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Wednesday, October 24, 2007, #203 (1470)
From October 22–28 the seventh “Week of Italian Language and Culture in the World” is taking place in Tbilisi, with the theme “The Italian Language and the Sea.” The event has been organized by the Italian Embassy in Georgia, in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Georgian Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport. A photo exhibition, “A Window Overlooking the Sea,” displaying the works of Italian photographers Alessandro Eusebi, Davide Caporaletti and Roberto Sardo, officially opened the event at Tbilisi History Museum Karvasla on Monday, October 22. Vittorio Sandali, the Italian Ambassador to Georgia, described it as a “great honor” to be involved with the event and explained the relevance of the week’s nautical theme. “The sea has always been significant for Italians as Italy is a semi-island,” he said. The photo exhibition was dedicated to the late great Luciano Pavarotti and guests were invited to leave messages in memory of the Italian tenor at the Registry of the Italian Embassy. Various conferences dedicated to Italian language, culture and art, as well as a lecture by Professor Paola Gilardi at Tbilisi State University are planned for the week. “Italian is widely spoken internationally and is one of the four national languages spoken in Switzerland. I am happy to see it becoming very popular in Georgia—many Georgians are studying it from an early age. We will do our best to promote the Italian language in Georgia,” Sandali remarked. |
Italian Embassy hosts celebration of Italian life, language and art