Streaming Documentaries #6. Arte Povera
Available to stream for free from 2 to 30 October Streaming Documentaries #6. Arte Povera 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. Arte Povera […]
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Bridges | Luigi Ghirri Emerging Talent Award x Photoworks Festival 2026
2 Oct – 1 Nov 2026, Wed – Sat (12:00 – 16:00) or by appointment University of Brighton, Wilmot Gallery, Ground Floor – 154-155 Edward St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 0JG Explore the works of 5 emerging talents selected by Photoworks from the annual Luigi Ghirri Emerging Talent Award, Italy, presented in the festival in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in London. Daniele Cimaglia and Giuseppe […]
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Architecture, Design and AI – A talk by Marco Piva
Wednesday 14 October, 6.30pm LEMA London Flagship Store 183 King’s Road, London SW3 5EB ICI London and LEMA Uk present A special evening with renowned Italian architect and designer Marco Piva During the talk, Marco Piva will explore his creative journey, selected projects and his distinctive approach to architecture and design. The conversation […]
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Italian Cineclub – Cambridge #1: The Last One for the Road
Wednesday 14 October, 8.15pm at Picturehouse Cinema, Cambridge ICI London supports Italian Cineclub Cambridge #1 A series of screenings organised by The Cambridge University Italian Society and the Italian Section of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge The Last One for the Road (Le città di pianura) […]
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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Stanley Johnson
16 October, 6.30pm In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Stanley Johnson Published by Unicorn Publishing Group The author in conversation with Francesco Bongarrà A journey through China in the footsteps of Marco Polo, from the old world to the modern, travelling from the Summer Palace of Kublai Khan in Xanadu to Beijing. An extraordinary story of travel, […]
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L’uomo più crudele del mondo
19 October, 7pm at Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX L’uomo più crudele del mondo A play by Davide Sacco Directed by Davide Sacco, with Lino Guanciale and Francesco Montanari ICI London presents the London leg of the European Tour of Davide Sacco’s play performed by two of Italy’s most acclaimed stage […]
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The Italian Library #35. La notte degli incipit
Tuesday 20 October, 6 pm La notte degli incipit, our very own Quiz Night! Ornella Tarantola presents an evening for literary quiz lovers. On 24 November 1826 Carlo Lorenzini was born in a small Tuscan village… And this could already be the first question… What did Mr Lorenzini, better known as… write? Let’s start from […]
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Match POiNT 2026 – The Awards Ceremony
21 October 2026 18:30 – 20:30 At the Italian Cultural Institute in London, new venue (4-5 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6JP) On the occasion of the 26th week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), join us for the Awards Ceremony for Match POiNT 2026, a literary competition organised by Il Circolo, taking place on […]
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Once Upon a Time in Italy #3: the 90s. Goliarda Sapienza’s “The Art of Joy”
Friday 23 October, 6.30pm Once Upon a Time in Italy #3: the 90s. Goliarda Sapienza’s The Art of Joy A conversation between Dr Alberica Bazzoni (CIEE Florence) and Katrin Wehling-Giorgi (Durham University) Chaired by Olga Campofreda Reading by Chiara Goldsmith Goliarda Sapienza completed The Art of Joy in 1976, yet it took almost twenty years for the […]
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Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili. “La mia strana vicina” by Gloria Danili, illustrated by Ericavale Morello
Saturday 24 October, 3pm at the Victoria Library, 160 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TR BOOK O’CLOCK is the book club for children aged 4 to 11 promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in London – in collaboration with Gloria Danili, Italian-London author of books for children and young people, and SIAL School. It was […]
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