Federico Antonelli, cultural counselor at the Italian Embassy in Beijing, delivers a speech at the "Meet Lombardia: UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Universities Seminar" on June 5, 2023. Photo: Courtesy of the Italian Embassy in Beijing

The "Meet Lombardia: UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Universities Seminar" was held on Monday at the Cultural Center of the Italian Embassy in Beijing, with the participation of Federico Antonelli, the cultural counselor of the Italian Embassy in Beijing.

During the event, Federico Antonelli gave a speech to thank everyone for coming and introduced the two "European Capitals of Culture 2023" in Italy, Bergamo and Brescia, in the Lombardia region. Antonelli connected with Francesca Bertoglio, the director of the Italian Capital of Culture project, by video, and shared the cultural charm of the Italian World Heritage for the media and guests. 

The surprise part of the event, the artist iPONIT exhibited for the first time in this event the latest "Spring and Town" artworks. Inspired by the food and the elements of the Chinese and Italian cultural background, this series of works was full of spiritual and creative ideas, using digital art to express the multi-cultural integration and exchange and innovation in Chinese and Italian culture, making this event more unique and modern artistic atmosphere.