Step into the Heart of Ancient Rome with Paul Roberts
Rome wasn’t built in a day – and it certainly can’t be explored in one evening… or can it? Join Paul Roberts, Research Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum, for a vivid journey through the city’s most extraordinary monuments. Drawing on his acclaimed book Ancient Rome in Fifty Monuments, Paul Roberts will bring to […]
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The Italian Library #13 – Ogni prigione è un’isola
After the summer break, the series The Italian Library resumes at ICI London in collaboration with Ornella Tarantola. The Italian Library #13 Tuesday 9 September 2025 Every Prison is an Island / Ogni prigione è un’isola Daria Bignardi at ICI London “Prison is like the Amazon jungle, like a country at war, a remote island, […]
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An evening of Italian art – Nick Trend and Gabriele Finaldi in conversation with Daisy Dunn
ICI London is pleased to invite you to “An evening of Italian art” on the 3rd of September 2025 at 6.30 pm at ICI London. Nick Trend will be joined by Gabriele Finaldi, the Director of the National Gallery in London, to celebrate Nick’s new book, Italy: In the Footsteps of the Great Artists (Thames […]
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New Italian Stories: Berlinguer. La grande ambizione by Andrea Segre
From summer 2025 through to winter, ICI London is launching a new film screening series: New Italian Stories. Conceived in collaboration with film critic Roberto Oggiano, the project showcases contemporary cinematic gems from Italy. The series aims to spotlight remarkable, and often overlooked, films that reflect the richness and evolution of Italian cinema. Tuesday 2 […]
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La Lezione di Teatro / The Acting Class at The Courtyard Theatre
ICI London proudly supports “La Lezione di Teatro / The Acting Class” organised by Scalambra on the occasion of the Camden Fringe Festival, the 17th and 18th of August 2025. Praised as “a joyful lesson in theatre and a tribute to the theatrical ability of Italians to connect to anyone without language obstacles”, La Lezione […]
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New Italian Stories: Bellas mariposas by Salvatore Mereu
New Italian Stories: Bellas mariposas by Salvatore Mereu From summer 2025 through to winter, ICI London is launching a new film screening series: New Italian Stories. Conceived in collaboration with film critic Roberto Oggiano, the project showcases contemporary cinematic gems from Italy. The series aims to spotlight remarkable, and often overlooked, films that reflect the […]
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Special Screening. Mompox, Cine y Memoria + Q&A
THU 24 JULY, 6.30 pm | ICI London In Spanish with English Subtitles MOMPOX, CINE Y MEMORIA Director: Gracia Ramírez Screenplay: Gracia Ramírez Cast: Rafael Lara “Bombosolo”, Freddy Peña, Flor María Tres Palacios, Fabiola Correa, Álvaro Castro, Yolanda Ortega, Luís Alfredo Domínguez, Máximo Alemán, Betty Sinning, and Zenith Garcés Documentary/2023/28 min 22 sec/colour The Italian […]
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Per il mio bene, film by Mimmo Verdesca. Special Screening
Wednesday 16 July, 6.30pm Per il mio bene a film by Mimmo Verdesca Special Screening in the presence of the Director Followed by Q&A Giovanna is a strong, independent woman. She runs the family firm and is the single parent of a teenage daughter. Her life runs smoothly, until she finds out that she is […]
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RAVENNA, CITY OF MOSAICS. Prof. Judith Herrin in conversation with Maria Grazia Marini
On the occasion of the exhibition THE ANCIENT MOSAICS OF RAVENNA, The collection of the copies, Tuesday 15 July at 6.30 pm the Italian Cultural Institute of London invites you to the event RAVENNA, CITY OF MOSAICS, a dialogue between Judith Herrin, archaeologist and Byzantinist, and Maria Grazia Marini, director of the tourism board of […]
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THE ANCIENT MOSAICS OF RAVENNA – The collection of the copies
From July 15 to September 5, 2025 the Italian Cultural Institute of London (ICI London) proudly hosts THE ANCIENT MOSAICS OF RAVENNA – The collection of the copies, an exhibition of the ancient mosaics of Ravenna preserved in the UNESCO monuments of the city. These faithful copies were created in the 1950s by the master […]
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