« Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo » inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO
“Italy’s engagement for the safeguarding of cultural heritage isn’t limited to cultural, monumental, architectural and natural properties. It also includes the most representative elements of our country’s traditions, which are the fruit of its genius and creativity.”, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Angelino Alfano thus commented the inscription of the Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo, whose tradition is […]
Read moreItaly elected to the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Bureau
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Angelino Alfano: “An important result for Italy, which was elected to the Committee for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict and to its Bureau ». “This election comes as a result of Italy’s engagement at UNESCO for the safeguarding of cultural heritage”, declared the Italian Minister. […]
Read more“The safeguarding of cultural heritage is the key to peace”, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs declared upon adoption of UNESCO’s Appeal promoted by Italy
“The safeguarding of cultural heritage is the essential element to ensure peace and sustainable development of all peoples”. With these words Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angelino Alfano, expressed his intense satisfaction after this morning’s adoption of the Appeal entitled ‘Protecting Culture and Promoting Cultural Pluralism: the key to lasting peace’ by UNESCO’s General Conference . The Appeal, which was promoted by Italy, was read aloud by children […]
Read more“The art of Naples’ pizza: history and tradition of a passion”
A heartfelt success for the event dedicated to the traditional savoir-faire of Neapolitan pizzaiuolis, which was organized at UNESCO’s Headquarters by UniVerde Foundation, Coldiretti, Associazione Pizzaiouli Napoletani, under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture. Deeply rooted in Italy’s gastronomy, the art of pizza-making dates back to the 17th century. Traditional knowledge is handed down from one generation to the other in order […]
Read moreConclusion of the training course in “Cultural Heritage Safeguarding” by Italy’s “Culture Blue Helmets” in favor of tourism police forces of the United Arab Emirates. Italy’s Minister of Culture Franceschini: confirmation of the international prestige of the Carabinieri from the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.
Here is the press release issued by Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
Read moreSafeguarding cultural heritage: the replica of the Winged Bull of Nimrud produced by “Associazione Incontro di Civiltà” to be exhibited at UNESCO headquarters
The replica of the Lamassu – the Winged Bull which protected the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal in the archaeological site of Nimurd (Iraq) before being destroyed by ISIS – will be exhibited in front of the main entrance of UNESCO headquarters until January 2018. The full-size reproduction of the statue was produced thanks to state-of-the-art 3D printing techniques by “Associazione Incontro di Civiltà” presided by Mr. Francesco Rutelli, with […]
Read moreSpeech by Italian Minister of Culture and Tourism Dario Franceschini at the opening of UNESCO’s 39th General Conference : « Safeguarding heritage means protecting humanity, its values, identity, history and beauty »
In its allocution during the plenary session, Italian Minister Franceschini underlined Italy’s engagement and its key results in the field of safeguarding cultural heritage, namely through the creation of the first dedicated national task force (Italy’s “Culture Blue Helmets”), which are already operational in several crises areas in the world. Furthermore, Minister Franceschini wished to […]
Read more39th UNESCO General Conference : October 30 – November 14, 2017
39th UNESCO General Conference starts today – with an Italian-chaired Culture Commission for the first time – and will end on November 14. Every 2 years, all the representatives of UNESCO’s Member States meet during the General Conference. For all detailed information, please visit this dedicated page on UNESCO’s website.
Read more39th UNESCO General Conference and Executive Board: Italy’s engagements
In a few days the 39th UNESCO General Conference will start, with an Italian Chair to its Culture Commission for the first time. The autumn session of the Executive Board has just ended with the approval of the Appeal for the protection of cultural heritage in crisis zones which was proposed by Italy and will […]
Read moreFranceschini, presentation of the “Culture Blue Helmets” at the UN Headquarters
Here you can find the press release issued by the Italian Minister of Culture after the presentation of the Italian Unite4Heritage Task Force at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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