CELEBRATING THE 700th ANNIVERSARY OF DANTE’S DEATH
On the occasion of the celebrations of Dante’s anniversary, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has made available the e-book “Reading Dante: how, why”, edited by Ambassador Raffaele Campanella. The work has a preface by the well-known scholar Mirko Tavoni. It has been designed and written to facilitate the reading of the […]
Read morePRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH “italiana” PORTAL CELEBRATING ITALIAN LANGUAGE CULTURE AND CREATIVITY WORLDWIDE (4 March 2021, 3.00pm Italian time)
On Thursday, 4 March 2021, at 3.00pm (Italian time), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will hold a press conference, in virtual format, to launch its new portal called italiana celebrating Italian language, culture and creativity worldwide (italiana.esteri.it). The live-streamed press conference will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di […]
Read moreInferno5
On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s passing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation invites you to explore the Canto V of the Inferno of the Divine Comedy. Listen to the tercets, discover the figures who inspired the poet and how Paolo and Francesca’s story influenced authors all over the […]
Read moreThe Divine Comedy, a path in thirty-three languages
An audiobook, produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the occasion of Dante’s centenary celebrations, presents select passages from the poem in thirty-three different languages. Seven hundred years after Dante’s death, the audiobook “Dalla selva oscura al Paradiso”/”From the Dark Forest to Paradise” leads listeners on a guided tour through the […]
Read moreFELLINIANA – Homage to Fellini, by Artemis Danza
The video recording of the show at theTeatro Galli in Rimini is available until the 27th of January 2021 on the platform https://www.teatrinellarete.it/felliniana.html The bodies cross through dance and contemporary circus, dreams and the real world, accompanied by unforgettable music composed by Nino Rota for Federico Fellini. Euphoric and sparkling choreography, virtuosity and an irresistible […]
Read moreLEARNING ITALIAN – THE WHY AND THE WHERE
Italian is currently one of the most widely spoken native language in the European Union (67 million people, 15% of the total EU population); it is spoken as a second language by another 13.4 million EU citizens (3%), as well as in non-EU European countries (such as the Vatican City, Switzerland, Albania and the UK), […]
Read moreSupporting TAlent in ReSearch@University of Padua (STARS@UNIPD) Call – Opening: 11 January 2021 – Deadline: 12 April 2021
The University of Padua (Italy) will launch the third edition of the Supporting TAlent in ReSearch@University of Padua – STARS@UNIPD call for proposals. Such programme supports excellent 2-year research projects to be conducted by outstanding Principal Investigators of any nationality choosing Padua and one of its 32 Departments as their working base and committing to […]
Read more4 November 2020: “National Unity Day” and “Armed Forces Day”
“I believe it“. This is the claim of November 4, “National Unity Day” and “Armed Forces Day”. It is the Italian flag – under which the country united during the lockdown – the protagonist of a particularly significant anniversary for our Country: on 4 November 1918, in fact, the First World War ended.
Read moreWorkshop on the theme “Heritage Preservation and Economic Development”: Full report
Think City, an important organization of Kuala Lumpur committed, among other things to the protection of the historical and architectural heritage of the city, has published the results of a workshop organized last year on the theme “Heritage Preservation and Economic Development”, dedicated to projects of urban revitalization and “smart mobility” of the Kuala Lumpur […]
Read moreQuadriennale d’Arte 2020 FUORI
Curated by Sarah Cosulich and Stefano Collicelli Cagol Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome We have waited for so long. Now, for italian contemporary art, is time to come OUT. The exhibition Quadriennale d’arte 2020 FUORI, curated by Sarah Cosulich and Stefano Collicelli Cagol, presents 43 artists, with monographic displays and new works, giving back an original […]
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