Match Point 2026: Ricordi
Deadline for submissions: 14 June 2026 ICI London presents the fifth edition of Match Point, a Literary Competition for unpublished short stories in Italian written by UK residents, is an initiative by Il Circolo Italian Cultural Association in collaboration with Londra Scrive, online literary magazines Cattedrale – Osservatorio sul racconto and Premio Calvino, and under […]
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Match Point Junior 2026: Quella volta che…
Match Point Junior 2026: Quella volta che… Deadline for submissions: 5 July 2026 The Circolo is proud to announce the second edition of Match POiNT Junior, the literary‑artistic competition for children aged 8 to 12 living in the United Kingdom. The theme of Match POiNT Junior – “THAT TIME WHEN …” Every day brings endless […]
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See Me Appear by Studio Peut-Porter. Part of Beyond the View: Canaletto at Tatton Park
28 March – 1 November at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN See Me Appear by Studio Peut-Porter Part of the landmark exhibition Beyond the View: Canaletto ICI London supports See Me Appear, an immersive artwork by Studio Peut-Porter that uses advanced virtual production techniques including virtual performance capture, augmented reality, and ambient soundscapes to […]
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Streaming Documentaries #2. Made in/by Italy
Available to stream for free from 2 to 30 April Streaming Documentaries #2. Made in/by Italy We are delighted to share this project, curated in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Audiovisiva, the first digital platform bringing together and streaming the finest documentaries dedicated to the leading figures of Italian culture. […]
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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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Book Club Teenagers with Ernestina Meloni #1. Ribelli Resistenza Rock’n’Roll by Marco Ponti
Friday 24 April, 4.30pm at ICI London 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 18 and invite them to discover the pleasure of literature. During each meeting, the […]
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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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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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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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