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In Your Eye, a documentary film dedicated to Carlo Michelstaedter
The documentary film "Nel tuo occhio" premieres on Rai 5 on Friday, April 10th at 16:25 PM. It portrays Carlo Michelstaedter, a philosopher, poet, and painter, one of the most interesting figures of early twentieth-century Europe, who committed suicide at a young age. "Nel tuo occhio" presents itself as a physical and spiritual journey to recreate the perspective of a young thinker who lived through his time too quickly. It is intended as a tribute to the word, memory, and beauty of a borderland, intertwining Carlo Michelstaedter's thought with landscapes, testimonies, and visual languages. The film is a tribute to Carlo Michelstaedter, an Italian philosopher and poet of the early...
An exhibition dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Pietro Coppo's Istrian Charter.
On Thursday, April 9, at 17:30 PM, the Ugo Carà Museum of Modern Art in Muggia (TS) will open the exhibition "Pietro Coppo, 500 Years of the Istrian Map and Muggia in Its Time," organized by the Carlo Combi Italian Center of Koper, the Society for Historical and Geographical Studies of Piran, and the Self-Governing Community of Italian Nationalities of Piran, in collaboration with the Sergej Mašera Maritime Museum of Piran. Introduction by Franco Biloslavo, National League – Muggia Section, greetings by Nicola Delconte, Deputy Mayor of Muggia, speakers include Kristjan Knez, Carlo Combi Italian Center of Koper, and the Society for Historical and Geographical Studies...
The Fiuman dialect is a heritage of European Croatia
We are all truly delighted to learn from Voce del Popolo, the newspaper of the Italian national community in Croatia and Slovenia, that our Rijeka dialect has finally been registered in the register of intangible cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia. This is a long-awaited decision, as repeatedly advocated by Professor Melita Sciucca, past president of the Italian Community of Rijeka, who followed the process requested by the Ministry, later passing the baton to Enea Dessardo, currently at the helm of the association. The Ministry of Culture and Media itself sent an official statement to the proponents: the Italian Community and the Council of...
The 2026 Flagship Regatta is getting ready to set sail
The new edition of l'Ammiraglia is ready to set sail on June 11, 2026, along the Adriatic routes in honor of Agostino Straulino, legendary Olympic sailing champion, a man of the sea, and a symbol of the eastern Adriatic. Born in Mali Lošinj, he became an international figurehead for the Italian navy. A coordination meeting was held on April 1 in Chioggia at the headquarters of the Associazione 7 Mari, with President Oscar Nalesso and Paolo Sambo; the President of the Italian Naval League – Chioggia Section, Antonello Cisotto, with Councilor Luciano Penzo; the President of the Yacht Club Venezia, Mirko Sguario; and the coordinator of Europa...
Istrian pinza, a typical Easter dessert
Gabriella Chmet's blog reflects her passion for history in all its forms, serving as the primary showcase for her publications, which have explored, from the perspective of a member of Istria's native Italian community, lesser-known aspects of communist Yugoslavia. These include her autobiography, The Socialist Abyss: Memoirs of a Former Yugoslavian Woman (Trieste, July 2021), and her historical novels, Zagreb Spring (Trieste, July 2022) and The Russian Spy (Trieste, July 2025). But history also encompasses culture and tradition, including in the culinary sphere, so it's from her blog that we take the recipe for a typical Easter dessert in Istria, the...
Pula Arena March 2026
Dear AIPI/LCPE Members, Dear Readers of L'Arena di Pola, This month's summary title and cover photo of our Arena are particularly noteworthy: 29.073 represents the sum of the days that have passed between August 18, 1946, the day of the horrific Vergarolla massacre, and March 24, 2026, the day the new memorial stone with the long-awaited list of the identified martyrs of that tragedy was placed in Pula. We report on this on page 3. As we have repeatedly stated, the information in our periodical cannot compete with that of a daily newspaper, as it must balance an in-depth monthly overview of news with the...
Seminar on the history of the Adriatic border for teachers in Puglia
April 2, 2026 - On Tuesday, March 31, a regional training seminar on the history of the Adriatic border for teachers from Puglia was held at the "Cappuccini" High School in Brindisi. Professor Mario Biagio Portaccio, president of the Lecce Provincial Committee, represented the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia. Sponsored by the Working Group of the Ministry of Education and Merit - Association of Istrian, Fiume, and Dalmatian Exiles, the seminar featured presentations by Professor Raoul Pupo, who outlined the complex landscape of the Adriatic border, amidst the opposing nationalisms and totalitarianisms that have...
The Italian Union promotes the 2026 Music Festival
The Italian Union of Rijeka invites the Italian communities to participate in the 2026 Music Festival, an initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture in collaboration with numerous institutional and cultural partners, which will be held, as usual, on June 21st. The invitation from the President of the Italian Union, Maurizio Tremul, forwarded to the Italian communities and the SACs in recent days, stems from a recommendation from the Italian Ambassador to Croatia, HE Paolo Trichilo, who highlighted the opportunities the event offers for the Italian national community as well. The theme chosen for the 2026 edition, "The Voice of...
The March 2026 issue of “La Sveglia”
La Sveglia was a periodical published by the Cobol & Priora Printing House in Koper in 1903, edited by an irredentist group. Today, it is the quarterly publication of Fameia Capodistriana, the association that unites Koper exiles and their descendants. The March 2026 issue of the periodical can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: La Sveglia - 241 - March 2026. This issue devotes considerable space to the ceremonies of Remembrance Day 2026, to the recognition of the high cultural value of the San Canziano cemetery, and, most importantly, to the situation that led the association to relocate to...
Rosita Missoni stars in "Illuminate"
The Sunday, March 29, episode of the Rai 3 program "Illuminate" was dedicated to Rosita Jelmini, the former wife of Ottavio Missoni, the celebrated fashion designer and Dalmatian exile. Host Greta Ferro took an intimate and symbolic journey to discover Rosita Missoni, recognized as a tireless "searcher for beauty" and color. Clothes, home, flowers, family, work: she sought beauty in everything and communicated it in an original and unique way, through colors, stripes, zigzags, and never-before-seen combinations, continuing the work of "Tai" Missoni, who drew inspiration for his designs from the waves of the Adriatic Sea. The episode can be rewatched...
