{"id":30317,"date":"2021-07-14T12:57:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/?page_id=30317"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:41:18","slug":"diplomazia_culturale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_culturale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Culture is an essential part of Italy\u2019s identity around the world, representing a tangible and intangible asset which can be drawn upon to face contemporary challenges. The Italian language represents an important part of this, acting as both a legacy of the past and a bridge to the future, as does scientific research, a sector in which Italy boasts excellent achievements on a global scale.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural promotion therefore plays a key role in foreign policy, representing one of the main tools for promoting Italy abroad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-768x512.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IIC-Tokyo-Artemisia-1-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"IIC Tokyo &#8211; Artemisia (1)\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">28 August 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/tokyo-artemisia-gentileschi-protagonista-con-slaying-holofernes\/\" title=\"Tokyo, Artemisia Gentileschi protagonist with \u2018Slaying Holofernes\u2019\">Tokyo, Artemisia Gentileschi protagonist with \u2018Slaying Holofernes\u2019<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">An evening dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most famous painters of the Italian seventeenth century, was held at the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo with the screening of the animated film \u2018Slaying Holofernes\u2019, directed by Kurumi Hakamata. The event began with opening remarks by Luca Marini, Acting Director of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Tokyo, Artemisia Gentileschi protagonist with \u2018Slaying Holofernes\u2019\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/tokyo-artemisia-gentileschi-protagonista-con-slaying-holofernes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pechino-1-768x559.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pechino-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pechino-1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pechino-1-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pechino-1-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"Pechino, rafforzata la collaborazione per la promozione della cultura italiana\" alt=\"Pechino, rafforzata la collaborazione per la promozione della cultura italiana\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">20 August 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/pechino-rafforzata-la-collaborazione-per-la-promozione-della-cultura-italiana\/\" title=\"Beijing, strengthened collaboration for the promotion of Italian culture\">Beijing, strengthened collaboration for the promotion of Italian culture<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing and the Italy-China Foundation, represented respectively by Director Federico Roberto Antonelli and Chief Operating Officer Federico Pasini, was signed at the headquarters of the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing. The agreement consolidates a collaboration already developed in recent years through numerous cultural, exhibition and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Beijing, strengthened collaboration for the promotion of Italian culture\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/pechino-rafforzata-la-collaborazione-per-la-promozione-della-cultura-italiana\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vespa_80_anni_Ambasciata_Praga-768x576.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vespa_80_anni_Ambasciata_Praga.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vespa_80_anni_Ambasciata_Praga-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vespa_80_anni_Ambasciata_Praga-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vespa_80_anni_Ambasciata_Praga-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vespa_80_anni_Ambasciata_Praga-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"Praga, celebrazioni per gli ottant\u2019anni della Vespa\" alt=\"Praga, celebrazioni per gli ottant\u2019anni della Vespa\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">19 August 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/praga-celebrazioni-per-gli-ottantanni-della-vespa\/\" title=\"Prague, celebrations for the eighty years of the Vespa\">Prague, celebrations for the eighty years of the Vespa<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Doors opened at the Embassy of Italy in Prague on 7 August to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vespa, the historic Piaggio scooter patented in 1946 by the Abruzzese engineer Corradino D\u2019Ascanio. In collaboration with the Vespa Club in Prague, the courtyard of the diplomatic headquarters hosted a selection of vintage and contemporary models, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Prague, celebrations for the eighty years of the Vespa\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/praga-celebrazioni-per-gli-ottantanni-della-vespa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<!--start card-->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card card-img card-bg card-big border-bottom-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"416\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banner-bando-768x384.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banner-bando.png 1774w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banner-bando-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banner-bando-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banner-bando-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/banner-bando-1536x768.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1774px) 100vw, 1774px\" title=\"banner bando\" alt=\"banner bando\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-calendar\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data\">11 August 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"card-title big-heading text-uppercase\"><a class=\"text-body text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/oltreconfine-il-jazz-italiano-nel-mondo-online-il-bando-2026-2027\/\" title=\"Oltreconfine \u2013 Italian Jazz Around the World. 2026\u20132027 Call for Applications Now Open\">Oltreconfine \u2013 Italian Jazz Around the World. 2026\u20132027 Call for Applications Now Open<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with MIDJ \u2013 the Italian Jazz Musicians Association, is promoting \u201cOltreConfine \u2013 Italian Jazz Around the World\u201d, an initiative aimed at\u00a0supporting and enhancing the Italian jazz scene on an international level. Through this call, the project offers\u00a0partial or full financial support to Italian jazz musicians [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Oltreconfine \u2013 Italian Jazz Around the World. 2026\u20132027 Call for Applications Now Open\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/08\/oltreconfine-il-jazz-italiano-nel-mondo-online-il-bando-2026-2027\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!--end card-->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- col-12 .mt-3--><ul class=\"list-unstyled mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"media mt-2\">\n                        <a class=\"text-decoration-none fw-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\" title=\"See all\">\n                                See all\n                            <svg class=\"icon icon-sm icon-primary\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/themes\/mae\/assets\/svg\/sprite.svg#it-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>\n                        <\/a>\n                     <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Culture is an essential part of Italy\u2019s identity around the world, representing a tangible and intangible asset which can be drawn upon to face contemporary challenges. The Italian language represents an important part of this, acting as both a legacy of the past and a bridge to the future, as does scientific research, a sector [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":155958,"menu_order":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-diplomazia.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30317","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30317"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118821,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30317\/revisions\/118821"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}