Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily | The Photographers’ Gallery
ICI London proudly supports The Photographers’ Gallery presenting a solo show of work by Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia (1935-2022). “Photography changes nothing. Violence continues, poverty continues. Children are still being killed in stupid wars.” Letizia Battaglia Born in Palermo, Sicily in 1935, Battaglia began her photographic career in the early 1970s, when she was in […]
Read moreJourney to Italy Series – Abruzzo / La strada
Thursday 7 November 2024 at 6.30pm In Italian with English subtitles La strada Director: Federico Fellini Screenplay: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli Cast: Anthony Queen, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart Drama/1954/1h 08 mins/B&W The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman from an impoverished family bought from her mother by Zampanò […]
Read moreThe Native Scientist
The Native Scientist – Laboratorio scientifico per bambini Sabato 9 novembre, ore 15, all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura Torna all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Londra il laboratorio di scienza per bambini tra i 6 e i 10 anni curato dall’organizzazione The Native Scientist. Un modo divertente e interessante per scoprire il mondo della scienza attraverso esperimenti […]
Read moreIsland Cooking – Sicily
Island Cooking – Sicily Giusi Battaglia in conversation with Giorgio Locatelli Monday 11 November, 6.30pm at ICI London On the occasion of the IX Edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – an annual initiative by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, developed to promote Italian culinary traditions and […]
Read moreTHE ITALIAN LIBRARY #18. Presentation of INCinema, the first fully accessible Film Festival
ICI London is pleased to continue the initiative The Italian Library in collaboration with Ornella Tarantola and our library, The Montale Library. A series of evenings where we will talk about books, with and about Italian writers, from Sanremo to horoscopes, from Gadda to podcasts, from Virginia Woolf to Artificial Intelligence. Eighteenth event: 12 November […]
Read moreIsland Cooking – Sardinia
Island Cooking – Sardinia Letitia Clark in conversation with Bee Wilson and Vicky Bennison Wednesday 13 November, 6.30pm at ICI London On the occasion of the IX Edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – an annual initiative by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, developed to promote Italian […]
Read moreEuropean political refugees in the UK from 1800 | British Library
European political refugees in the UK from 1800 How bitter the savour is of other’s bread? ICI London proudly collaborate with the British Library to the brilliant Seminar on European political refugees in the UK from 1800. Join us for a day of discovery and insight into the rich and surprising stories of European exiles […]
Read moreBOOK O’CLOCK – Mille meraviglie in blu con Geronimo Stilton
ICI London is delighted to organize and support, together with SIAL.school, the next edition of BOOK O’CLOCK, the Italian-language reading club for the little ones! BOOK O’CLOCK is a book club for children aged 4 to 11, promoted by ICI London. It started online in September 2021 on YouTube (and on ICI London’s channels) and […]
Read moreGaia Di Lorenzo and Francesca Pionati. A two-months residency at FormaHQ
ICI London is thrilled to support Forma and the artistic residency of Gaia Di Lorenzo and Francesca Pionati, who will participate in a two-month residency at FormaHQ. Throughout the residency, they will delve into their shared interest in alternative pedagogies about aesthetic and epistemic practices and investigations, as a tool for social engagement and intervention. […]
Read moreEUROLIS Seminar 2024. Gender Roles and Stereotypes in Children’s Literature: What Can Librarians Do?
ICI London is thrilled to participate in EUROLIS Seminar 2024, Gender Roles and Stereotypes in Children’s Literature: What Can Librarians Do? Children’s books have a significant place in children’s development, as they contribute to shape their identity, aspirations, and expectations of gender roles in families, and society. However, the majority of the books represent a […]
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