On the Line by Emilia Teglia
Tuesday 24 February, 6.30pm On The Line by Emilia Teglia ICI London and Odd Eyes Theatre present the screening of the award-winning short On The Line adapted from the successful theatre play, followed by a panel discussion with Emilia Teglia, Afro-Cuban-Irish film director Jesse Quinones and London-based Italian actress Chiara D’Anna on what is genuine […]
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Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema
ICI London and CinemaItaliaUK present Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema 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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Concert by Sergio Caputo
Thursday 19 February, 6.30pm Sergio Caputo in concert A show based on Sergio Caputo’s best known hits, with voice and guitar. Sergio Caputo (@caputaggine) has developed a distinctive musical and literary style that is uniquely his own, blending Italian song with jazz and lyrics inspired by modern poetry. The 2025-2026 season will be packed with […]
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The Italian Library #22: C’era una volta un regno. Storie di Regine e di RE
Wednesday 18 February, 6.30pm The Italian Library #22 C’era una volta un regno. Storia di Regine e di Re. Ornella Tarantola in conversation with Natalia Augias IN ITALIAN Once upon a time there was a kingdom. Which, for better or worse, still exists. How many kings have succeeded one another on the English throne, but […]
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Dante: The Essential Commedia by Prue Shaw
Thursday 12 February, 6.30pm Dante: The Essential Commedia by Prue Shaw Prue Shaw presents her new book, published by W.W. Norton, dedicated to the immortal Divina Commedia, in conversation with Prof. John Dickie, Professor of Modern Italian at UCL; Prof. Peter Hainsworth, Professor of Italian (retired) at Oxford University and Prof. Catherine Keen, Professor of […]
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Breakfast Preview with Curators – Fosco Maraini. Photographs by a Citluvit
Join curators Lara Veroner and Sandra Romito on the 10th of February, 9 am, for an exclusive tour of the first solo exhibition of Fosco Maraini in the UK at ICI London. Ethnologist, writer, mountaineer and academic. Fosco Maraini travelled extensively in Europe, Middle East and Asia from the late 1920s onwards, studying several cultures […]
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Book Club 2026
From 9 February, 6pm Book Club 2026 with Paolo Nelli In Italian. Following the success of the 2025 edition, this new series of Book Club meetings curated by Paolo Nelli will include two separate sessions for each selected book, which will allow the ever-growing number of members to participate and will make the discussion among […]
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Chess and Corporate Strategy by Luca Desiata
Friday 6 February, 6.30pm Chess and Corporate Strategy by Luca Desiata The author in conversation with Luca Shytaj, Italian chess Grand Master Think smarter, act faster: master decision‑making for work and life with lessons drawn from chess. Chess and Corporate Strategy, recently published in the UK by Routledge following the Italian and French editions, is […]
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The Assassin (L’assassino), a film by Elio Petri
Thursday 5 February, 6.30pm Genres’s classics –Noir 2026: The Assassin (L’Assassino) by Elio Petri In Italian with English subtitles ICI London is delighted to present a film series which showcases 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. […]
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The Italian Library #21 | Il prodigio. Grande è la confusione sotto il cielo
Wednesday 4 February, 6.30pm The Italian Library #21. Il prodigio. Grande è la confusione sotto il cielo Fabrizio Sinisi at ICI London IN ITALIAN One night, in the sky above a major Italian city, a face appears: a portrait with rough outlines, as if drawn by a child. When the citizens wake up, they look […]
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