Istituto Di Cultura - Londra

Fifteen audio stories from Telephone Tales, first appeared in Italian in 1962 and now published in English by Enchanted Lion Books, translated by Antony Shugaar. Listen to Gianni Rodari's Telephone Tales for free on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Acast or Libsyn (until 31st December 2020). A project by the Italian Cultural Institute...

A series of online talks with Italian writers newly translated into English, in conversation with Katherine Gregor. Which Italian authors' latest works can we read in English translation now? What are their books about? “Seven Authors, Seven Translations”, a selection of writers and novels, offers a possibl...

22 September to 30 November 2020Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, RomeMvaḥ Chāpersonal exhibition by Namsal Siedlecki for the Crisalidi Projectcurated by Marcello Smarrelli For the first time in Italy the event presents the results of the Crisalidi project – shown in a January preview by the Patan Museum (Kathma...

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Preview: Saturday 10 October 2020, 12-5pmExhibition: 11 October – 13 December 2020Venue: Auto Italia Southeast, London PICO is a new programme of sonic inquiry led by artists Invernomuto (Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi) & Jim C. Nedd plus contributions from Don Alirio, Axis Arkestra, Deborah Pacini Hernand...

An Online Conference held over 3 weeks Wednesdays 14, 21 and 28 October 2020, from 4 to 6pm For many years the Italian Cultural Institute Library has been part of EUROLIS, an association of librarians and information professionals from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Spain and the UK. Eurolis members work very...

A tribute to the late writer, creator of beloved Commissario Montalbano: 15 renowned Italian and English cartoonists come together to illustrate the short story L'odore del diavolo by Andrea Camilleri. A project by ICI London on the occasion of the Italian Language Week 2020 (Settimana della Lingua Italiana, 19-25 Octob...

Read more about ICI London's exclusive initiative, the adaptation into comics of Andrea Camilleri's short story The Devil's Smell, curated by comic book artist Massimo Fenati, on the Corriere della Sera and on La Repubblica. The 20th Italian Language Week in the World - Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo is dedicated...

Bernardino Branca, interviewed by art historian Martina Mazzotta, presents his recent autobiographical book Villa Clara (Mimesis Edizioni, 2020). The story of a large villa on the Lago Maggiore, in northern Italy, and of his international guests, the lives of the owners and of their servants, genius and folly, are intertwined...

ICI London is proud to support once again the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK which this year brings 4 Italian productions: Punta Sacra by Francesca Mazzoleni; Thou Shalt Not Hate by Mauro Mancini; Ties by Daniele Luchetti; Enfer by Duilio Scalici. Every year this important festival...

Reading and webinar The beautiful illustrations by Marco De Luca and text by Simone Testa describe Machiavelli's relationship with Cesare Borgia, his exile from Florence imposed by the Medici family on the suspicion of having plotted against them, the correspondence with his good friend and Ambassador in Rome Francesco...

Anti-Black racism, xenophobia, and acts of racial violence are an everyday reality in Italy for most migrants, refugees, Roma people, and non-white Italians. This panel aims to shift the focus from the burdens and difficulties of white supremacy in Italy. Instead, it recounts some powerful modes of Black creativity, activism,...

A webinar with Filomena Campus, Joseph Farrell, Tom Cornford, Maria Teresa Pizza, in collaboration with the Fondazione Dario Fo Franca Rame.  Introduced by Katia Pizzi, Director, ICI London A revival of the creative and political labour of the actress, activist and ultimate theatre-maker Franca Rame (1929 – 2013). ...

The ancient Romans were commonly depicted in sculpture and paintings wearing crowns made of laurel, ivy, olive, and various flowers and greenery. Yet, few, if any, examinations of these objects have been made in contemporary scholarship, in spite of the meanings they held for those who were awarded and wore the various...