The Present is Not Enough | Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo
26 – 27 March, 7.30pm at the BAC – Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN The Present is Not Enough | Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo ICI London supports The Present Is Not Enough, a performance by Italian artists Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo that brings together archival material and movement to imagine […]
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A Santanotte, silent film by Elvira Notari, with live music by Silvia Cignoli
Tuesday 24 March, 6.30pm A Santanotte Screening of the silent film by Elvira Notari, with live musical accompaniment by Silvia Cignoli Maria Elvira Giuseppa Coda, known as “Elvira Notari” (Salerno, February 10, 1875 – Cava de’ Tirreni, December 17, 1946), was the first Italian female film director. Her work is considered a forerunner of Neorealism. […]
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Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema #2
ICI London and CinemaItaliaUK present Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema #2 Future Classics is a new film series that explores the best of Italian contemporary cinema, painting a vibrant portrait of present day Italy through its faces, its landscapes, and its stories. Co-curated by the Italian Cultural Institute in London and CinemaItaliaUK, the series […]
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The Italian Library #24: La notte degli Incipit
Thursday 19 March, 6.30pm We welcome the Spring with La notte degli Incipit, our very own Quiz Night In Italian Ornella Tarantola marks the arrival of Spring with our famous Quiz Night: quizzes, questions and books to celebrate the end of winter… and World Poetry Day. A journey through literature and films that helped us […]
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BREAKFAST PREVIEW WITH CURATORS – Fosco Maraini. Photographs by a Citluvit
Join curators Lara Veroner and Sandra Romito for an exclusive tour of the first solo exhibition of Fosco Maraini in the UK at ICI London. Do not miss the last Breakfast Preview about this show, including the portraits of the people Maraini met and the communities he studied alongside the photographs of places he visited […]
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Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili. Pimpa. Un viaggio nella scienza
Saturday 14 March, 3pm at the Victoria Library, 160 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 9TR Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili: Pimpa, un viaggio nella scienza by Altan In Italian From last month, “Book O’Clock” — the book club for children aged 4 to 11 and their families, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in London […]
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Il Libro Possibile 2026
11- 12 March, 6.30pm Il Libro Possibile – 25th Edition Il Libro Possibile turns 25 in London with international writers Geoff Dyer, Ali Smith, Burhan Sönmez and Italian bestselling authors Daria Bignardi, Elsa Fornero, Paolo Taticchi, Mario Tozzi plus a special event with football legend Gianfranco Zola, veteran sports executive Giorgio Perinetti and eating disorders […]
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The Italian Library #23. Miriam Mafai. I segreti e le lotte nella tempesta della storia
Thursday, March 5, 6:30pm The Italian Library #23 Ornella Tarantola presents Annalisa Cuzzocrea in conversation with Paola De Carolis In ITALIAN Annalisa Cuzzocrea, author of the recent book E non scappare mai (“And Never Run Away”) published by Rizzoli, tells the adventurous and eventful life of Miriam Mafai. A figure who moved from politics to […]
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CINEMA MADE IN ITALY 2026
4 – 8 March at BFI, British Film Institute, London Southbank CINEMA MADE IN ITALY ICI London is proud to support Cinema Made in Italy 2026, a celebration and exploration of the best new Italian Cinema and the filmmakers creating them. Welcome to Cinema Made in Italy, in its new home at BFI Southbank. This […]
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Italian Research Projects
Tuesday 3 March, 6.30pm Italian Research Projects A collaboration between ICI London and University of the Arts, London ICI London and University of the Arts, London present the first of two evenings of artists talks showcasing the research and artworks created during the University of the Arts London’s Fine Art Research Fellowships at the British School […]
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