{"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\/11\/ItaliaOspitedOnoreallaFIL-ENG-768x471.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ItaliaOspitedOnoreallaFIL-ENG.png 826w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ItaliaOspitedOnoreallaFIL-ENG-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ItaliaOspitedOnoreallaFIL-ENG-768x471.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" title=\"Italia Ospite d\u2019Onore alla FIL \u2013 Fiera Interazionale del Libro di Guadalajara ENG\" alt=\"Italia Ospite d\u2019Onore alla FIL \u2013 Fiera Interazionale del Libro di Guadalajara ENG\" 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 November 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\/11\/italia-ospite-donore-alla-fil-fiera-interazionale-del-libro-di-guadalajara-2\/\" title=\"Italy Guest of Honour at FIL &#8211; the Guadalajara International Book Fair\">Italy Guest of Honour at FIL &#8211; the Guadalajara International Book Fair<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">From 28 November to 6 December 2026, Italy will once again take centre stage at the Guadalajara International Book Fair &#8211; FIL, eighteen years after it last served as Guest of Honour. It does so in the name of Umberto Eco: it is his phrase \u2013 \u201cThe world speaks to us like a great book\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Italy Guest of Honour at FIL &#8211; the Guadalajara International Book Fair\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/11\/italia-ospite-donore-alla-fil-fiera-interazionale-del-libro-di-guadalajara-2\/\">\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\/11\/OltreConfine_Cover.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OltreConfine_Cover.png 735w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OltreConfine_Cover-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" title=\"OltreConfine_Cover\" alt=\"OltreConfine_Cover\" 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 November 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\/11\/oltreconfine-pubblicati-i-nomi-dei-vincitori\/\" title=\"OltreConfine: Winners Announced\">OltreConfine: Winners Announced<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and MIdJ \u2013 the Italian Jazz Musicians Association have announced the groups selected by the evaluation panel for the latest edition of the project \u201cOltreConfine \u2013 Italian Jazz Around the World\u201d. The project aims to promote and raise the international profile of contemporary Italian jazz music. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"OltreConfine: Winners Announced\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/11\/oltreconfine-pubblicati-i-nomi-dei-vincitori\/\">\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\/11\/Immagine-notizia-Newsletter-SFIM-ottobre-2026-768x470.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Immagine-notizia-Newsletter-SFIM-ottobre-2026.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Immagine-notizia-Newsletter-SFIM-ottobre-2026-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Immagine-notizia-Newsletter-SFIM-ottobre-2026-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Immagine-notizia-Newsletter-SFIM-ottobre-2026-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Immagine-notizia-Newsletter-SFIM-ottobre-2026-1536x941.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"Online il numero di ottobre della newsletter SFIM\" alt=\"Online il numero di ottobre 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\">10 November 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\/11\/online-il-numero-di-ottobre-della-newsletter-sfim-3\/\" title=\"The october issue of the SFIM newsletter is now online\">The october issue of the SFIM newsletter is now online<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Each month, the SFIM newsletter covers the latest developments in Italian education abroad, 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, and Italian language lectureships at foreign universities. Highlights of this issue include a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"The october issue of the SFIM newsletter is now online\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/11\/online-il-numero-di-ottobre-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\/11\/IDD_Angola-2026-768x596.jpeg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IDD_Angola-2026.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IDD_Angola-2026-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IDD_Angola-2026-1024x795.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IDD_Angola-2026-768x596.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"IDD_Angola 2026\" alt=\"IDD_Angola 2026\" 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\">6 November 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\/11\/luanda-dialogo-tra-italia-e-angola-alla-x-edizione-dellitalian-design-day\/\" title=\"Luanda: Dialogue between Italy and Angola at the 10th Italian Design Day\">Luanda: Dialogue between Italy and Angola at the 10th Italian Design Day<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">On 27 October, the Agostinho Neto Memorial hosted the event \u2018RE-DESIGN: REGENERATE \u2013 Spaces, objects, ideas and relationships\u2019, which brought together Italian and Angolan institutions, architects, academics and professionals as part of the 10th edition of Italian Design Day. The initiative was organised by the Embassy of Italy in Angola, in collaboration with the Italian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Luanda: Dialogue between Italy and Angola at the 10th Italian Design Day\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/11\/luanda-dialogo-tra-italia-e-angola-alla-x-edizione-dellitalian-design-day\/\">\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}]}}