IV edition of the AIR Project – Artists in Residence
The winning musician Daniele Nasi (sax) will be in residence in Addis Ababa from April 2 to 30, 2026: a month of research, experimentation, and exchange with leading Ethiopian musicians, followed by a series of final joint concerts. The experience is part of the fourth edition of A.I.R. – Artists in Residence, a project promoted […]
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Marco Introini’s traveling photography exhibition, “Italian Architecture in Gimma. Photography and Storytelling.”
A new edition of the exhibition, created on the occasion of the visit of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, and to mark the X Italian Design Day.
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Dante National Day 2026
Annual project dedicated to the Father of the Italian Language, curated by ministerial lecturer Professor Roberta Abballe, with the participation of students from the Italian Cultural Institute of Addis Ababa. Free entry.
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Italian Design Day 2026
Italian Design Day in the World kicks off in Addis Ababa from March 24th to 27th, a regular event bringing together architects, designers, academics, and entrepreneurs in the sector, now in its 10th year. For the occasion, the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa, together with the Italian Embassy, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), and […]
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African premiere of Checco Zalone’s latest film “Buen Camino”
The screening of the Italian highest-grossing film ever, which will be held during the inauguration of the Film Academy at the Creative Hub Ethiopia, will be followed by a Q&A with special guests: Benedetto Habib (the film’s producer), Francesca Medolago Albani (Director of Strategic Development, External Relations and Training of ANICA – National Association of […]
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Leopardi Days in Addis Ababa
A multidisciplinary project (literature, cinema, translation, and theater) in collaboration with Casa Leopardi in Recanati, featuring six events in various fields: performances in 20 languages (“Global Infinity”), a meeting with Ettore Leopardi (“Leopardi and Generation Z”), translation (“Leopardi Speaks Amharic”), a screening of the films “Leopardi. The Poet of Infinity” by S. Rubini and “The […]
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“Adopt a Writer” project with the Turin International Book Fair
A series of meetings with writer and journalist Annalena Benini, Director of the Turin International Book Fair, as part of the project, which, with its 34th edition, crosses national borders for the first time. The project, conceived and organized by the Turin International Book Fair, connects students with contemporary authors, fostering a dialogue between diverse […]
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Art exhibition “Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers in graphic art of the 16th and 19th centuries: from Guido Reni and Rubens to the Masters of Neoclassicism””
On the occasion of the celebrations of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa will present 30 engravings and etchings by famous painters and engravers from the Roman, Bolognese, Neapolitan, Venetian, Flemish, and French Schools, such as Carracci, G. Reni, F. Vanni, and Rubens. […]
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Exhibition and artistic publication of “The Canticle of the Creatures”
On the occasion of the celebrations of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, the special edition presents for the first time to the general Ethiopian public the oldest Italian poetic text, with the plates of the calligrapher Nicola d’Urso and the translation by Prof. G. Lusini.
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Special exhibition of the painting “Saint Francis” by Mattia Preti (1613-1699) kindly provided by the Vatican Museums
On the occasion of the celebrations of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Italian Cultural Institute will present in its Atrium a public exhibition of a painging by one of the greatest exponents of the European Baroque and, more specifically, the protagonist of Caravaggism and Neapolitan painting.
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