{"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\/10\/Immagine-notizia_esteri-SFIM-settembre-2026-768x300.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Immagine-notizia_esteri-SFIM-settembre-2026.png 1374w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Immagine-notizia_esteri-SFIM-settembre-2026-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Immagine-notizia_esteri-SFIM-settembre-2026-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Immagine-notizia_esteri-SFIM-settembre-2026-768x300.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1374px) 100vw, 1374px\" title=\"Online il numero di settembre della newsletter SFIM\" alt=\"Online il numero di settembre della newsletter SFIM\" 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\">13 October 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\/10\/online-il-numero-di-settembre-della-newsletter-sfim-3\/\" title=\"The september issue of the Sfim Newsletter is online\">The september issue of the Sfim Newsletter is online<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Every month the SFIM newsletter delves into the latest news and developments in Italian education abroad, ranging from major initiatives to the educational projects and cultural activities of the Italian Education System Worldwide. SFIM includes Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses, as well as Italian language lectureships and assistantships at foreign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"The september issue of the Sfim Newsletter is online\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/10\/online-il-numero-di-settembre-della-newsletter-sfim-3\/\">\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\/10\/Giornata-mondiale-del-caffe-3-768x512.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Giornata-mondiale-del-caffe-3.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Giornata-mondiale-del-caffe-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Giornata-mondiale-del-caffe-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Giornata-mondiale-del-caffe-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Giornata-mondiale-del-caffe-3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\" title=\"Giornata mondiale del caff\u00e8\" alt=\"Giornata mondiale del caff\u00e8\" 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\">13 October 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\/10\/bratislava-italia-protagonista-per-la-giornata-mondiale-del-caffe\/\" title=\"Bratislava: Italy takes centre stage on World Coffee Day\">Bratislava: Italy takes centre stage on World Coffee Day<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">To mark World Coffee Day, the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava organised an event exploring Italian coffee, taking the Slovak audience on a journey through gastronomy, design and history. The event featured Dr Marino Petracco of Trieste\u2019s Coffee Museum Association, who explored the rich cultural and symbolic heritage of Italian coffee, beyond its renowned excellence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Bratislava: Italy takes centre stage on World Coffee Day\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/10\/bratislava-italia-protagonista-per-la-giornata-mondiale-del-caffe\/\">\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\/10\/Museum-Accessibility-as-Shared-Culture-and-Collective-Practice1.jpeg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Museum-Accessibility-as-Shared-Culture-and-Collective-Practice1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Museum-Accessibility-as-Shared-Culture-and-Collective-Practice1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"Museum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice\" alt=\"Museum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice\" 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\">13 October 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\/10\/al-via-il-programma-museum-accessibility-as-shared-culture-and-collective-practice\/\" title=\"The Programme \u201cMuseum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice\u201d Kicked Off\">The Programme \u201cMuseum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice\u201d Kicked Off<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The training programme \u201cMuseum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice\u201d began yesterday, 12 October, at the Foreign Ministry. Promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and organised by MAXXI\u2019s Public Engagement and Training Offices, the programme opened with a welcome from diplomatic officials Letizia Santangelo and Valerio De Parolis on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"The Programme \u201cMuseum Accessibility as Shared Culture and Collective Practice\u201d Kicked Off\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/10\/al-via-il-programma-museum-accessibility-as-shared-culture-and-collective-practice\/\">\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\/10\/Opera.-Lecture-Recital-con-Alessandro-Baricco-1-768x512.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Opera.-Lecture-Recital-con-Alessandro-Baricco-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Opera.-Lecture-Recital-con-Alessandro-Baricco-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Opera.-Lecture-Recital-con-Alessandro-Baricco-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Opera.-Lecture-Recital-con-Alessandro-Baricco-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Opera.-Lecture-Recital-con-Alessandro-Baricco-1-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"Pretoria, \u201cOpera. Lecture Recital\u201d con Baricco\" alt=\"Pretoria, \u201cOpera. Lecture Recital\u201d con Baricco\" 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\">12 October 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\/10\/pretoria-opera-lecture-recital-con-baricco\/\" title=\"Pretoria: \u201cOpera. Lecture Recital\u201d with Baricco\">Pretoria: \u201cOpera. Lecture Recital\u201d with Baricco<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria organised two evenings that brought literature and music together in an innovative format for the South African theatre scene. Organised in collaboration with Opera UCT, \u201cOpera. Lecture Recital\u201d took audiences on a journey through opera guided by author Alessandro Baricco and enriched by live performances of some of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Pretoria: \u201cOpera. Lecture Recital\u201d with Baricco\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/10\/pretoria-opera-lecture-recital-con-baricco\/\">\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. 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