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Archives for July, 2010

The Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography (Tbilisi, Georgia)

The Foundation is glad to introduce the Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography of Tbilisi and their unique collections in Georgia. Read the introduction by the Director, Mr Giorgi Kalandia and watch a selection of their artworks.

Italian architects in Odessa (Ukraine)

Hi Bloggers, following previous Antonina’s article on the last Italian Colony in Odessa (Ukraine) we will today follow the traces of Italian architecture there … thank you again Antonina for your contribution! “The unique appearance of Odessa city is well-known in Ukraine and abroad. Its historical architecture has a style more Mediterranean than Russian, having [...]

Odessa, the Last Italian Black Sea Colony

Hi bloggers, together with Antonina Chaban – our current University Delegate from Ukraine – we will today discover Italian heritage in Odessa, Ukraine: “The city of Odessa, located in the South of Ukraine, at the Black sea shore, was founded 1794 by immigrants from Genoa and Naples, Venice and Palermo. The precise spot where the [...]

World Under 23 Ultimate Frisbee Championships

From July 19th to July 25th come to Florence and enjoy the World Under 23 Ultimate Frisbee Championships! Promoted by Tuscan Flying Bisch Association in collaboration with Federazione Italiana Flying Disc, World Flying Disc Federation, and Comune di Firenze, the championship will bring to Florence 600 players from around the world to play the World [...]

Japanese ancient traditions: a new publication to be presented in Florence

We today inform you about a new publication to be soon presented  in Florence: GIAPPONE. TUTELA E CONSERVAZIONE DI ANTICHE TRADIZIONI by Olimpia Niglio and Koji Kuwakino (Pisa: Plus-Pisa University Press, 2010) The publication is the result of the collaboration between the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo and the Gabinetto Scientifico Letterario G.P. Vieusseux, [...]

“Tchakrulo”(Cakrulo) – Georgian Chorus, collected by Radio Moscow

Thank you Shorena for sharing this amazing story related to traditional Georgian music with us … The Voyager is a robotic space probe of the outer Solar System and beyond, launched September 5, 1977. It still receives commands from, and transmits information to Earth, currently pursuing its extended mission to locate and study the boundaries [...]