SECONDA EDIZIONE DELL’ITALIAN FOOD FESTIVAL A YANGON
Show-cooking of tagliatelle, orecchiette, gnocchi, pizza, the ongoing mozzarella making on the spot, the masterclass on Tuscan wines and the “pizza school” for children: these were some of the most appreciated moments of the second edition of the Italian Food Festival which on 23 February 2020 attracted nearly 3,800 people to the garden of the […]
Read moreOBOE PIANO CONCERT – GREAT ITALIAN MUSIC IN YANGON
On January 31st our concert “When oboe meets piano” inaugurated the “2020 Cultural Season” promoted and organized by our Embassy in Yangon.The initiative is part of a series of events designed to present the Burmese public with a rich and differentiated panorama of Italian music.Masters Alberto Firrincieli and Arnaldo de Felice (the latter is also […]
Read moreITALY-MYANMAR: “ITALY-MYANMAR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION” LAUNCHED IN YANGON
The new “Italy-Myanmar Business Association” based in Yangon has been launched on 15 January 2020 during a networking event hosted by the Ambassador of Italy, Alessandra Schiavo. Many representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of other Countries and of Myanmar itself, diplomats, local, international and Italian entrepreneurs attended the gathering and exchanged contacts and ideas […]
Read moreYangon: Italian and Burmese musicians perform together
Six artists of the Filarmonica dell’Opera italiana (FOI) “Bruno Bartoletti” held in Yangon on Saturday, 7 December, a concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Myanmar, titled “Uniting through Music”. Tenor Reinaldo Droz sang pieces and arias by Verdi, Donizetti, Mascagni and Puccini, to the accompaniment of Italian musicians and the youths of the “Orchestra […]
Read moreItalian Cuisine Week in Yangon
A gala dinner with a special Renaissance menu to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci was the highlight of the Italian Cuisine Week in Yangon. In addition, the evening’s programme also saw all the city’s Italian restaurants offer ‘dedicated’ menus at special prices to exalt the qualities of our food and […]
Read more25th of November; international day for the elimination of violence against women
Please click here to read the news in Myanmar. Italy reaffirms its firm commitment in the fight against all forms of discrimination and violence against women that continues to constitute a serious and unacceptable obstacle to the enjoyment of women’s rights and to their full personal fulfilment. A priority commitment of our country’s foreign […]
Read moreHelp Venice
Italian Foreign Ministry,Embassies and Consulates around the world joined the fundraising campaign to#HelpVenice. If you want to donate, you canmake a bank transfer to: Comune di Venezia – Emergenza acqua alta IBAN: IT 24 T 03069 02117100000 018767 BIC/SWIFT: BCITITMM
Read moreItalian Reinassance Show
The day after the official Opening of “Leonardo Opera Omnia Exhibition”, the Embassy organized 3 other initiatives related to the great Master of the Italian Renaissance and his time. In the morning of November 9, the artists from “La Rossignol” led two Renaissance dance Masterclasses, which were extremely successful with over 60 people attending. In […]
Read moreOpening “Leonardo Opera Omnia” Exhibition
With the participation of important representatives of the local political, economic and cultural “sectors” of society, “Leonardo Opera Omnia” Exhibition opened on November 8, 2019 in Yangon: the first exhibition of this caliber to be ever organized by Italy, at least since 1962. The Opening was followed with interest by both the press and the […]
Read moreVisit of the Ambassador to the HIV and AIDS Clinic
Italy and Myanmar are linked together not only at the institutional level, but also thanks to the good actions carried out by their two peoples.Ambassador Alessandra Schiavo, accompanied by Senator Albertina Soliani from the “Italy-Myanmar Giuseppe Malpeli Friendship Association”, paid a visit to the HIV and AIDS Clinic run by Ms. Phyu Phyu Thin, member […]
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