Elisa Giardina Papa: She Flickered In and Out of History
17 July – 6 September 2026 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) ICI London is proud to support She Flickered In and Out of History, a new video and mixed-media installation by interdisciplinary artist Elisa Giardina Papa (b. Italy; lives and works in New York, U.S., and Sant’Ignazio, Sicily) at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA). In 1831, an underwater volcanic eruption […]
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Italian Summer Courses
6-31 July, online Italian Summer Boost – Online Italian Courses for Adults Want to use the summer holidays to refresh your Italian, improve your speaking confidence and strengthen some of the more challenging language structures, or even discover Italian for the first time? Our new Italian Summer Boost courses, offered in collaboration with ICI London, […]
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Streaming Documentaries #5. Visions of Enterprise. Building the City of Man
Available to stream for free from 2 to 31 July Streaming Documentaries #5. Visions of Enterprise. Building the City of Man 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 […]
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Rough Cuts: La Plaza
La Plaza Choreography: Elisa Sbaragli Dance: Rafael Candela Sound: Edoardo Sansonne Creative direction: Marco Burchini Technical direction: Fabio Brusadin Production: TIR Danza With the support of: Intercettazioni – Centro di Residenza Artistica della Lombardia / Teatro delle Moire (Milan); CROSS Residence, Teatri di Vita as part of the CURA Project 2025; L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora […]
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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. A film by Sergio Leone
Wednesday 5 August, 6 pm at ICI London, 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP Genres’ classics – Western 2026: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly by Sergio Leone In English only The Italian Cultural Institute in London is delighted to present a film series show casing some genres classic of Italian cinema. The series starts […]
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L’ITALIANA A LONDRA: opera to the conquest of the English audiences
An evening exploring the influence of Italian Opera around the world. While Italian opera swept across Europe during the seventeenth century, it was only at the beginning of the eighteenth century that it reached the London stage. Handel’s Rinaldo (1711) was the first Italian opera written specifically for London, marking the beginning of a long […]
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Poverty and Nobility. A film by Mario Mattoli
Wednesday 2 September, 6 pm at ICI London, 4-5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP Genres’ classics – Comedy 2026: Poverty and Nobility by Mario Mattoli In Italian with English subtitles The Italian Cultural Institute in London is delighted to present a film series show casing some genres classic of Italian cinema. The series starts with […]
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THE ITALIAN LIBRARY #32 – IN ENGLAND WITH AGATHA CHRISTIE
The Italian Library series, organised in collaboration with Ornella Tarantola, returns at the new home of the Italian Cultural Institute London (4–5 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6JP). Thursday 10 September, 6.30 pm THE ITALIAN LIBRARY #32 – IN ENGLAND WITH AGATHA CHRISTIE Event in Italian | In-person only An evening dedicated to the Queen of […]
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THE TEN BETRAYED WORDS. A Conversation with Venanzio Postiglione
The Italian Cultural Institute London is delighted to welcome Venanzio Postiglione, author of The Ten Betrayed Words, in conversation with the Director of the Institute, Francesco Bongarrà. Some words lie at the very foundations of our civilisation and shape the way we understand ourselves and the world. In his latest book, Postiglione retraces the history […]
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Francis of Assisi for kids (and curious parents) by Federico Corradini
Friday 25 September, 4.30 pm at SIAL School, 154 Holland Park Avenune, London W11 4UH Francis of Assisi for Kids (and curious parents) by Federico Corradini A journey through storytelling, universal values and creativity for children. Readings and activities with the author Federico Corradini and Eleonora Lizzul Event for children aged 6-12 In Italian ICI […]
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