Sydney: Vico Magistretti – Architecture & Design
The exhibition “Vico Magistretti – Architecture & Design” retraces the sixty-year career of the famous architect and designer. Through drawings, plans, photographs and projects, both the most famous and the lesser-known works are presented, thus showing Magistretti’s approach to urban planning and the historical-cultural context. In parallel, the exhibition celebrates Magistretti’s industrial design, highlighting the […]
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The International Project “Beyond Borders” in Tunis
The international project “Beyond Borders” – directed by Instabili Vaganti and supported by MiC, as part of the “Boarding Pass Plus 2022-24” program – opened its doors to the public at the end of a first stage in Tunis, which took place from 5 to 8 September 2024, presenting a first “work in progress” on […]
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Sarajevo, “Red Bench” and Paola Cortellesi against gender violence
A symbol to bear witness to the fight against gender violence: on 20 September, the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo inaugurated a Red Bench in its premises, in memory of the empty place left in society by victims of gendercide. At the brief inauguration ceremony, besides Ambassador Marco Di Ruzza and the Embassy staff, the Representative […]
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The Magic of Pizzica in North Macedonia
The “La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra—official ambassador of pizzica worldwide—performed two concerts titled “Rhythm and Passion of Puglia,” organised by the Italian Embassy in Skopje and the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, in collaboration with the Municipalities of Kumanovo and Chair (Skopje). The first concert took place on 17 September at the Cultural Centre […]
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Vienna: Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra concerts presented
The Italian Embassy in Vienna hosted the press conference for the presentation of a trilogy of concerts that the Wiener Symphoniker Orchestra will perform in Trieste from 10 to 13 April. In attendance were the Italian Ambassador in Vienna, Giovanni Pugliese; Senator Tatyana Rojc; Trieste’s Deputy Mayor, Serena Tonel; Clemens Mantl, Spokesperson for the Austrian […]
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London: Presentation of the Italian Pavilion for Expo 2025
The project for the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, designed by architect Mario Cucinella, has arrived in London. The presentation, held at the Italian Cultural Institute in the British capital, led by Francesco Bongarrà, featured Ambassador Mario Vattani, Italy’s Commissioner General for Expo 2025, alongside star architect Mario Cucinella, who designed the pavilion. […]
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Italian Sports Day arrives in Brno
The initiatives organised by the Italian Embassy in Prague, within the framework of the sports diplomacy project “Giornata dello Sport Italiano nel Mondo” (Italian Sports Day in the World), will arrive in Brno, lower Moravia, on 21 and 22 September. Protagonist of the event will be Andrea Tomatis, Italian coach of the Czech national beach […]
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Sofia: Celebrations for Raina Kabaivanska
On 15 September, the Italian Embassy in Sofia and the New Bulgarian University (NBU), in collaboration with the Plovdiv Opera as part of the Opera Open 2024 Festival, celebrated the 90th birthday of the Bulgarian-Italian soprano Raina Kabaivanska with a gala concert conducted by Maestro (and Minister of Culture) Nayden Todorov, set against the backdrop […]
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Country Presentation – Kyrgyzstan
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in cooperation with the Italian Trade Agency, is organising a bilateral economic partnership initiative dedicated to Kyrgyzstan. The event will be held at the headquarters of Italian Trade Agency, in Via Liszt 21 Rome, on 3 October 2024, starting at 2 p.m. The aim is to […]
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London: A History of Architecture Design
Internationally renowned architects and designers gathered at the Italian Cultural Institute of London for the event “A History Architecture Design and FuoriSalone,” organised by the Institute, directed by Francesco Bongarrà, in collaboration with the magazine Interni on the occasion of its seventieth anniversary. Deyan Sudjic, former Director of the Design Museum in London and the […]
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