DAY OF THE CONTEMPORARY 2023 – “The Portrait Project. A journey into the magic of portrait photography”
The Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art is curated by AMACI – Associazione dei Musei d’Arte Contemporanea Italiani and is realised with the support of the Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea of the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Direzione Generale per la Diplomazia Pubblica e Culturale of MAECI. The leitmotif of the 19th […]
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Inauguration of the 17th Addis International Film Festival (AIFF)
Italian Cinema is back in Addis Ababa with the Addis International Film Festival (AIFF), the most important film festival in Ethiopia, which this year reaches its 17th edition and is inaugurated with the world premiere screening of the Italian documentary ‘’Yema e Neka‘’ by Matteo Valsecchi. Title: ‘’Yema and Neka‘’ Director: Matteo Valsecchi Year: 2015 […]
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Concert – “Trio Chimera” with special guest Simone Gramaglia
The Trio Chimera, winner of the Special Prize of the Embassy of Italy and the #IICAddisAbeba as the best Italian ensemble at the 2nd Filippo Nicosia International Award, will be in concert at the ICI with Special Guest of the evening is the famous violist Simone Gramaglia. The Trio Chimera, formed by pianist Marta Ceretta, […]
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Alem Jazz
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa present the concert ‘‘Alem Jazz”, a project that ranges from American Jazz standards to the most famous Italian Jazz songs to get finally to the Ethio-Jazz genre, through different languages and melodies. Main character of this evocative event is the Italian-Ethiopian artist Liliana […]
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Alem Jazz
The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa present the concert ‘‘Alem Jazz”, a project that ranges from American Jazz standards to the most famous Italian Jazz songs to get finally to the Ethio-Jazz genre, through different languages and melodies. Main character of this evocative event is the Italian-Ethiopian artist Liliana […]
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Italian Film School
The first edition of the Italian Film School kicks off in Addis Ababa, a series of specialized courses and workshops for young directors, set designers, producers and Ethiopian actors which will be held from March 27 to April 6 at the Italian Cultural Institute and the Addis Ababa University. The training project, result of the […]
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Italian Design Day 2023
The 2023 edition of the review dedicated to Italian design and the promotion of its talents around the world The 7th edition of Italian Design Day will take place on 9 March. Since 2017, this event has been one of the leading tools to promote design as a distinctive element of “Brand Italia” and to […]
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Concert ‘Maqeda’ / new album Atse Tewodros Project
Atse Tewodros Project is a group of Italian and Ethiopian musicians, the brainchild of Italian-Ethiopian singer, performer and writer Gabriella Ghermandi. It is a unique project in that it is the only existing Italian-Ethiopian band. The ensemble aims to respect traditional Ethiopian music by opening it up to dialogue and exchange. The group creates pieces […]
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ITALIAN NATIONAL SPACE DAY 2022
The inter-ministerial Committee for space and aerospace-related policies (COMINT) in 2021, has approved the establishment of a “National Space Day” to be celebrated on December 16, the day following the date of the first launch of the Italian satellite, the San Marco 1. The Day aims to inform citizens about space activities and the results […]
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WOMEN AND SCIENCE, 100 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF MARGHERITA HACK (1922-2013)
On the occasion of the 2nd Edition of the National Space Day, a celebration paying tribute to Margherita Hack and to all women who revolutionized astronomy and astrophysics. The event also marks one century since the birth of the famous Italian researcher and science spreader. Partner: University […]
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