“Piano solo” concert by Stefano Bollani in Tirana
Italian pianist and composer Stefano Bollani will perform for the first time in Tirana on 29 January. His “Piano solo” concert is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in cooperation with the Tirana National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. This will be a premiere for the artist, who considers music a fun game to be […]
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Work by Giuseppe Licari at the “Sculptura #2” Festival in Brussels
The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels is taking part in the “Sculptura #2” Festival, an exhibition of European sculpture and installation art returning to the historic Tour & Taxis park in Brussels from Friday 19 January to Sunday 10 March 2024. After a successful first edition in 2023, which featured 23 artists, the 2024 edition […]
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The “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” exhibition opened in Zagreb
The exhibition “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” was inaugurated at Zagreb’s National and University Library. Promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Telespazio/e-GEOS and Fondazione Med-Or, with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), the exhibition recounts the […]
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Italy guest of honour at the Warsaw Book Fair
For the first time, Italy will be the guest of honour at the Warsaw International Book Fair to be held at the Palace of Culture and Science from 23 to 26 May 2024. The agreement was signed at the Italian Embassy in Poland by Ambassador Luca Franchetti Pardo, representing Italy, and by Waldemar Michalski and […]
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Hugo Pratt and Corto Maltese in Oslo
The Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo presents the exhibition “ Hugo Pratt. L’eredità, l’opera e la biografia“ (Hugo Pratt. The Legacy, the Work and the Biography), which will open on 18 January until 22 March 2024. The Norwegian capital is the third stop – after Vlore (Albania) and Pula (Croatia) – of the travelling exhibition […]
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Hanoi, conference on the “Italy-ASEAN Virtual Learning Centre”
The headquarters of Casa Italia in Hanoi – the centre for spreading Italian culture and way of life in Vietnam – hosted an international conference on 11 and 12 January on the conclusion of the “Italy-ASEAN Virtual Learning Centre on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development” project, which consisted in the creation of an online learning […]
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Greece, an exhibition on the navigators of the Old Continent
An exhibition entitled “Seafarers of the Old Continent – Greek sailors with Columbus and Magellan” will be inaugurated today, 15 January, in Greece, at the “Mikis Theodorakis” auditorium of the Municipality of Papagou-Cholargos, the result of the cultural cooperation between Greece, Italy and Spain, organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Spanish Embassy […]
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Ukraine, Italian Coordination of the G7 Ambassadors’ Support Group in Kiev gets under way
The first Italian-led coordination meeting of the group of Ambassadors from the G7 countries and the EU Head of Delegation was held in Kiev. Organised at the Italian Embassy and chaired by Ambassador Pier Francesco Zazo, the meeting was attended by representatives from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the […]
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Prague: Magna Grecia’s Orchestra in concert
On 6 January 2024, the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, organised the Epiphany’s Gala Concert performed by the Magna Grecia’s Orchestra at Rudolfinum in Prague. Accompanying the piano soloists Sergio Marchegiani and Marco Schiavo and the violin soloists Aiman Mussakhajayeva and Gernot Winischhofer was the orchestra conducted by Maestro […]
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Tanzania, Leonardo SpA Signs Contract for Aircraft Supply
The Italian Ambassador to Tanzania, Marco Lombardi, attended the signing ceremony of the contract between Leonardo SpA and the Tanzanian Ministry of Defence for the supply of two C27J SPARTAN tactical transport aircraft. The ceremony was also attended by the Tanzanian Minister of Defence and National Service, Stergomena Tax. Equipped with kits for humanitarian, search […]
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