Events

Press conference to present the motto and logo chosen for the Italian participation as Guest of Honour at the 76th edition.

The two countries strengthen their friendship in the handover ceremony as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Panel on literary promotion strategies hosted at Italy’s fair dedicated to independent publishing “Più libri, più liberi”.

Italy Guest of Honour took part in the debate “Promozione della letteratura italiana e della lettura” (“Promotion of Italian Literature and Reading”), with a speech by Commissioner Mauro Mazza.

Exploring Italy's Cultural Tapestry at Europe's Premier Book Fairs.

“2024 is the year of Italy in Germany”: literary events take the stage ahead of the Italian appearance at the Frankfurt International Book Fair.

Stopover in Germany: Italian Institute of Culture in Berlin prepares to present Italian cultural heritage

Stopover in Bologna. 2024 Italy Guest of Honour and AIE present market data and Italian children’s publishing abroad.

Culture that unites... two shores of the Mediterranean. Italy was Guest of Honour at the Tunis International Book Fair

ILfest is Munich’s Italian Book and Literature Festival for all lovers of Italian language and literature.

Italy is preparing for the Frankfurt Book Fair by participating in the most important Italian book fair.

On Thursday 23 May in Warsaw, Commissioner Mauro Mazza attended the opening of the Warsaw International Book Fair.

The festival offers young authors from various European countries the opportunity to present their debut novel to the public and exchange ideas with representatives of publishing houses and other publishing industry experts.

The Italian cultural and literary programme Guest of Honour 2024 was presented in Frankfurt on 28 May.

A standing ovation from nearly a thousand people and two encores concluded a magical evening of music on 12 June, organised by Italy Guest of Honour 2024 at the Dortmund Konzerthaus. The event, dedicated to the great century of Italian melodrama with its melodies and colours, was received with enthusiasm by the German public.

La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director Riccardo Chailly arrived at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall as part of the Berlin Musikfest, the most important event on the German music scene, with a tribute to the great music of the twentieth century.

The Blue Sofa is one of the most successful literary formats in the German-speaking world. Since 2023, Bertelsmann Publishing has been solely responsible for the concept.

At the opening of the Book Fair, the prestigious Alte Oper theatre in Frankfurt will host an extraordinary event. In celebration of Giacomo Puccini’s centenary and Italy's appearance as Guest of Honour at the Book Fair after 36 years, the orchestra of the Arena di Verona will perform a tribute to the great composer together with some of the finest Italian voices.

With Maestro Ambrogio Sparagna, the Orchestra Popolare Italiana and the Corpo di Ballo Popolare of the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome

Work in three acts, booklet by Francesco Maria Piave, after a play by Victor Hugo (1851).

Grand finale of the Italian presence in Frankfurt at the 2024 edition of the Buchmesse with passion, romance and emotion.