The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Italian Cultural Institute in English, is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the Italian government. It promotes Italian culture and is involved in the teaching of the Italian language. The creation of the institute was in response to the desire for a deeper understanding of Italian culture throughout many continents. By organising cultural activities it supports the work carried out by the Italian Embassies and Consulates. There are 85 Italian Cultural Institutes throughout major cities around the world.
According to the provisions of the law 401/90, article 8 and the regulation 392/95,the Italian Cultural Institutes have the following functions:[1]
To establish contacts with institutions, agencies and organizations of the cultural and scientific environment of the hosting country and to promote proposals and projects with the aim of knowing the Italian culture and facts oriented to cultural and scientific collaborations.
To provide documentation and information about the Italian cultural life and connected institutions.
To promote initiatives, cultural manifestations and exhibitions.
To support initiatives aimed at cultural development of the Italian communities abroad, in order to encourage their integration in the hosting country as well as cultural relationship with the home country.
To assure collaboration with scholars and Italian students in their research activities and study abroad.
To promote and support initiatives for the Italian language diffusion abroad, making use of Italian lecturers at the hosting country’s universities.
The Italian Cultural Institute has numerous main offices all over the world, that assure an extensive coverage of the Italian culture and language diffusion. Each Italian Cultural Institute is the Cultural Section of the Consulate General of Italy in that city. The current premises have a historical value and they belong to the Italian Government. The Institute is a centre for cultural and academic activities, a school of Italian language and civilization, a source of information about contemporary Italy, its regions and its multilayered cultural heritage as well as a venue for art exhibitions, lectures, films, and video screenings.
In addition, the Institute provides the opportunity for cultural collaboration between Italian and foreign organizations and individuals, in order to facilitate exchange in the field of theatre, music and cinema. It offers information and logistical support to both Italian and foreign public and private operators interested in Italian cultural events. The Institute supports initiatives which favour intercultural and multilateral dialogue based on the principles of democracy, reciprocal respect and international solidarity and it is often involved in events organized by other cultural offices of the EU countries.
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Supported mainly by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Cultural Institutes are 85 worldwide.[2]
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Map of all Istituto Italiano di Cultura branches worldwide
April 10, 2024
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Istituto Italiano di Cultura news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Istituto Italiano di Cultura the Italian Cultural Institute in English is a worldwide non profit organization created by the Italian government It promotes Italian culture and is involved in the teaching of the Italian language The creation of the institute was in response to the desire for a deeper understanding of Italian culture throughout many continents By organising cultural activities it supports the work carried out by the Italian Embassies and Consulates There are 85 Italian Cultural Institutes throughout major cities around the world Istituto Italiano di CulturaFounderItalian governmentTypeCultural institutionArea servedWorldwide 85 Italian Cultural Institutes ProductItalian cultural and language education Contents 1 General functions of the Institute 2 Headquarters in the world 3 Locations 3 1 Europe 3 2 Africa 3 3 Asia and Oceania 3 4 Americas 3 5 No longer active 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeneral functions of the Institute editAccording to the provisions of the law 401 90 article 8 and the regulation 392 95 the Italian Cultural Institutes have the following functions 1 To establish contacts with institutions agencies and organizations of the cultural and scientific environment of the hosting country and to promote proposals and projects with the aim of knowing the Italian culture and facts oriented to cultural and scientific collaborations To provide documentation and information about the Italian cultural life and connected institutions To promote initiatives cultural manifestations and exhibitions To support initiatives aimed at cultural development of the Italian communities abroad in order to encourage their integration in the hosting country as well as cultural relationship with the home country To assure collaboration with scholars and Italian students in their research activities and study abroad To promote and support initiatives for the Italian language diffusion abroad making use of Italian lecturers at the hosting country s universities Headquarters in the world edit nbsp Palacio de Abrantes seat of Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Madrid Spain nbsp Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Institut Francais in Ljubljana Slovenia nbsp Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Warsaw nbsp Istituto Italiano di Cultura di TokyoThe Italian Cultural Institute has numerous main offices all over the world that assure an extensive coverage of the Italian culture and language diffusion Each Italian Cultural Institute is the Cultural Section of the Consulate General of Italy in that city The current premises have a historical value and they belong to the Italian Government The Institute is a centre for cultural and academic activities a school of Italian language and civilization a source of information about contemporary Italy its regions and its multilayered cultural heritage as well as a venue for art exhibitions lectures films and video screenings In addition the Institute provides the opportunity for cultural collaboration between Italian and foreign organizations and individuals in order to facilitate exchange in the field of theatre music and cinema It offers information and logistical support to both Italian and foreign public and private operators interested in Italian cultural events The Institute supports initiatives which favour intercultural and multilateral dialogue based on the principles of democracy reciprocal respect and international solidarity and it is often involved in events organized by other cultural offices of the EU countries Locations editSupported mainly by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Italian Cultural Institutes are 85 worldwide 2 Europe edit Amsterdam Netherlands Athens Greece Barcelona Spain Belgrade Serbia Berlin Germany Bratislava Slovakia Brussels Belgium Bucharest Romania Budapest Hungary Cologne Germany Copenhagen Denmark Dublin Ireland Edinburgh Scotland Hamburg Germany Helsinki Finland Istanbul Turkey Kyiv Ukraine Krakow Poland La Valletta Malta Lisbon Portugal Ljubljana Slovenia London England Italian Cultural Institute London Lyon France Madrid Spain Marseilles France Munich Germany Moscow Russia Oslo Norway Paris France Prague Czech Republic Saint Petersburg Russia Sofia Bulgaria Stockholm Sweden Strasbourg France Stuttgart Germany Tirana Albania Vienna Austria Vilnius Lithuania Warsaw Poland Zagreb Croatia Zurich SwitzerlandAfrica edit Addis Ababa Ethiopia Algiers Algeria Cairo Egypt Dakar Senegal Nairobi Kenya Pretoria South Africa Rabat Morocco Tripoli Libya Tunis TunisiaAsia and Oceania edit Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Baghdad Iraq Beijing China Beirut Liban Damascus Syria Jakarta Indonesia Haifa Israel Hong Kong China Melbourne Australia Mumbai India New Delhi India Osaka Japan Seoul South Korea Shanghai China Sydney Australia Tel Aviv Israel Tokyo JapanAmericas edit Bogota Colombia Buenos Aires Argentina Caracas Venezuela Chicago United States Cordoba Argentina Guatemala City Guatemala Lima Peru Los Angeles United States Mexico City Mexico Montevideo Uruguay Montreal Canada New York City United States Rio de Janeiro Brazil San Francisco United States Santiago Chile Sao Paulo Brazil Toronto Canada Washington D C United StatesNo longer active edit Accra Ghana Ankara Turkey Frankfurt Germany Grenoble France Innsbruck Austria Kyoto Japan Lille France Luxembourg City Luxembourg Mogadishu Somalia Singapore Singapore Thessaloniki Greece Vancouver Canada Wolfsburg GermanySee also editCultural Diplomacy Public diplomacy British Council Alliance Francaise Goethe Institut Instituto CervantesReferences edit Normativa www esteri it Archived from the original on June 10 2020 Retrieved Mar 21 2021 Istituti di Cultura www esteri it Retrieved Mar 21 2021 External links editMap of all Istituto Italiano di Cultura branches worldwide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Istituto Italiano di Cultura amp oldid 1217217983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
