Dante in Purgatorio at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery. Private view and lecture by Prof. Alessandro Scafi
Wednesday 29 April, 6.30pm at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, 2a Conway Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 6BA Dante in Purgatorio: Private view and lecture by Professor Alessandro Scafi ICI London hosts a special private view of the exhibition Dante in Purgatorio, open at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery until 2 May, with a lecture by renowned […]
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The Italian Library #26. Acqua Sporca. Family novel between Italy and Sri Lanka
Wednesday 29 April, 6.30pm The Italian Library #26 Acqua Sporca. Family novel between Italy and Sri Lanka Ornella Tarantola in conversation with Nadeesha Uyangoda, author of Acqua sporca. In Italian Neela, after thirty years spent in Italy, decides to return to Sri Lanka — a gesture that is not only geographical, but deeply emotional and […]
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UAL x Italian Cultural Institute in London. Artist in Residence Call-out 2026
UAL x Italian Cultural Institute in London Artist in Residence November 2026 Call-out Exploring Place through painting and its expanded field Deadline for applications: 9am – Mon 18 May 2026 Online informal interviews / meetings will be held week commencing 1st June 2026. A four-week residency for an early career Italian artist in the heart […]
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Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema #3
ICI London and CinemaItaliaUK present Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema #3 Future Classics is a new film series dedicated to Italian cinema and its contemporary classics, offering a vivid and dynamic portrait of Italy — its faces, landscapes and stories. Curated by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Londra and CinemaItaliaUK, the programme […]
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Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili. “Di che colore è la libertà” by Roberto Piumini and Giovanni Manna
Saturday 25 April, 3pm at the Victoria Library, 160 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 9TR Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili: Di che colore è la libertà by Roberto Piumini, illustrations by Giovanni Manna In Italian “Book O’Clock” — the book club for children aged 4 to 11 and their families, promoted by the Italian Cultural […]
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Book Club Teenagers with Ernestina Meloni #1. Ribelli Resistenza Rock’n’Roll by Marco Ponti
Friday 24 April, 4.30pm at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, 35 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2DG www.lyceefrancais.org.uk Metro: south Kensington. Book Club Teenagers with Ernestina Meloni #1 Ribelli Resistenza Rock’n’Roll by Marco Ponti ICI London and SIAL.courses present The Book Club for Teenagers. A project that aims to engage young people aged 11 to […]
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Across Sicily with Garibaldi’s Thousand by Tim Parks
Thursday 23 April, 6.30 pm Across Sicily with Garibaldi’s Thousand by Tim Parks Tim Parks presents his latest book, published by Alma Books, in conversation with ICI London Director Francesco Bongarrà The 1860 Expedition of the Thousand, in which a group of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto, near Genoa, landing on the […]
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Nek at the Italian Cultural Institute in London – Meet & Greet
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Nek will present his musical journey and recent projects in conversation with journalist Alessandro Allocca (la Repubblica, RDS – Radio Dimensione Suono) at the Italian Cultural Institute in London on Friday 17th of April at 12.30 pm. If you are a lover of Nek’s greatest hits, including unforgettable songs such as “Laura […]
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The Italian Library #25: Radici, partenze e memoria. With Luca Bianchini and Marco De Luca
Wednesday 15 April, 6.30pm The Italian Library #25 Ornella Tarantola presents Luca Bianchini in conversation with Marco De Luca In Italian Strange words like “Manubba” spoken by Luca’s grandfather during the Christmas tombola ritual. Luca listened and, like all children, didn’t pay much attention to them. Then came the first questions and the discovery of […]
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Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2026
Tuesday 14 April, 6.30pm Fondazione Arena di Verona presents the Opera Festival 2026, one of the most important opera festivals in the world. Internationally renowned soprano Cecilia Gasdia, General Manager of Fondazione Arena, will talk about the history of the Arena Festival and its cultural and artistic value within the international landscape. Stefano Trespidi, Deputy […]
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