Istanbul, round table on Marco Polo’s travels
The Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, in collaboration with the Department of Italian Language and Literature and the Club of Italian Culture at Istanbul University, and with the contribution of the Italian Language and Literature Department at Ankara University, has organised a conference to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, the […]
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Paintings by Amedeo Modigliani on display in Berlin
The Ambassador of Italy to Germany, Armando Varricchio, attended the opening of the exhibition ‘Modigliani. Modern Gazes’, now on display at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam after being exhibited at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart: an extremely important exhibition for the originality of its layout, capable of highlighting the cosmopolitan and modern nature of the painter. The […]
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Argentina, Letizia Battaglia’s photographs on display
The Italian Cultural Institute of Córdoba, in collaboration with the Letizia Battaglia Archives and the Palacio Dionisi Provincial Museum of Photography, provides the opportunity to learn about the work of the great Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia. “Letizia Battaglia. Cronaca, vita, amore” is the title of the exhibition that retraces the photographer’s life. The exhibition is curated by Marco Meneguzzo, in […]
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Erbil, exhibition on Italian archaeological missions
29 Apr – An exhibition dedicated to Italian archaeological missions in Iraqi Kurdistan organized by the Italian Consulate was inaugurated this morning in Erbil, at Gallery Media Hall, a few steps from the Citadel. The ribbon was cut by Consul Michele Camerota together with the Directors of the missions and Directorates of Antiquities of Kurdistan, […]
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Senegal, Giorgio Lolli and Community Radio
On Wednesday 7 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar will welcome the team of Materiali Sonori Cinema to tell the story of community radio in Senegal through the experience of Giorgio Lolli, the technician from Bologna who contributed to the FM revolution in Africa. In over forty years spent in Africa, Giorgio Lolli, a […]
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Oslo, conference on Artificial Intelligence in Italian research
The Italian Embassy in Oslo celebrated Italian Research Day in the World at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim with a seminar entitled “L’Intelligenza Artificiale nella ricerca italiana in Norvegia – Panel discussion sulle sfide e sulle opportunità per la nostra ricerca” (Artificial Intelligence in Italian research in Norway – challenges […]
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Paris, new Arena Opera Festival season presented
For the third year, the stage of the Sicilian Theatre at the Italian Embassy in Paris hosted the Fondazione Arena di Verona for the presentation of the 2024 and 2025 seasons of the Arena Opera Festival and the American tour that will see Italian opera singers land overseas in the United States and Canada in […]
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Prague, photo exhibition on Franz Kafka
2024 will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of the famous Czech writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose work inspired readers around the world and had a great influence on literature. The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague celebrates this important anniversary by presenting an original exhibition that aims to explore a lesser-known side of the […]
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‘Red Bench’ against gender violence in the Italian Embassy in Berlin
A symbol of the fight against gender-based violence: the Italian Embassy in Berlin has installed a Red Bench, designed by architect Martin Jasper and artist Vanessa Alessi, in its premises to serve as a symbol of the void left in society when a woman falls victim to femicide. “We wished to send out a silent […]
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Italian Gelato Week in Vienna
Metternich Palace, home to the Italian Embassy in Vienna, hosted for the second year in a row the launch event of the Italian Gelato Week in Vienna, held from 22 to 27 April in Vienna’s ice cream parlours. The event was promoted by AGIA – Associazione Gelatieri Italiani in Austria (the Association of Italian Gelato […]
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