Pubblicato da Longanesi nella collana “La gaja scienza”, il romanzo narra, in modo appassionante, la vita avventurosa di Albino Buticchi, nato poverissimo, e divenuto uomo d’affari di grande successo nell’Italia degli anni sessanta/settanta: imprenditore petrolifero, presidente della squadra di c...

Con Alessandro Scafi (The Warburg Institute, University of London) e John Took (UCL) Decimo incontro del ciclo di conferenze pensato per esplorare alcuni degli aspetti principali dell’opera di Dante, quali l’approccio di Dante all’amore, alla filosofia, alla teologia, al linguaggio, alla letteratura, al...

In recent years international residencies have proliferated. Both public institutions and private philantropists have recognised the variety of crosspolinations that such platforms can create. Residencies might involve spending time in a different setting than the usual one. Artists have been lodging on islands, ships,...

The Comunita’ di Sant’Egido is 50 years old! To celebrate, the Italian Cultural Institute is delighted to host a wine tasting, free and open to all, organised by Wine for Life. You will be able to taste some delicious Italian wines, by some of our best known producers. You will also be able to take part in ...

A conversation between Franko B and Lois Keidan, moderated by Lavinia Filippi Franko B is an Italian-born, London-based and internationally acclaimed artist. His new book Because of Love tells the story of his childhood in Italy in an orphanage and in the hands of his abusive family, his journey to London as a young man,...

Con Alessandro Scafi (The Warburg Institute, University of London) e John Took (UCL) Undicesimo incontro del ciclo di conferenze pensato per esplorare alcuni degli aspetti principali dell’opera di Dante, quali l’approccio di Dante all’amore, alla filosofia, alla teologia, al linguaggio, alla letteratura, al...

Salon Italia - In Italian with English subtitlesIntroduction and post screening discussion with Nick WalkerWriters: Gilbert Adair (screenplay, based on his novel The Holy Innocents: A Romance)Cast: Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva GreenDrama, 115min, 2003 A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship...

  THE CYCLE Following an inspiring comparative exploration of the Italian operatic scene in the late nineteenth century and in the first half of the twentieth, “Risorgimento strumentale” (Instrumental Renaissance) is a comprehensive series devoted to the valiant composers who succeeded in reinvigorating Italian ...

Performance featuring five dance makers including Roberta RacisIn collaboration with Yorkshire Dance Performing Gender – Dance makes differences is a capacity building programme aimed at enabling a new generation of European dance artists and professionals to develop a new form of narrative for LGBTI identities. Perfor...

Book presentation and discussionOn the occasion of the London Festival of Architecture Fifty years after 1968, dissatisfaction about universities seems today more widespread than ever. Adapting to the logics of neo-liberalism, higher education has been increasingly absorbed into the commodification of human values that...

Con Alessandro Scafi (The Warburg Institute, University of London) e John Took (UCL) Dodicesimo e ultimo incontro del ciclo di conferenze pensato per esplorare alcuni degli aspetti principali dell’opera di Dante, quali l’approccio di Dante all’amore, alla filosofia, alla teologia, al linguaggio, alla ...

The first in a series of 10 events during June and November 2018 celebrating Europe through song, born of a new partnership between the Academy and the Italian Cultural Institute in London. This concert features the song cycle as a distinct musical form, and includes Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and Schumann...

Presentation of the latest book by renowned historian John Foot. Italy emerged from World War Two in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some claimed had ceased to exist. By the 1960s, Italy could boast the fastest growing economy in the world, as rural society disappeared almost overnight. In...

The Italian-British Constitutional Conversations are annual seminars where the Devolution Club (the Italian cultural association committed to the promotion of dialogue among public lawyers) and the UKCLA (Association of British Constitutional Lawyers) discuss topical issues on current affairs. The referendum, the UK Supreme...