{"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\/06\/San-Paolo_Settimana-musica-italiana-popfilmes-6-768x512.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/San-Paolo_Settimana-musica-italiana-popfilmes-6.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/San-Paolo_Settimana-musica-italiana-popfilmes-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/San-Paolo_Settimana-musica-italiana-popfilmes-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/San-Paolo_Settimana-musica-italiana-popfilmes-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/San-Paolo_Settimana-musica-italiana-popfilmes-6-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"San Paolo, terza edizione della Settimana della Musica Italiana con Venerus e Whitemary   credits: popfilmes\" alt=\"San Paolo, terza edizione della Settimana della Musica Italiana con Venerus e Whitemary credits: popfilmes\" 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\">16 June 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\/06\/san-paolo-terza-edizione-della-settimana-della-musica-italiana-con-venerus-e-whitemary\/\" title=\"S\u00e3o Paulo, Third Italian Music Week with Venerus and Whitemary\">S\u00e3o Paulo, Third Italian Music Week with Venerus and Whitemary<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The third Italian Music Week, an initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute of S\u00e3o Paulo in collaboration with the S\u00e3o Paulo SESC and produced by the S\u00d9 Association for Culture and Education, featured two leading figures in the new Italian music scene, Venerus and Whitemary. Venerus opened his &#8220;Speriamo Tour&#8221; on May 26 at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"S\u00e3o Paulo, Third Italian Music Week with Venerus and Whitemary\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/06\/san-paolo-terza-edizione-della-settimana-della-musica-italiana-con-venerus-e-whitemary\/\">\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\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-768x527.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Murale-Gente-di-Mare-foto-di-Edoardo-Ettorre-2048x1406.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" title=\"gente di mare\" alt=\"gente di mare\" 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 June 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\/06\/brasile-due-nuove-opere-murali-di-edoardo-ettorre\/\" title=\"Brazil, two new murals by Edoardo Ettorre\">Brazil, two new murals by Edoardo Ettorre<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The Italian Cultural Institute of S\u00e3o Paulo has commissioned two murals by artist Edoardo Ettorre, which highlight urban art as a space for connecting cultures, regions and human experiences. Realised in Fortaleza (Cear\u00e1) and S\u00e3o Paulo (SP), the murals \u201cGente di Mare\u201d (Seafarers) and \u201cAcolhida\u201d (Acceptance) formed part of two distinct yet complementary projects, linked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Brazil, two new murals by Edoardo Ettorre\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/06\/brasile-due-nuove-opere-murali-di-edoardo-ettorre\/\">\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\/06\/IIC-Bratislava-caffe-1-768x512.jpg\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IIC-Bratislava-caffe-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IIC-Bratislava-caffe-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IIC-Bratislava-caffe-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IIC-Bratislava-caffe-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"IIC Bratislava &#8211; caff\u00e8\" alt=\"IIC Bratislava - 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\">10 June 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\/06\/ratislava-inaugurata-la-mostra-il-caffe-italiano-al-museo-nazionale-slovacco\/\" title=\"Bratislava: \u201cCoffee?&#8230; Italian!\u201d exhibition inaugurated at the Slovak National Museum\">Bratislava: \u201cCoffee?&#8230; Italian!\u201d exhibition inaugurated at the Slovak National Museum<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">On 9 June 2026, the exhibition \u201cCoffee?&#8230; Italian!\u201d was inaugurated at the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava, dedicated to the history, culture and design that have made coffee one of the most recognisable symbols of Made in Italy worldwide. The initiative was promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava and the Embassy of Italy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Bratislava: \u201cCoffee?&#8230; Italian!\u201d exhibition inaugurated at the Slovak National Museum\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/06\/ratislava-inaugurata-la-mostra-il-caffe-italiano-al-museo-nazionale-slovacco\/\">\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\/06\/Sfim_maggio2026-768x470.png\" srcset= \"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sfim_maggio2026.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sfim_maggio2026-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sfim_maggio2026-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sfim_maggio2026-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sfim_maggio2026-1536x941.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"Online il numero di maggio della Newsletter SFIM\" alt=\"Online il numero di maggio 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\">8 June 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\/06\/online-il-numero-di-maggio-della-newsletter-sfim-2\/\" title=\"The May issue of the SFIM Newsletter is online\">The May issue of the SFIM Newsletter is online<\/a><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">Every month the\u00a0SFIM\u00a0Newsletter\u00a0delves into the latest\u00a0news\u00a0on\u00a0Italian education abroad, ranging from the most relevant and interesting\u00a0initiatives\u00a0to the\u00a0educational projects\u00a0and\u00a0cultural activities\u00a0of the Italian Education System in the World. SFIM\u00a0includes\u00a0Italian schools and sections\u00a0abroad,\u00a0Italian language and culture courses,\u00a0as well as\u00a0lectureships and assistantships\u00a0at foreign universities. This issue focuses on the large participation of public and students in the SFIM presentations at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a title=\"The May issue of the SFIM Newsletter is online\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2026\/06\/online-il-numero-di-maggio-della-newsletter-sfim-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--><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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