive documentation on the distribution of Italian films and documentaries, Italy’s participation in international festivals and events, and cinematic agreements with other countries—an area that remains a significant aspect of Italy’s cultural presence […]
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“ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT” at the Chicago International Film Festival
For the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presented the retrospective “ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT”, a selection of films by Italian women directors showcased at the Festival over the past 60 years. With a free weekly screening, the Institute invited the public to rediscover the history of Chicago’s […]
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Cairo: “The Return in the Day”
From 20 October to 10 November 2024, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is hosting the solo exhibition “The Return in the Day” by Italo-Swiss artist Dominique Sighanda in its gallery. The exhibition’s original concept, designed to recreate within the gallery the […]
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Glasgow: “Dilaga Ovunque” by Vanni Santoni
On 18 October, as part of the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh organised a discussion at SWG3 in Glasgow, the epicentre of the city’s artistic and musical scene, featuring Italian author Vanni Santoni. The conversation centred around the themes of his latest […]
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Kuwait, foreign investment and development projects in an evolving market
Kuwait, foreign investment and development projects in an evolving market Kuwait, a small but influential Emirate in the heart of the Persian Gulf, is next to three major markets: Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Despite global economic challenges and a gross domestic product (GDP) predicted to decline by a few percentage points by major international […]
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