Art: Arturo Di Stefano’s Italian Paintings at the Italian Cultural Institute in London during Frieze
Italy, seen through some of its most significant places and through the eyes of an English artist of Italian immigrant descent. This is the focus of Italian Paintings, an exhibition by painter Arturo Di Stefano, which the Italian Cultural Institute in London has opened to coincide with Frieze, one of the world’s leading contemporary art […]
Read moreSettimana della Lingua italiana SLIM – XXVI edizione (19-25 ottobre 2026)
The Week of the Italian Language in the World takes place every year during the third week of October. Organised by Italy’s diplomatic and consular network and Italian Cultural Institutes, in collaboration with our key partners in the promotion of the Italian language (the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and Merit, the Ministry […]
Read moreA CAMBRIDGE UN CONVEGNO RICORDA I 100 ANNI DEL NOBEL A GRAZIA DELEDDA
A Cambridge un convegno internazionale ricorda Grazia Deledda. A cento anni esatti dal conferimento del premio Nobel alla scrittrice sarda, studiosi di tutto il mondo si sono dati appuntamento al Murray Edwards College dell’Università di Cambridge per riflettere sulla figura dell’autrice nuorese. “Motori” di questa iniziativa, che si svolge sotto l’Alto Patronato della Presidenza della […]
Read more“Italy. Land of Wonders”: the game that showcases Italy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the launch of the updated version of the video game Italy. Land of Wonders. Players help Elio the lighthouse keeper collect sparks to make the sun shine over Italy again, solving puzzles along the way. The original version of the game was released in 2021 to showcase Italy’s […]
Read moreLONDRA E L’OPERA ITALIANA: UNA LOVE STORY CHE CONTINUA
Non tutti sanno che nel 1837 la Regina Vittoria volle che Her Majesty’s Theatre, il primo teatro lirico di Londra, si chiamasse “Her Majesty’s Italian Opera House”. E che l’aggettivo “italian” rimase nella denominazione ufficiale di quel prestigioso teatro fino al 1892, a testimonianza dell’amore della leggendaria monarca inglese per la musica lirica “partorita” da […]
Read moreMAECI Awards 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) announces three awards open to researchers in the UK: Farnesina Award – Italian Bilateral Scientific Cooperation (for Italian researchers in the UK); L’innovazione che parla italiano (for start-ups operating in the UK and founded by Italians); Science, She Says! (for non-Italian female researchers in the UK). […]
Read more53rd edition of the International Flaiano Awards – International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies Luca Attanasio
As part of the 53rd edition of the International Flaiano Awards, Literature section, the 25th International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies “Luca Attanasio” is being held in 2026. For the fifth consecutive year, the Under 35 category dedicated to new digital languages is also confirmed. Its aim is to continue recognising the promotion of Italian […]
Read moreItalian language courses for adult learners
Fancy learning Italian? Our Italian courses for adult learners, run in collaboration with Sial Courses, are back this September with some exciting updates. What’s new? • Two intakes each year – start in September or February • A new venue for our in-person classes: Capital City College – Westminster Centre (76 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PD) […]
Read moreTEATRO: IL RISTORI DI VERONA PRESENTA A LONDRA LO SHOW IMMERSIVO SU FRIDA KAHLO
Londra e Verona unite nel nome di Frida Kahlo. Mentre alla Tate Modern spopola la mostra “Frida: The Making of an Icon” dedicata all’artista messicana, al Teatro Ristori di Verona va in scena “Frida Kahlo, A Revolutionary Life”. L’esperienza immersiva ideata da Massimiliano Siccardi, con la direzione musicale di Luca Longobardi in programma fino all’11 […]
Read moreEmerging Translator Mentorships 2026/2027
Meet the Future of Literary Translation! ICI London is delighted to support this initiative by the National Centre of Writing (NCW) for emerging translators. Founded by Daniel Hahn in 2010, NCW’s translation mentoring programme aims to develop successive new cohorts of literary translators into English, particularly for languages whose literature is currently under-represented in English […]
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