{"id":27184,"date":"2026-10-12T13:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/10\/27177\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:48:20","slug":"27177","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/10\/27177\/","title":{"rendered":"Settimana della Lingua italiana SLIM – XXVI edizione (19-25 ottobre 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Week of the Italian Language in the World<\/strong> takes place every year during the third week of October. Organised by Italy\u2019s diplomatic and consular network and Italian Cultural Institutes<\/strong>, 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 of University and Research, CePeLL, the Government of the Swiss Confederation, the Accademia della Crusca, CGIE, the Italophone Radio and Television Community, the Treccani Italian Encyclopaedia Institute, RAI Italia and the Societ\u00e0 Dante Alighieri), it has become the world\u2019s leading international event dedicated to the Italian language.<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 2001, the event has received the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic every year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Each edition focuses on a different theme, providing a common thread for a rich programme of conferences, exhibitions and events.<\/p>\n

The theme of the 26th edition (19\u201325 October 2026) <\/strong>is \u2018A Brilliant Language: Conceiving, Designing and Creating in Italian\u2019<\/strong> (Lingua geniale: ideare, progettare, creare con l\u2019italiano<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The aim is to highlight the strategic relationship between culture and Italy\u2019s economic growth, with the Italian language and the wider Italian-speaking community serving as key assets. Italian, a \u2018brilliant language\u2019 rooted in a long and rich history and tradition, brings the best of Italian expertise and creativity to the world, encompassing technology, science, engineering, design, fashion, gastronomy, literature, art and history. In doing so, it helps shape a dynamic, forward-looking image of Italy.<\/p>\n

The Italian Cultural Institute in London<\/strong> is marking this important occasion with the following programme of events.<\/p>\n

19 October<\/strong>, 7pm
\nat the Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX
\nL\u2019UOMO PI\u00d9 CRUDELE DEL MONDO<\/strong>
\nA play by Davide Sacco, directed by the playwright and starring Lino Guanciale and Francesco Montanari.
\nFurther information: click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

20 October<\/strong>, 6pm
\nat the Italian Cultural Institute, London
\nTHE ITALIAN LIBRARY #35: LA NOTTE DEGLI INCIPIT<\/strong>
\nFurther information: click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

21 October<\/strong>, 6.30pm
\nat the Italian Cultural Institute, London
\nMATCH POINT 2026 \u2013 AWARDS CEREMONY<\/strong>
\nFurther information: click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

15 October<\/strong>, 6pm, and 22 October<\/strong>, 5pm
\nat the E. Montale Library, Italian Cultural Institute, London
\nTHE BOOK CLUB 2026 \u2013 DESTINAZIONE ERRATA BY DOMENICO STARNONE<\/strong>
\nFurther information: library.icilondon@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n

23 October<\/strong>, 6.30pm
\nat the Italian Cultural Institute, London
\nONCE UPON A TIME IN ITALY #3: THE 90s \u2013 L\u2019ARTE DELLA GIOIA BY GOLIARDA SAPIENZA<\/strong>
\nFurther information: click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

24 October<\/strong>, 3pm
\nat the Victoria Library, 160 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 3TR<\/text>
\nBOOK O\u2019CLOCK WITH GLORIA DANILI \u2013 LA MIA STRANA VICINA BY GLORIA DANILI, ILLUSTRATED BY ERICAVALE MORELLO<\/strong>
\nFurther information: click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

25 October<\/strong>, 3pm
\nat the Regent Street Cinema, 307 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW<\/text>
\nFUTURE CLASSICS: SCREENING THE NEW ITALIAN CINEMA #6 \u2013 CINQUE SECONDI, DIRECTED BY PAOLO VIRZ\u00cc<\/strong>
\nStarring Valerio Mastandrea, Galatea Bellugi and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
\nIn Italian with English subtitles.
\nFurther information: click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The programme organised by Italian schools in the United Kingdom, \u2018Italy on the Move Around the World\u2019<\/strong> (L\u2019Italia che viaggia nel mondo<\/em>), is available HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Week of the Italian Language in the World takes place every year during the third week of October. Organised by Italy\u2019s 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 […]","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":27179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27184"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27196,"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27184\/revisions\/27196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}