Byron in Ravenna. Love, Landscapes, Poetry and History in the City of Mosaics
27 January 2026 – 6.30 p.m. Italian Cultural Institute of London 39 Belgrave Square – London SW1X 8NX Byron in Ravenna Love, Landscapes, Poetry and History in the City of Mosaics A conversation with Gregory Dowling and Diego Saglia, scholars and academics, as well as Vice Presidents of the Italian Byron Society. They will recount […]
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Critical Conservation in Italy – Lessons from Italy and Britain
Monday 26 January, 6pm Critical Conservation in Italy – Lessons from Italy and Britain A talk by GeM scholar Prof. Benedetta Caglioti Professor of Architectural History Benedetta Caglioti will give a talk about her work in Italy, including the Ferrara Cathedral, a house in Pompeii and two Roman Temples at Bacoli near Naples. Benedetta Caglioti […]
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The Feeling of Iron by Giaime Alonge
Thursday 22 January, 6.30pm, The Feeling of Iron by Giaime Alonge The author in conversation with Paolo Nelli The Feeling of Iron (Europa Editions, translated by Clarissa Botsford), a gripping historical thriller that spans the horrors of World War II and the geopolitical complexities of the 1980s, was named one of The New York Times’ […]
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Fosco Maraini. Photographs by a Citluvit
22 January – 27 March Opening: Wednesday 21 January, 6.30pm FOSCO MARAINI. PHOTOGRAPHS BY A CITLUVIT is the first solo exhibition dedicated to Maraini in the UK, with 70 photographic prints providing an overview of this extraordinary Italian intellectual, curated by Lara Veroner and Sandra Romito. Ethnologist, writer, mountaineer and academic. Fosco Maraini travelled extensively […]
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The Italian Library #20: Tenebrose presenze. Viaggio nel gotico italiano
Tuesday, January 20, 6:30 p.m. The Italian Library #20: Dark Presences. A Journey through Italian Gothic Ornella Tarantola and Loredana Lipperini will discuss how Italian fantastic and gothic literature—from Dino Buzzati to Chiara Palazzolo, passing through Eraldo Baldini—reflects and illuminates our contemporary world. Starting from her novel inspired by the famous television drama Il segno […]
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Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili: Le regine litigiose by Marianna Balducci
Sunday, 18 January, at 3 p.m. at SIAL.school, 154-156 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 4UH Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili presents Le regine litigiose by Marianna Balducci IN ITALIAN BOOK O’CLOCK is the book club for children aged 4 to 11 run by the Italian Cultural Institute in London. It began online in September 2021 […]
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Alessandro Martire – Places of Music: Postcards from Soul
Wednesday 14 January, 6.30pm Concert: Alessandro Martire – Places of Music: Postcards from Soul Presentation of the new album by Italian composer and pianist Alessandro Martire: Every composition by Alessandro Martire seems to follow a natural law: lightness as a form of depth. His notes do not weigh, they do not insist. They settle on […]
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Un maledetto imbroglio (The Facts of Murder) by Pietro Germi
Wednesday 7 January, 6.30pm (Un maledetto imbroglio) The facts of murder by Pietro Germi The Italian Cultural Institute in London is delighted to present a new film series showcasing some classic genres of Italian cinema. The series starts with Noir, followed by Western and finally Comedy. A celebration of the variety of Italian cinema. First […]
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Rosa Pietra Stella by Marcello Sannino
Wednesday 17 December, 6.30pm New Italian Stories Rosa Pietra Stella by Marcello Sannino This film is a sketch of everyday life and survival in Portici, the old multicultural part of Naples. The protagonist is 30 year old Carmela who scrapes together a living doing a range of odd jobs. Her situation becomes more complicated when […]
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It could only happen in Palermo
Thursday 11 December, 6.30pm It could only happen in Palermo Marco Gambino in conversation with Ornella Tarantola retraces the life of his mother, Annamaria Tosini Annamaria Tosini was born in Palermo in 1930. Her life, from being a “capricious” child, second of five siblings, to becoming a wife and mother of two children, runs between […]
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