Symposium “Conviviality and innovation: the ingredients for a sustainable and healthy diet”
The conference “Conviviality and innovation: the ingredients for a sustainable and healthy diet” will be held on Monday, Nov. 14 starting at 9 a.m. This event is organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Nairobi and Kenya Nutritionist and Dieticians Institute. The following guests will deliver speeches: Prof. Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco – University of Gastronomic Sciences, […]
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Pizza masterclass for kids
On the occasion of the ‘Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World’ we are pleased to invite you to a pizza masterclass for kids. The event will take place on Sunday 13th November at 11:00 am at Matteo’s Restaurant (Ngong Road, Karen Nairobi). Booking essential iicnairobi@esteri.it (by 9.11) Update: this event is fully booked […]
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Podcast “The Sustainability Journey”
On the occasion of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World,” Samuele Tini‘s channel “The Sustainability Journey” will host three special episodes dedicated to the event. Ep. 1 – 7.11.22: Ambassador Roberto Natali and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Nairobi, Elena Gallenca, talk about the “Week of Italian Cuisine” in Kenya. […]
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Screening of the animation film “TRASH. The Legend of the Magic Pyramid”.
THIS EVENT IS F U L L Y B O O K E D On the occasion of the XXII Italian Language Week in the World you are invited to the screening of the animated film “TRASH. The Legend of the Magic Pyramid” (in Italian with English subtitles) directed by Francesco Dafano and Luca Della […]
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‘Italian Excellence. The new generation of Italian children’s illustrators’
As part of the XXII “Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo”, the “Eccellenze italiane” initiative is back, following the success of the previous editions (“Illustration for children: Italian excellence” and “Figures for Gianni Rodari. Eccellenze Italiane”), organised in over thirty countries around the world. From 28 October to 11 November, the exhibition ‘Eccellenze italiane. The […]
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L’italiano tra parole e arte: (Italian between words and art): artist Daniele Tozzi’s residency in Nairobi
From 15 to 21 October the Italian artist Daniele Tozzi will be in Nairobi to execute a large-scale mural in the Mukuru district. The work – realised using the calligram technique – will feature a set of words in Italian and English that will compose artistic figures and compositions. Daniele Tozzi (1981) is an artist […]
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Exhibition ‘Journey to Paradise’
From 5th to 10th October, you are welcome to visit the exhibition ‘Journey to Paradise’, a group show bringing together Italian, Kenyan, Somali and Swedish artists who took part in the ArtXchange project, a cultural exchange initiative between young people working in the creative industry in Africa and Europe. The exhibition consists of installations, photos, […]
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“Journey to Paradise”: screening of the documentary and panel discussion
On the occasion of the presentation of the documentary “Journey to Paradise”, Annalisa Zegna from Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto and the storyteller Andrea Drago will take part in the panel discussion with the film director and some of the artists featured in the video. “Journey to Paradise” tells the experience of 20 young artists from […]
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Sport and diplomacy: the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affaris and the FIS present at the CONI “La Bellezza in un gesto”, an innovative integrated promotion format
Today, 28 July, at 6 PM, the Salone d’onore del CONI – the Italian National Olympic Committee – will host the event to launch the “La bellezza in un gesto” (“Beauty in an Act”) Project. The initiative is launched under an agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Italian […]
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Rodari’s Tales
We are pleased to invite you to an event inspired by the book “Rodari’s Tale”, a booklet promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute which includes the translations in English and Swahili of some stories of the famous Italian writer Gianni Rodari. In the presence of the translator Doris Kamunye and the Director of Malindi National Museum, […]
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