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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Murals “Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy, Universal Symbol of Poetry and the Values of Peace, Brotherhood, and Respect for the Environment”
Created on the occasion of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, the mural presents the Patron Saint of Italy as a central figure of Italian and global spirituality and culture, ever relevant and modern, capable of speaking even to non-believers and young people.
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Annual joint project with “Italian Higher Education with Africa” Foundation – “Share Africa Project”
Dissemination conference and round table discussion as part of the MUR – PNNR programme with the participation of professors from the Universities of Bologna, Florence, Rome, Padua, Naples Federico II and the Polytechnic University of Milan, as well as from several Ethiopian universities. The overall objective is to sustain long-term cooperation in Education and Research […]
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Remembrance Day
To mark the Remembrance Day, celebrated annually on January 27, the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa presents a national premiere of the movie “The Shadow of the Day” by Giuseppe Piccioni.It is a dramatic-romantic film starring an outstanding Riccardo Scamarcio as Luciano, a restaurant owner who is faced with a new important story in […]
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Training Course on Prehistory and UNESCO Archaeological Sites
The 2nd Training Course on Prehistory and UNESCO Archaeological Sites will starts for the benefit of about 40 tourist guides of the ETGPA – Ethiopian Tourist Guides Professional Association. This is a full immersion Course, organized together with the Italo-Spanish archaeological mission at Melka Kunture and Balchit. The Course is held by a team of […]
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Italian Film School – III Edition
Within the framework of the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World “Italofonia: Language Beyond Borders”, which will take place in Ethiopia from October 13th to 22nd, the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa has scheduled two film production workshops led by Benedetto Habib and Sergio Del Prete (Director of Anica Academy – Fondazione […]
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Andrea Di Stefano’s “The Last Night of Amore” screening
Cinema also speaks Italian! The 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World continues with a special screening of Andrea Di Stefano’s “The Last Night of Amore”, featuring a masterful performance by Pierfrancesco Favino. The film will be screened in Italian with English subtitles. For the occasion, this gripping and engaging thriller will be […]
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Masterclass by architect Giulio Vinaccia
Within the framework of the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World “Italofonia: Language Beyond Borders”, which will take place in Ethiopia from October 13th to 22nd, the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa has scheduled the masterclass entitled “The Identity of Italian Fashion Design. A Tribute to Giorgio Armani (1934-2025)” led by […]
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Performance “Opera, Amore” by the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Within the framework of the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World “Italofonia: Language Beyond Borders”, which will take place this year in Ethiopia from October 13th to 22nd, the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa has scheduled the event “Opera, Amore” by the Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the first performance of […]
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