The fifth edition of ‘Che Storia!’, creative writing team competition for students of the Italian secondary schools, will be promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to the Italian schools abroad, state and state-authorized private schools, alongside the Italian sections of international and foreign schools....
READ MOREA little less than a year after the first issue, a new edition of the publication Excellence: Italian Main Industrial Sectors has arrived, offering a concise overview of Italian excellence in the leading sectors of Made in Italy. Many sectors have been added to this new edition, leading sectors ranging from infrastructure and transport to cosmetics...
READ MOREOn the 3rd December 2021 the elections of the Italian Committees Abroad, known as “Com.It.Es.” will take place. The Com.It.Es. are the representative bodies of the Italian communities abroad and were established by a bill passed by the Italian Parliament in 2003. The Italian citizens resident abroad directly elect them in each consular district, c...
READ MOREOn the occasion of Contemporary Art Day 2020, the launch of the web series ‘Spazi d’artista’, in collaboration with Artribune magazine. The series presents ten short films each devoted to an artist from the Farnesina Collection, who talk about their journey and the relationship with the studios in which they work, from a perspective of particular i...
READ MOREThe Campiello Junior is the new prize created by the Fondazione Il Campiello, an award recognizing works of Italian fiction and poetry for children, not translated from another language, aimed at an audience of readers between the ages of 10 and 14. The Prize, created in collaboration with the Fondazione Pirelli, was conceived with the aim of promo...
READ MORENel 1921 moriva a Napoli Enrico Caruso, uno dei cantanti più famosi della storia. Quello stesso anno nascevano due dei tenori di riferimento del secolo scorso: Giuseppe Di Stefano e Franco Corelli, che al Teatro alla Scala sono stati protagonisti di spettacoli leggendari. Per celebrare i tre grandi tenori, che hanno rappresentato la cultura italian...
READ MOREOn 6 July 2020, at the age of 91, Maestro Ennio Morricone sadly passed away. He was an extraordinarily talented composer and arranger, beloved by all for his rare ability to reach and move people with very different musical tastes. The Farnesina has decided to honour his memory by producing a limited edition box set, available to Embassies, Permane...
READ MOREThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has released the first ever video game to promote the country’s culture and heritage. Called Italy: Land Of Wonders, available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play, aims to promote Italy’s cultural heritage and wonders to viewers around the world. The puzzle game developed by Forge Repl...
READ MORE"Contribuire a superare la pandemia, puntando a ridisegnare società più pacifiche, prospere, giuste, resilienti, sostenibili e rispettose dei diritti umani. Durante il mio mandato lavorerò attivamente e in maniera inclusiva con tutti gli stakeholder, affinchè l’Italia rafforzi ulteriormente l’impegno e il ruolo proprio e dell’Unione Europea all’Onu...
READ MOREThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the launch of ‘ITALY. Land of Wonders’, a video game that is aimed at bringing the cultural heritage and wonders of Italy to a worldwide audience in general, and to young people in particular. Graphically appealing and targeted to both children and adults and created by Infinity Reply, ‘ITALY. Land...
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